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Entry Form: 2026 Hilarie Lindsay Poetry Competition for Australian School Students

Closing date 6pm Monday 31st October 2026

Please read the Conditions of Entry before submitting your poem.

SECTION 1: Years 11 & 12 (max lines 60)Prize $125
SECTION 2: Years 9 & 10 (max lines 50)Prize $100
SECTION 3: Years 7 & 8(max lines 40)Prize $ 90
SECTION 4: Years 5 & 6 (max lines 40) Prize $ 70
SECTION 5: Years 3 & 4(max lines 30) Prize $50
SECTION 6: Years 1 & 2(max lines 20)Prize $30
Author Name
eg; Year 9
eg. Section 2
School Address
Poem Title and Document Name should match - eg. if your poem is titled 'My Poem', the document name would be 'my-poem.docx'.
Maximum for each Section as per table above (excluding story title).
AI Declaration
I declare that my submission was NOT written with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence.
I hereby declare that the poem submitted is the student's own work.
Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload
Attach your poem here (Word format only please). Document Name should match Story Title. Author's name must not appear on the poem, only on this entry form (to facilitate 'blind judging' using an FAW generated Entry Number). For assistance converting your document to Word from another format, please contact the webmaster.
Price: $5.00