By Aaron Cordy
SEIZE a pen, typewriter, or laptop and let your imagination run wild with prose or poetry and try your hand at the 2024 Furphy Literary Awards.
Entries are now open for the junior and youth writers in the Goulburn Valley. Categories comprising of Junior Short Story, Junior Poetry for writers 12 years and under, and for writers aged 13-17 years, Youth Short Story and Youth Poetry. Each category will have a first-place prize of $300, followed by second $100 and third $50.
The junior and youth section is held by the Greater Shepparton City Council in partnership with the Furphy Foundation, Latrobe University and Goulburn Valley Libraries.
Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Councillor Shane Sali, said the awards were a great opportunity to recognise the potential and talent of young writers across the region.
“The Furphy Literary Awards provide young people in the Goulburn Valley the opportunity to express their imagination through storytelling. I am excited to see all the creative ideas from young people in our community,” Cr Sali said.
The open-aged prose competition is also open for writers of short stories, the first prize is an incredible $15,000. Beloved author and semi-local Margaret Hickey will again be one of the esteemed judges.
Entries close for the open-age section on Tuesday, April 30, at 11.59pm. The youth and junior section close on Friday, 31 May 2024 at 11.59pm. For more information on the awards and to enter, please visit http://www.furphyliteraryaward.com.au
