Microfiction Readings & Announcement Ceremony
Queensland Terrace, level 2, State Library
Word Play / Free event / Word Play - Prep-Year 3 / Word Play - Years 4-9 / Word Play - Years 9-12
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
All welcome for the Word Play Microfiction Competition announcement ceremony. Featuring readings of the shortlisted entries and winner of the $1000 prize and Word Play book pack, presented by guest judge, children’s and YA author, Steven Herrick.
Supported by The University of Queensland.
Event Sponsor
#Artist
Steven Herrick
Steven Herrick is the author of twenty-six books for children and young adults. His books have twice won the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards on nine occasions. He is widely regarded as a pioneer of the verse-novel genre. In 2019, his YA verse-novel by the river won the prestigious German Youth Literature Award in translation. He was born in Brisbane and lives in the Blue Mountains.
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