Wimmera Regional Library is on the lookout for star writers with its short story competition now open.
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The competition first started in 1997 and encourages writers of all abilities to have a go.
This year’s theme for the teenage and adult categories is war, while for the primary-aged children it is Anzac Day.
The library’s information services officer Elinor Hateley said it was bound to be an interesting competition.
“The theme is to do with the ongoing 100-year commemoration of the First World War,” she said.
Ms Hateley said the theme was open to interpretation and imagination.
“We want to put a reminder out to people of our history and where we have been,” she said.
Ms Hateley said the competition aimed to encourage people to improve their literacy skills.
“There is a real art to be able to write a story – short or long,” she said.
“If we don’t have good literacy, it can hold us back in a lot of areas of our life. This competition helps develop a lot of skills. We have seen some competitors go on and have a book published.”
Entries are open to adults, teenagers and primary school children with a total prize pool of $2110. The competition includes a master class category this year.
“It’s for those who have won in previous years, so they are competing against people with similar skill sets,” Ms Hateley said.
Janice Williams won the last competition in the adult category, while Kali Roberts took out the teenage prize.
Entries close on April 14 and entry forms are available at branches or online at www.wrlc.org.au.