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Conditions of Entry

Entries must be submitted on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at a library branch or by midnight via the webform.

Entry is open to students up to and including Year 12.

Word limit for entries:

  • Years K-2: up to 400 words;
  • Years 3-4: up to 600 words;
  • Years 5-6: up to 800 words; 
  • Years 7-8: 300-1,000 words; 
  • Years 9-10: 300-1,100 words and 
  • Years 11-12: 300-1,200 words.

Entrants must live or go to school in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area. 

Entries can be any kind of creative writing including a story, poem, personal essay, comic, play or script; on any topic of theme, but must include the hero word 'change'.

Entries must be the original work of the student and must not be written using the assistance of Artificial Intelligence.

Each entry must be typed or in legible handwriting. You are welcome to submit illustrations with your entry.

Entries can be submitted as a word document or if hand-written then a clear, readable photo or scanned PDF can be submitted.

Finalists will have their name and story published on the library website and in an eBook to be included in the Northern Beaches Council Library collection.

Multiple entries per person are allowed. Separate forms must be submitted for each story. Although only one entry per person will be eligible for a finalist award.

Entrants under 16 years of age require a parent / guardian permission.

Please see the Young Writers' Competition page for further information.