2019 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards

Closing date: 26 April 2019

Established in 1991, these awards aim to honour Banjo Paterson, a great Australian writer and favourite son of Orange, with a competition to encourage short story or poetry writing with Australian content.

There are three categories:

  • Short Story
  • Contemporary Poetry, and
  • ABC Central West Radio Children’s Writing Awards.

There are generous cash prizes to be won – $2,000 for the Contemporary Poetry winner and $2,000 for the Short Story winner.

Entry forms are available to download from the Central West Libraries website www.cwl.nsw.gov.au.

Entries close Friday 26 April, 2019.

Posted in Closed Competitions