when: 07 March 2025 - 01 June 2025 | venue: Online | cost: Free | address: See event description for details on how to connect. | tickets: https://beyondwords.dymockstutoring.edu.au/
published: 28 Apr 2025, 5 min read
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Are you Australia's most passionate young storyteller?
The Dymocks Beyond Words Competition is searching for Australia's most creative and talented young writers. Open to primary and high school students across Australia, all entrants will be in the running to win a share of our $20,000 total prize pool.
The competition is free to enter and open theme - which means you can write about any topic, and in any genre you like. The key to winning is passion and creativity - we are looking for unique ideas, compelling characters, and stories that make us laugh, cry, gasp or cheer.
Within 500-1500 words, give us the story you've been waiting to share with the world!
Entries close 1st June.
More details and enter here: https://beyondwords.dymockstutoring.edu.au/
Prizes:
High School Winner: $3000
High School Runner Up: $1000
High School Shortlist: $500 (8 awarded)
Primary School Winner: $2000
Primary School Runner Up: $1000
Primary School Shortlist: $500 (8 awarded)
Special Category Prizes: $1000 each awarded to entrants in the First Nations, LGBTQIA+, Regional, EAL/D and Greater Western Sydney categories.
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Are you Australia's most passionate young storyteller?
The Dymocks Beyond Words Competition is searching for Australia's most creative and talented young writers. Open to primary and high school students across Australia, all entrants will be in the running to win a share of our $20,000 total prize pool.
The competition is free to enter and open theme - which means you can write about any topic, and in any genre you like. The key to winning is passion and creativity - we are looking for unique ideas, compelling characters, and stories that make us laugh, cry, gasp or cheer.
Within 500-1500 words, give us the story you've been waiting to share with the world!
Entries close 1st June.
More details and enter here: https://beyondwords.dymockstutoring.edu.au/
Prizes:
High School Winner: $3000
High School Runner Up: $1000
High School Shortlist: $500 (8 awarded)
Primary School Winner: $2000
Primary School Runner Up: $1000
Primary School Shortlist: $500 (8 awarded)
Special Category Prizes: $1000 each awarded to entrants in the First Nations, LGBTQIA+, Regional, EAL/D and Greater Western Sydney categories.
Go see Beyond words: Student creative writing competition 2025.

Beyond words: Student creative writing competition 2025 is on 07 March 2025 - 01 June 2025. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Sydney.
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