Mosman Youth Awards in Literature
The submission portal for MYAL 2025 is now open!
The Mosman Youth Awards in Literature (MYAL) is an annual short story and poetry competition that attracts budding poets, playwrights and authors from primary and secondary schools. Winners are awarded cash prizes and the opportunity to showcase their work.
Submissions close Saturday 31 May 2025. Write, submit, and share your voice today!
These awards have been made possible through sponsorship and support from Bendigo Community Bank Mosman, Three Sparrows Books, C3 Education Group, Café Mosman, Rotary Club of Mosman, Bolinda and Northern Beaches & Mosman College.
Submit your entry here
General Information
Students are invited to submit a story and/or poem in the following categories:
Story
Senior – Years 10, 11, 12
1st Prize — $350
2nd Prize — $150
Junior – Years 7, 8, 9
1st Prize — $200
2nd Prize — $100
Primary – Years K–6
1st Prize — $100
2nd Prize — $75
Poetry
Senior – Years 10, 11, 12
1st Prize — $250
2nd Prize — $150
Junior – Years 7, 8, 9
1st Prize — $150
2nd Prize — $100
The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Enquiries to Mosman Library Service 9978 4090.
Conditions of Entry
- 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.
- Submissions must be the entrant's original work and not AI generated.
- 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
Story
- Entrants will submit ONE original story of no more than 1,000 words on a theme of the writer’s own choice
Poetry
- Entrants will submit ONE piece of original poetry of at least 20 lines on a theme of the writer’s own choice
