The 2021 Mayoral Creative Writing Prize is open to adults and children (aged 8 to 17 years) who live in Blacktown City. The poems and short stories must be works of fiction.
Entries open midnight, Tuesday 1 June 2021. Entries will be accepted online at that date.
Congratulations to the 2020 Mayoral Creative Writing Prize winners and highly commended writers.
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Nandana Anu Priya
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8 - 11 years old
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Poetry
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Winner
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Emily McDonell
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8 - 11 years old
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Poetry
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Highly Commended
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Elina Feng
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8 - 11 years old
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Poetry
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Special Mention
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Zulkifl Khan
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8 - 11 years old
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Short Story
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Winner
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Faavian Ahmadi
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8 - 11 years old
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Short Story
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Highly Commended
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Erika Mercado
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8 - 11 years old
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Short Story
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Highly Commended
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Himani Bhandari
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12- 14 years old
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Poetry
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Winner
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Bilvika Abburi
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12 - 14 years old
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Poetry
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Highly Commended
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Mannat Ali
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12 - 14 years old
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Short Story
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Winner
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Katelyn Ray
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12 - 14 years old
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Short Story
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Highly Commended
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Muneeza Ayub
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15 - 17 years old
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Poetry
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Winner
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Chesca Chivers
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15 - 17 years old
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Poetry
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Highly Commended
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Mackenzie Vary
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15 - 17 years old
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Short Story
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Winner
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Zahrah Shah
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15 - 17 years old
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Short Story
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Highly Commended
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Sarah Jane Cupitt
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Adult
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Poetry
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Winner
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Jessica Hanna
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Adult
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Poetry
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Highly Commended
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Rebecca Sullivan
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Adult
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Poetry
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Special Mention
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Jo Mularczyk
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Adult
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Short Story
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Winner
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Hardeep Dhanoa
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Adult
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Short Story
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Highly Commended
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The prize winners from the 2020 Mayoral Creative Writing Prize are available to download here(PDF, 9MB).