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Posted on Wednesday 12th of April, 2023,
Greater Shepparton City Council, in partnership with the Furphy Foundation, La Trobe University and the GV Library Group, would like to remind young people that now is the perfect time to write and submit a story for the 2023 Furphy Literary Awards.
Entries are open for the four youth categories, which are made up of Junior Short Story, Junior Poetry for writers 12 and under, Youth Short Story and Youth Poetry for writers aged 13 to 17 years.
Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Councillor Shane Sali, encouraged writers to use the school holidays to develop and refine their stories.
“The school holidays are a great time to work on your entry for the Furphy Literary Awards. There’s options to submit a short story or poetry piece in both the Junior and Youth categories,” he said.
“As the saying goes, everyone can write at least one good story. The Awards are a great way for our local young people to express their creativity, individuality and voices.”
Each category has a first place prize of $300, followed by second of $100 and third of $50.
Entries close on Wednesday 31 May 2023 at 11.59pm. For more information on the awards and who is eligible to enter, please visit Furphy Literary Award website
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