Young Writers Award

Young Writers Award  

State Library of Queensland's Young Writers Award will be back in 2022!

 Entries will open soon for short stories by Queenslanders aged 18–25

  • First prize is $2,000 and publication in Griffith Review
  • Up to three runners-up will each receive $500 

Stay tuned. We can't wait to read your stories!

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Winners in 2021

One winner, three runners-up: meet the 2021 finalists!
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Young Writers Award certificates 2016

A history of the award

Read stories by past winners from 1998 to now. 
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Access current and past editions of Griffith Review online.
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