The competition dates are:

• Closes: 12th April, midnight AEST.

• Shortlisted entries will be notified by 20th June.

• Winners of the competitions will be announced at the conference on 11th July.

• The first prize of an editor session will be awarded via video conferencing.

• Cash prizes will be made via bank transfer.

Entry fees (including GST)

• Under 18s Writing & Illustrating Categories - FREE

• Aspiring Writing & Illustrating Categories - $27.50

• Published Writing Categories - $49.50

• Published Illustrating Categories - $27.50

Since 2007 everyone has received their score sheets back, to give some feedback and to help improve their entries for the next competition they choose to enter, or submissions to publishing houses. We try to have these returned by 31 August. CYA will announce when the sheets are sent out via our newsletter and social media.

Published authors

P01) Picture book (text only)

P02) YA/middle grade

P10) Writing for the adult genres

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Aspiring authors

A01) Picture book - preschool-aged children (text only)

A02) Picture book - primary-aged children (text only)

A03) Picture book - non-fiction - primary-aged children (text only)

A04) Chapter book - younger primary-aged children (text only)

A05) Chapter book - older-aged children (text only)

A06) Fiction writing for young adults

A10) Writing for the adult genres

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U18s authors

H01) Picture books - preschool or primary-aged children (text only)

H02) Chapter book (includes Text only for younger primary-aged children, middle-grade children, and young adults)

Illustrators

Submit a colour illustration suitable for a book, based on the theme

WATER
i01) Under 18s

i02) Aspiring

i03) Published