WRITERS WANTED… $1000 CASHand your choice of;

THE COMPETITIONEntry is NOW OPEN in the 2020 Schools Writing Competition! Students all over Australia are invited to enter their Poems or Short Stories and battle it out for the great cash prizes on offer. There is no theme!! Entrants are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild and to write on ANY TOPIC and in ANY STYLE. Students from ALL GRADES are welcome to enter - Kindergarten to Grade 12. Enter online at www.write4fun.net OR email to enter@write4fun.net OR fax to (07) 5574 3644 OR post with entry form details to Write4fun P.O. Box 2734, Nerang DC, QLD 4211Entry is FREE! Competition closes 30th April 2020 at 5pm.

THE BOOKPoems and short stories entered into the competition will be considered for inclusion into our 2020 Write4fun anthology! Those selected will have the opportunity to purchase the edition at a discounted rate. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizewinners will receive a complimentary copy of the book. “We are very excited to be sponsoring this competition,” stated Julia Woods, Managing Editor for Write4Fun. “Our hope is that competitions such as these inspire students, in a fun way, to be creative with words!”

THE RULES• Only one entry per student - either a Poem OR Short Story.• Entries to be typed or neatly handwritten.• Poems must not exceed 16 lines and Short Stories must not exceed 500 words.• Entries must be in by 30th April 2020.• Entries must be the original work of the author.• Co-written entries will be disqualified.• Entry form details must accompany each entry.

Enter online www.write4fun.net Email to enter@write4fun.netMail to Write4fun, PO Box 2734, Nerang DC, QLD 4211 Fax: (07) 55743644 Phone: (07) 55743622

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THE PRIZESFor Poetry:

1st $1000 CASH ($500 to YOU & $500 to YOUR SCHOOL)! And YOUR CHOICE of: A Nintendo Switch OR a Playstation 4 OR a $500 Gift

Card (Rebel Sport) OR an Xbox One X.

2nd $250 CASH + Write4fun Gift Pack

3rd $150 CASH + Write4fun Gift Pack

15 x Finalists Write4fun Gift Pack

For Short Story:1st $1000 CASH ($500 to YOU & $500 to YOUR SCHOOL)! And YOUR CHOICE of: A Nintendo Switch OR a Playstation 4 OR a $500 Gift

Card (Rebel Sport) OR an Xbox One X.

2nd $250 CASH + Write4fun Gift Pack

3rd $150 CASH + Write4fun Gift Pack

15 x Finalists Write4fun Gift Pack

• Nintendo Switch• Playstation 4• $500 Rebel Sport Gift Card• Xbox One X

"Promoting Writing Competitions since the year 2000"

ENTRY CLOSING DATE : Thursday 30th April 2020ENTRY CLOSING DATE : Thursday 30th April 2020

1. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.2. All entrants must be currently enrolled and attending as students at the Australian

school under which they enter or be Home School Primary or High students.3. ONE entry per student only. Poem OR short story.4. POETRY entries must not exceed 16 lines in length and 64 characters in width (not

including spaces). SHORT STORY entries must not exceed 500 words.5. Entries should be submitted via the Write4fun website OR entries and entry forms can be

submitted via EMAIL to enter@write4fun.net, FAXED to 07 55 743 644 or MAILED to Write4fun PO Box 2734, Nerang DC, QLD 4211.

6. Entries must be typed on ONE SIDE of a single A4 sheet of paper or neatly handwritten.7. The author's name, email, grade level and school must appear on the page with each entry.8. Each entry must be submitted with a completed entry form,

which can be downloaded from our website.9. Mailed entries are to be or postmarked no later than the closing date of 30th April 2020.10. Copying an existing poem/story is called plagiarising and it is against the law. If plagiarism

occurs, the entrant will be disqualified and their parents and teachers notified. Write4fun will not be held responsible for any plagiarised work entered into the competition.

11. Submissions will be judged on language, creativity and originality, story line and plot, structure and cohesiveness, based on the entrant's grade.

12. No updated, revised versions of entries will be considered after initial entry.13. Write4fun reserves the right to disqualify unsuitable entries.14. Entries will not be returned.15. All care will be taken but no responsibility will be accepted for any misplaced work.

16. If insufficient entries have been received in the opinion of the organisers, Write4fun reserves the right to cancel the competition.

17. There will be separate judging and prizes for poems and short stories as follows:-

Poetry:-First prize is AUD $1000.00 to be divided AUD $500.00 to the school and AUD $500.00 to the winning student, a copy of the competition keepsake anthology featuring their writing PLUS the choice of either a: $500 Rebel Sport Gift Card OR a Nintendo Switch OR an Xbox One X OR a PlayStation 4. We will also be awarding one Second Prize of AUD $250, Write4fun Stationery Gift Pack & Book and one Third Prize of Write4fun Stationery Gift Pack & Book. 13 x Finalists receive a Write4fun Stationery Gift Pack & Book.

Short Story:-First prize is AUD $1000.00 to be divided AUD $500.00 to the school and AUD $500.00 to the winning student, a copy of the competition keepsake anthology featuring their writing PLUS the choice of either : $500 Rebel Sport Gift Card OR a Nintendo Switch OR an Xbox One X OR a PlayStation 4. We will also be awarding one Second Prize of AUD $250, Write4fun Stationery Gift Pack & Book and one Third Prize of AUD $150, Write4fun Stationery Gift Pack & Book. 13 x Finalists receive a Write4fun Stationery Gift Pack & Book.