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Posted on Tuesday 1st of March, 2022,
Greater Shepparton City Council in partnership with the Furphy Foundation, Latrobe University and the Goulburn Valley Libraries are encouraging young people from across the Goulburn Valley to share a story for the Furphy Literary Awards.
Established in 1992, the literary awards promote and extend the tradition of storytelling, both factual and fictional of Australian culture.
The Furphy Literary Award applications for 2022 are now open. The awards will continue to hold an open category, alongside junior and youth categories. Applications can be made via online submissions.
Entries are now 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 – 17 years.
Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Councillor Kim O’Keeffe said the awards are a great opportunity to recognise the potential and talent of young writers across the region.
“The Furphy Literary Award is an incredible opportunity for our youth to express their voices through literature and gain experience in writing short stories and poetry. We look forward to seeing many great collections of work from our community,” Cr O’Keeffe said.
“We encourage as many young writers to submit an entry and share their unique story. After all, everyone can write at least one good story.”
Each category will have a first place prize of $300, followed by second $100 and third $50.
Entries close on Tuesday 31 May 2022 at 11.59pm.
For more information on the awards and to enter please visit the Furphy Literary Award website.
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