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

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

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

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

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

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...