THE 2019 Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards are open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a connection to our region. Inaugurated in 2012 to provide an opportunity for writing and self-expression in the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the 2019 Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards are now open and written entries are invited.
There are three categories in the awards, the Story/Yarn/Article/Play category has four sections, the Junior section (Prep to Grade 6), Youth section (13 years to 18 years), Open section (19 years and over) and the Elders section (65 years and over).
The Poem/Lyric/Rap category has four sections, Junior section (Prep to Grade 6), Youth section (13 years to 18 years), Open section (19 years and over) and the Elders section (65 years and over).
There is also a category for Aboriginal languages of this region in any written form and there are three sections in this category, the Junior section (Prep to Grade 6), Youth section (13 years to 18 years) and the Open section (19 years and over). Entry forms are available from all branches of Goulburn Valley Libraries or may be downloaded from the website: www.gvlibraries.com.au. Entries for the 2019 Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards close on 31 August 2019.
