Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

Fever Dreams, Junior Winner

29 Oct 2024

Winner -- Junior Section St Mary’s College The taste of salt fills my mouth, the cream in my coffee might be a little expired. Something I’ve learnt here is that the clock doesn’t dictate the time or the pace. The pace is separate, two...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

Hinsby, Senior Winner

by Samuel Castle

28 Oct 2024

Winner -- Senior Section Friends School The boat’s hull sliced through the glassy water. Mia sat at the front, bewitched by the ghostly reflection that looked back at her. Her own face, washed out and pale, was perfect against the pink-tinged...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

Hiraeth, Jane Franklin Hall Prose Award Winner

by Stella Wesseldine

28 Oct 2024

Runner-Up -- Senior Section The Friends School There was blood on the windscreen when we left Bellerive, running up the curve of the glass with how fast we were driving. I was fixated, watching the steady progress up the shield like a child racing...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

Muttonbird, Peter Sharp Memorial Award Winner

by Magnus Stewart

29 Oct 2024

Runner-Up -- Junior Section Winner -- Peter Sharp Memorial Award Launceston Church Grammar Smith looked out over the clear passage of Franklin sound, the sea undisturbed except for the ripples of small fish and seabirds breaching the surface of the...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

The Shallow Water Waits, Junior Runner-Up

by Ava Mignanelli

31 Oct 2024

Runner-Up -- Junior Section Fahan School Everyone says deep water is the scariest – that they don’t know what waits in the dark abyss. But the water I’m afraid of is shallow water. Especially if it is running. What is it running from? The...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

It Comes With Age, Senior Runner-Up

by Ashlyn Vernon

28 Oct 2024

Runner-Up -- Senior Section Elizabeth College I like that bear. It wasn’t anything special. Brown, fluffy; a plaid-red bow laced around its neck. It sat on a shelf, untouched with a little bouquet of flowers. I looked up at dad from my chair...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

Ship Song, Junior Commended

by Jordan Chugg

29 Oct 2024

Commended -- Junior Section Prospect High School The song of water trickling against the roof echoed against the caves of my ear canals as I wearily rubbed my fists against my eyes to try and fight against the sleep weighing my eyelids down. A small...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

400 Meters, Junior Commended

by Chanel Charles

29 Oct 2024

Commended -- Junior Section Launceston Church Grammar The taste of salt hits my mouth. It is a familiar dry nervous taste. The taste of the 400 metres. Followed by the smell of sweaty body menthol. The combination of the two always makes me feel...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

In Unity We Find Our Destiny, Senior Commended

by Hal Cormack

29 Oct 2024

Commended -- Senior Section St Mary’s College You could open any history book titled “World History”, a book claiming it contains bits of all history, but no matter which book you open you never hear the name of a world leader with a heart of...

Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2024

Missing a Song, Senior Commended

by Ruby Williams

29 Oct 2024

Commended -- Senior Section Rosny College It’s a lovely evening. The ocean elegantly pushes and pulls at the sandy shore, lapping at the sand like an affectionate animal to its beloved’s fragile body. The sun tucks itself neatly behind the horizon...