Tim Winton Award for Young Writers
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The City of Subiaco presents the twenty ninth annual Tim Winton Award for Young Writers in 2021. This creative writing award is open to Western Australian school students and encourages imagination, innovation and creativity.
Entries for the 2021 Tim Winton Awards have now closed and finalists have been listed below.
Winners will be celebrated in an awards presentation evening in mid-October, winners will be announced shortly after. The winning stories will be displayed in an exhibition at Subiaco Library from Monday 4 October to Sunday 31 October.
Highly commended winners will be notified via email by Friday 1 October and a certificate of commendation will be sent in the post. A full list of highly commended entries will be posted on the website in October.
Tim Winton Award finalists
Lower Primary category - school years one and two
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Agatha Ceballos Salazar
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Sophie's Secret Mystery
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Wembley Primary School
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Annabelle Rumble
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The Naughtiest Girl at School
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Dalmain Primary School
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Cara Sutherland
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Waddles the Adventurous Penguin
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Wesley College
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Middle Primary category - school years three and four
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Coco Divola
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Looking For The Perfect Story
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West Leederville Primary School
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Beau Alexander
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The 3 Little Pigs and the Big Bad Butcher
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Glengarry Primary School
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Dinuli Kariyakarawanna
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Harrison's Big Suprise
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Wesley College
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Upper Primary category - school years five and six
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Tide Robinson
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Upside Down
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Bicton Primary
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Through My Eyes
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Isla Barker
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Presbyterian Ladies College
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Victoria Siew
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The Great Wheelie Bin Mystery
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Winthrop Primary School
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Lower Secondary category - school years seven, eight and nine
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Isla Hodgskin
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A Paw Business Model
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Applecross Senior High School
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Geneva Dunlop
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Water
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Carine Seniors High School
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Savannah Raffan
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The Perfect Pasta for Grandma and Grandpa
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St Mary's Anglican Girls School
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Bram Ezekiel
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Real-life Vampire
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Scotch College
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Upper Secondary category - school years ten, eleven and twelve
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Stanley Jolly
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Ecdysis
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Perth Modern
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Oliver Cheng
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No Rationale
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Hale School
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Winter Kuhaupt
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Gone Fishing
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John Curtin College of the Arts
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About Tim Winton
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Tim was born in Western Australia, where he still resides, and is the author of over twenty-nine books, including novels, short stories, non-fiction and books for children. Tim decided he wanted to be a writer at the age of ten. Today a world-class author, he is a fine example and inspiration for all young writers.
Most of his novels have been adapted for stage and screen, and the movie version of his number one bestseller Breath, directed by Simon Baker, was recently released in 2018. Listed as a Living Treasure by the National Trust, Tim has long been active in the environmental and social justice spaces.
Tim's latest novel, The Shepherd's Hut was released in March of 2019.
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