2023 Text Prize Call for Submissions
The Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is an annual $10,000 prize awarded to an outstanding unpublished manuscript. Since its inception in 2008, the Text Prize has become one of the most renowned prizes for young adult and children’s writing in Australia and New Zealand. Eligible writers can also enter the Steph Bowe Mentorship for Young Writers, an initiative designed to nurture and encourage a writer under the age of 25.
Published and unpublished writers of all ages are now invited to enter works of fiction or non-fiction.
The winner will be announced in mid-2023 and will receive a publishing contract with Text and a $10,000 advance against royalties.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: Monday 23 January 2023
SUBMISSIONS CLOSE: Monday 20 February 2023
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS ON HOW TO SUBMIT, GO TO WWW.TEXTPUBLISHING.COM.AU
2008 RICHARD NEWSOME
2010 JANE HIGGINS
2012 A. J. BETTS
2014 DAVID BURTON
2016 CLAIRE CHRISTIAN
2018 NINA KENWOOD
2020 ANDREW PATERSON
2022 MEGAN WILLIAMS
2009 LEANNE HALL
2011 MYKE BARTLETT
2013 DIANA SWEENEY
2015 KIMBERLEY STARR
2017 ADAM CECE
2019 GEORGINA YOUNG
2021 ALICE BOYLE
