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2016 Youth Literary Competition: The Norman McVicker Award

Mudgee Valley Writers is conducting a literary competition for young people

Entry close: 29 February 2016

The award is sponsored by Norman McVicker estate with the aim of promoting literature to young people.

Total Prize: $2200

Short story

1st Prize $800

2nd Prize $200

3rd Prize $100

Poetry

1st Prize $800

2nd Prize $200

3rd Prize $100

Highly Commended and Commended Certificates awarded.

Word and Line counts:

Short story: 2000 words max

Poetry: 100 lines max

Theme

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Competition

How to enter

Purchase the The Mudgee Guardian or The Weekly from the 18th March 2009 to 27th March 2009.

Complete the entry form and return to the Mudgee Guardian office.

wt_logoThe Mudgee Guardian and The Weekly have two copies of Tales From Along the Wallaby Track book to give away. To enter answer the following questions:

1. What year was the Mudgee Guardian first published ?————————

2. Who writes the weekly Tales from Along the Wallaby Track ?—————

3. What day is the column published ?———————

Entries close at 4. p.m. Friday March 27, 2009. Place entries in box at Mudgee Guardian office. You may enter as many times as you wish but entries must be on the entry form printed in either the Mudgee Guardian or The Weekly. No photo copies accepted. The form shown on this page is not accepted. Winners announced in Mudgee Guardian on March 30, 2009.