We are happy to announce the sixth year of the - HINTERLAND TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR

For 2024, the subject is…. CONNECTION!

Fact or fiction, humorous or serious, any genre of prose is acceptable.

Age limit: 10 – 17 years

Word limit: 600 words (a little leeway given)

Please send submissions to editor@hinterlandtimes.com.au with your name, contact details, age and story title on page 1, and the submission on page 2 onwards.

Closing date for entries August 31, winner announced in the October edition.

(The HT writing team’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.)

WINNER

$300 sponsored by Rosetta Books, Maleny,

Plus $100 voucher from Forest Heart Nursery; $100 gift voucher from the Maleny Blackall Range Lions Club, and a voucher from The Little Book Nook, Palmwoods

TWO RUNNERS UP

$250 each, from The Falls, Montville, and an anonymous donor, plus a Little Book Nook voucher

ALL THREE WILL BE ON THE HT OCTOBER FRONT COVER, HAVE THEIR STORIES PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE AND RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE

The Hinterland Times would like to thank our generous sponsors

for supporting young writers across the Range