This month is National Young Writers’ Month. NYWM is a new national initiative created by Express Media, an organisation helping young writers. NYWM is open to anyone under the age of 25. It involves logging onto the website http://www.expressmedia.org.au/nywm/ to register and setting a writing goal.
Each state has an ambassador who will be running workshops and writing activities to help young writers stay motivated. The Victorian ambassador is Thomas Banks. The website also features forums, so that everyone can bounce ideas off each other, as well as other authors who will share their views on writing and why they write. More information can be found at the website above.
Express Media has also opened the John Marsden Prize for 2011, which is a short story or poetry competition for everyone under 25 years of age. The deadline for submissions is on the 31st of August.
Express Media has also opened the John Marsden Prize for 2011, which is a short story or poetry competition for everyone under 25 years of age. The deadline for submissions is on the 31st of August.
Voiceworks is Express Media’s quarterly magazine featuring exciting new writing by Australian young writers. It is a unique opportunity for young writers and artists (under 25) to publish their poetry, short stories, articles and comics, illustrations, drawings and photos; as well as receiving feedback on their submission. It is produced entirely by young people and relies totally on the contributions from the readers to make up the content. Voiceworks is currently taking submissions for its next issue, with the deadline of the 3rd of July.
For more information on Voiceworks and how your students can be a part of it, please visit: http://www.expressmedia.org.au/voiceworks/index.php/about-voiceworks/
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