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History
The West Australian Young Writers' Contest was open to primary and secondary students in Western Australian schools. Prizes were awarded in six age group categories in both prose and poetry sections.
As well as individual prizes, special awards were given to the primary and secondary schools that make the best overall effort in the contest.
There was no set topic The judges were members of the English Teachers' Association of Western Australia. (The West Australian 29 April 1997, p7)
Subcategories
Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)v925
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Year: 2004
first (Group 3) Poetry Just Let Me Finish... i "It's time to settle and tackle all that homework.", 2004 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 3)first (Group 6) Poetry Porousness i "I dislike the porousness of things", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 4)winner (Group 5) Poetry Game i "Refers to the hunters' pleasure", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 4)winner (Group 2) Prose The Dragon's Lair 2004 single work prose fantasy
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 5)winner (Group 4) Poetry An Unguarded Moment i "Death Visited our School", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 5)winner (Group 5) Prose Wreckreation 2004 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 6)winner (Group 2) Poetry The Most Frightening Thing i "The Bunyips dance", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 6)winner (Group 6) Prose Moses' Song 2004 single work prose young adult
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 7)winner (Group 4) Prose Family Bonding 2004 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 2004; (p. 8) -
Year: 2003
winner (Group 5: Prose) The Weaver 2003 single work prose extract
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 3)winner (Barking Gecko Script Writing Award) Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep 2003 single work drama extract
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 4)winner (Group 5: Poetry) Tall Glass i "yesterday", 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 5)winner (Group 3: Prose) Heavenly Peaches 2003 single work prose extract
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 6)winner (Group 2: Prose) A Human is a Pet for Life - Not Just Christmas 2003 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 8)winner (Group 6: Poetry) Rich Beauty i "The tour buses gleamed", 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 9)winner (John Kinsella Environment Award) Rich Beauty i "The tour buses gleamed", 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 9)winner (Group 4: Poetry) Eucalypts at Sunset i "Golden-green whispery sequins", 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 9)winner (Group 4: Prose) Frozen in Time 2003 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 10)winner (Group 2: Poetry) Universal Friendship i "After three days at her new school", 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 11)Poetry The One in the Middle i "The cat needs feeding", 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 2003; (p. 11) -
Year: 2002
winner (Group 5: Poetry) Five-Thirty i "Morning, though night's fingers still have hold", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 8)joint winner (Group 1: Poetry) Hamish Gets in Trouble i "My mischievous little brother when he was two", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 4)joint winner (Group 1: Poetry) Teeth i "Teeth are wobbly", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 9)joint winner (Group 1: Poetry) Dogs i "Pouncing, jumping", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 1)joint winner (Group 1: Prose) The Dynamite Ride 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 9)joint winner (Group 1: Prose) Abbey's Trip to Space 2002 single work prose fantasy
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 5)joint winner (Group 1: Prose) My Dog i "Jacky", 2002 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 11)joint winner (Group 1: Prose) My Tickly Dragonfly i "When I snuggled up in bed the night", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 6-7)winner (Group 2: Poetry) Volcano i "A sleeping dragon", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 11)winner (Group 2: Prose) The Search 2002 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 12)winner (Group 3: Poetry) Just Say No! i "Smack, skag, hammer, horse", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 11)winner (Group 3: Prose) The Operation 2002 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 5)winner (Group 4: Prose) Snow White and the Seven Politically Correct Little People 2002 single work short story humour satire
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 3)winner (Group 5: Prose) Simoncorp 2002 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 4)winner (Group 6: Poetry) I Heard that Song i "I heard that song again, last night", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 6-7)winner (Group 6: Prose) Stream of Consciousness 2002 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 September 2002; (p. 10) -
Year: 2001
joint winner Clouds i "Like colourful silk moving across", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 3)joint winner My Dongara 2001 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 1)joint winner My Dog Harry i "Harry! Harry! My puppy, my little boy", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 3)joint winner The Dancing Diplodocus 2001 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 3)winner Fragments 2001 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 4)joint winner Save the Rain Forest i "The moon is a balloon floating nicely"", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 4)winner The Dentist 2001 extract short story
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 5)winner The Wildcat i "The fox whistle is bitter on my lips", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 7)winner Concrete Jungle i "I walk through a concrete", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 7)winner Poetry Swimming Lessons i "Forming a line,", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 5)winner Grandad 2001 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 5)winner A Beef Tale i "My name is Moses, I'm a hunky looking bull", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 6)winner Rebel i "Smooth white pony", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 6)winner Waterslide i "The circular tyre is big and black", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 6)winner Opium : Views on a newspaper article 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 8) Highly Commended Overall Categorywinner The Art of Being Invisible 2001 extract short story
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 9)winner My Unicorn i "She comes in a cloud of stardust", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 9)winner Anger i "Anger is a drunken man", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 9)winner My Wobbly Loose Teeth 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 10)winner The Cocky 2001 single work prose
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 10)winner Fortress of Memories i "The giant looms above me", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 11)winner Following the Fool 2001 single work extract drama
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 11)winner Bushfire i "It came, silent as the night", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 11)winner In Transit i "An old homeless man buys an all day train", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 12) Highly Commended Overall Category.winner The Beach i "Digging, pouring, patting", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 12)winner Lost i "Yesterday my pet rabbit ran away", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 September 2001; (p. 12) -
Year: 1997
winner (Group 6 16-18 years) Poetry Section Visiting My Grandfather i "The world breathes hot", 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 1997; (p. 11)winner (Group 5 14-15 years) Poetry Section Classroom Observations i "Aboredboy makes a paper plane out of his Maths worksheet and watches it fly....", 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 1997; (p. 8)winner (Group 4 12-13 years) Poetry Section Bushland Dreaming i "Up high", 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 1997; (p. 3)winner (Group 6 16-18 Years) Prose Section De Profundis 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 September 1997; (p. 3)
