Entry guide · Australia

Sorrento Young Writing Prize

A regional Future Leaders initiative linked with the Sorrento Writers Festival.

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Competition & entry information

Writing: Creative Writing, Essays & Real Stories
Location: VIC
Preparation level: Stretch
Opportunity: Competition

Who can enter?

Years 11 and 12 students in the Mornington Peninsula Shire.

What do you write?

800–1,000 words; fiction or nonfiction on any topic.

How to enter

Submit a Word document by the deadline using the address in the official flyer.

Dates and planning notes

2027: 1 Mar 2027
Confirmed date
2027 date and local eligibility are stated in the published prize notice.

Official sources

Official website / entry information ↗

Checked 4 October 2026. Preparation levels are editorial guidance, not a prediction of winning. Recheck the live rules, fees and eligibility before entering.

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Creative Writing · Poetry · Real Stories

Australian Writing
Competition Coaching

For secondary students building their voice and craft through Australian national and local writing competitions.

Preparation focusVoice, structure and expression

Working towardsA suitable target each term

Understand the brief and choose a suitable competition.
Develop stories, poems and personal writing through regular practice.
Learn to revise with purpose and make stronger writing choices.
Build a body of original work over successive competition goals.

What students build: A stronger writing process, purposeful drafts and an original piece prepared for a suitable submission.

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What preparation can develop

Beyond the final submission.

A clearer sense of voice, audience and purpose.
More deliberate choices in structure and language.
The ability to use feedback and revise independently.
A growing portfolio and a next writing goal.

How our coaching works →

Students complete their own work. Coaching respects the organiser’s rules on feedback, editing and AI; where entry editing is restricted, teaching uses separate practice tasks.