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Before you start

Knox Write Now is a creative writing competition for young people aged 10 – 18 years, who either live, study, work or play within the municipality of Knox.

Applications close 11:59 pm Monday 30 June 2025.

Visit our Knox Write Now page for more information.

What you will need

  • 5-10 minutes to complete this form. You cannot save progress once you start
  • Applicants under 18 years will need permission from a parent/guardian and their contact details
  • Your creative story in PDF or Word DOC or DOCX format (max 20 MB)

Author details

Select your date of birth to confirm your eligibility and category
What do you do in Knox? (tick all that apply)
Where do you go to school, work or name of your community group, etc

Terms and conditions

All entrants are required to read and agree to the following conditions:

Competition details

The writing competition is open from Thursday 1 May 2025 and closes 11:59 pm Monday 30 June 2025. Late entries will not be accepted.

Submissions will be accepted under the following age categories:

  • 10 years – 12 years
  • 13 years – 15 years
  • 16 years – 18 years.

Entry requirements

Your entry must:

  1. Be your own original work which has not been created using generative AI software such as ChatGPT.  
  2. Not contain any offensive, profane, insulting, inflammatory or defamatory material.
  3. No poetry in any form will be accepted (unless embedded in your short story).  
  4. Not infringe a third party’s intellectual property e.g. no fan-fiction, or use of other author’s original material.  
  5. Not include your name or any identifying details.
  6. Be submitted in English.
  7. Be unpublished at the time of entry.
  8. Not exceed the maximum word limit of 3,000 words.
  9. Photographic prompts are strictly optional.  
  10. Only one entry per person. If multiple entries are received, only your last submitted piece will be judged.  

Winners

The winners will be selected by the judges based on creativity and skill. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into regarding the Competition. Winners will be notified via email.  

Prizes

All winning works will be published in a short story collection and will be available to borrow through Knox Library – Ngarrgoo.

Parent/Guardian Consent

If you are under 18 years, you must have permission of a Parent/Guardian to participate in the Knox Write Now competition. Please provide their details below:
A copy of this completed form will be emailed to your parent/guardian.

Entry details

You are eligible for the 16 to 18 years age group category.

Select the age category
One file only.
20 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.
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