What's Your Story? Writing Competition

What’s Your Story? is a writing competition presented by Stonnington Library and Information Service as part of our annual literary festival, [untitled]: our writers, readers and stories.  

The competition is open to Victorian residents. Prizes are awarded for Short Story, Poetry and Creative Writing.

Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who entered the competition this year.

Stay tuned for more information about the 2021 competition, coming soon.

Short story - Adult

For: Anyone over the age of 18 years.
Guidelines: 1000 word limit. 
Prize: $500.

Winner: Susannah Bell for Fifteen Pills(PDF, 424KB)

Poetry – Adult

For: Anyone over the age of 18 years.
Guidelines: Maximum 40 lines. 
Prize: $500.

Winner: Richenda Rudman for Red Cellophane Sky(PDF, 378KB)  

Creative story writing - 5 to 12 years old

For: Students aged 5 to 12 years who live or go to school in Stonnington.
Guidelines: 500 word limit.  The entry can be fiction or inspired by real events experienced by the author.
Prize: $150 book voucher.

Winner: Oas Kulkarni for The Crayon and the Paper

Creative story writing - 13 to 18 years old

For: Students aged 13 to 18 years who live, work or go to school in Stonnington.
Guidelines: 750 word limit.  The entry can be fiction or inspired by real events experienced by the author.
Prize: $250 book voucher.

Winner: Jiarah Yadav for B is for Bad Hair Day(PDF, 180KB)