Youth Awards in Literature
Now in its 31st year, Mosman Youth Awards in Literature (MYAL) is an online competition in prose and poetry for young writers, with cash prizes totalling more than $2,000 to be won!
Entries open on 1 March and close 31 May 2023.
These awards have been made possible through sponsorship and support from Lions Club of Mosman, Rotary Club of Mosman, Northern Beaches & Mosman College, Oracle Books Mosman, Café Mosman, Keith Ainsworth Pty Ltd, BorrowBox and Constant Reader Bookshop.
Youth Award in Literature (MYAL) 2023 submission portal
General Information
Students are invited to submit a piece of prose and/or poetry from the Categories below:
Prose
Senior – Years 10, 11, 12
1st Prize — $350
2nd Prize — $150
Highly Commended – $100
Junior – Years 7, 8, 9
1st Prize — $200
2nd Prize — $100
Highly Commended – $75
Primary – Years K–6
1st Prize — $100
2nd Prize — $75
Highly Commended- $50
Poetry
Senior – Years 10, 11, 12
1st Prize — $250
2nd Prize — $150
Highly Commended – $75
Junior – Years 7, 8, 9
1st Prize — $150
2nd Prize — $100
Highly Commended – $50
The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Enquiries to Mosman Library Service 9978 4091.
Conditions of Entry
NOTE: Mosman Library Service reserves the right NOT to submit to the judges any entries which do not comply with ALL the rules.
- ENTRY FORM and DECLARATION OF ENTRANT (either A or B) must be completed and signed by entrant and parent/guardian (not teacher) if under 18 years of age.
- Please do not include your name or images on your work.
- Work must be submitted in Word or PDF format.
- Mosman Library Service is authorised to display any entries and to publish all or part of an entry.
- Entrants are advised to keep a copy of their work.
Submission Rules
Prose
- Entrants will submit ONE piece of original prose of not more than 1,000 words on a theme of the writer’s own choice.
- Your entry must be typed with double spacing on an A4 size page with white background, leaving a 3cm margin on the left side of the page.
Poetry
- Entrants will submit ONE piece of original poetry of at least 20 lines on a theme of the writer’s own choice.
- Your entry must be typed with double spacing on an A4 size page with white background, leaving a 3cm margin on the left side of the page.