Microfiction Competition
Brisbane Writers Festival and The University of Queensland present the annual schools’ microfiction competition, open to Queensland-based students. The 2024 prompt is... Transformation.
Entrants are invited to respond to the prompt in no more than 120 words, using any written format (verse/prose). Shortlisted entrants will be invited to present a reading of their microfiction at the awards ceremony at the Festival. The winner will receive a book pack for your school and a cash prize, $1,000 for the senior (secondary school) category and $500 for the junior (primary school) category.
Please note, submissions for this year’s microfiction competition are now closed.
#Judging Panel
The judging panel for the 2023 Microfiction Competition is:
- Sarah Armstrong, author and Word Play 2024 guest
- Richard Newsome, novelist and lecturer in the School of Communication and Arts, UQ
- Clair Hume, children's publisher at Thames & Hudson Australia
The judging panel is coordinated by BWF Youth Programs Manager, Emily Bowman.
#2024 Shortlist
The shortlisted entrants for the 2024 Microfiction Competition are:
Junior (Primary School) Category:
- Elizabeth, Ironside State School
- Maeve, St Columba's Primary School Wilston
- Emeryck, Robertson State School
- Argy, Robertson State School
- Alex, Junction Park State School
Senior (High School) Category:
- Madeline, St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
- Evie, Matthew Flinders Anglican College
- Anson, Brisbane Grammar School
- Darcy, All Hallows' School
- Scarlett, St Thomas More College
#2024 Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Microfiction Competition! The winners are...
Maeve Tilson, St Columba's Primary School Wilston, Junior (Primary School) Category
Scarlett Wightley, St Thomas More College, Senior (Secondary School) Category
BWF and UQ thank all who entered, and congratulate Maeve, Scarlett, and those who were shortlisted.
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