Topics for the 2024 State Literature Competition are as follows:
- Midnight
- My First Love
- Fearless
- Crossroads
Categories (Fact or Fiction)
- Prose – Up to 1,000 words
- Prose – 1,000 – 2,000 words
- Poetry – Up to 15 lines
- Poetry – 16 – 32 lines
- Prose or Poetry under 100 words (New category for 2024)
Junior Members Section (Topics as above)
Primary students:
- Under 12 years – Prose (Under 1,000 words)
- Under 12 years – Poetry (Under 32 lines)
Secondary students:
- 12–18 years – Prose (Under 1,000 words)
- 12–18 years – Poetry (Under 32 lines)
Conditions of Entry
- The competition is open to all members, including junior members, of the Country Women’s Association of Victoria Inc.
- Entries must be the original work of the entrant and must have been written in the past two years and not have been previously entered into the State Literature Competition.
- Topics are for both junior and senior members.
- Only one entry per Category A – E.
- Each entry to be accompanied by an entry form.
- All entries must be submitted by email as a Word document (as an attachment), and sent to Chairman, Communications and Magazine Committee at email: cwamagazine@cwaofvic.org.au
- Entries close at 5pm on Sunday, 31 March
- Topics, conditions of entry and entry form will be available in the Country Woman magazine and on the Association’s website.
- Late entries will not be accepted.
- The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The winner of the Emilie Wilson Literature Award will be announced at the 2024 State Conference.
