2026 WA Young Writers Award

The City of Subiaco proudly presents the 2026 WA Young Writers Award.

This new name demonstrates our statewide reach, celebrates 34 years of exemplary writing at Subiaco and continues to foster and to foster and celebrate young writers as we’ve always done.

This award is open to WA young writers from year one to year twelve.

Click here to read an anthology of the 2025 finalists and be inspired for 2026.

Key dates for the 2026 WA Young Writers Award are below alongside the FAQs and Terms and Conditions.

Author tips and tricks podcasts

For inspiration listen to a series of interviews with authors to inspire young writers to put pen to paper and get writing! Click below to hear interviews with Elaine Forrestal, Kate Emery, Deb Fitzpatrick and Leonard Gould.

Entries are judged individually in the following school year categories:

Lower primary – school years one and two
Middle primary – school years three and four
Upper primary – school years five and six
Lower secondary – school years seven, eight and nine
Upper secondary – school years ten, eleven and twelve

Entries are judged on the originality of the themes, the development of the story and the quality (not quantity) of the writing.

Please note: due to the high number of entries received for this award each year, individual feedback cannot be provided.

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