{"product_id":"up-and-coming-26-finalists-in-the-young-tasmanian-writers-prize-2026-pb","title":"UP AND COMING \/ 26: Finalists in the Young Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2026 | PB","description":"\u003cp\u003eStories from the finalists in the \u003cem\u003eYoung Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2026\u003c\/em\u003e as selected by Kyle Perry, Adam Sharp, Judith Ridge and Sonia Strong. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis short story competition began in 2014 as a collaboration between Forty South Publishing and the Tasmanian Association for the Teaching of English (TATE) with sponsorship from Fullers Bookshop. It is open to Tasmanians enrolled in Years 7–12. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis year, entrants in the Junior Section were asked to choose a minimum of two elements – ‘the colour blue or black’, ‘the sound of a black cockatoo’, ‘the smell of lavender’, ‘the feel of water’ or ‘the taste of blackberries’ – to reference anywhere in their story. Senior Section entrants were asked to incorporate a minimum of three elements – ‘a place in Tasmania’, ‘references to fire, air, earth and\/or water’, ‘the colours red, blue and\/or green’, ‘a repeated image or phrase’ or ‘an evocative smell or taste – in their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2026 prizes have been donated by the City of Hobart (The Lord Mayor’s Prize awarded to the winner of each section), Jane College (the Jane College Prose Awards) and Fullers Bookshop (awarded to the Runners Up). This anthology is jointly funded by Forty South Publishing and TATE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"color: #0b769f; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eJUNIOR SECTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eCarmen Ng (Taroona High School) | Lament \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCharlotte Hiscock (Fahan School) | What the creek kept\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eZsofia Borzak-Bell (Home Education) | The forever walk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eCariad Lewis (Mount Carmel College) | Rockpool Dreamer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eBonnie Kerslake (St Patrick’s College) | If these walls could talk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"color: #0b769f; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eSENIOR SECTION \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eIsla Mayes (St Patrick’s College) | What girls get up to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBridget Ng (Hobart College) | Seagull song \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTahlia Heerey (Home Education) | The Antiquity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eJonte Milne (Hobart College) | Fortescue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eIzzy B-Bell (Home Education) | Downpour \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eEsmay Ollington (Marist Regional College) | Red \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Forty South Publishing Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67617655718058,"sku":"9781764869263","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/1353\/files\/UpAndComing26.jpg?v=1791773293","url":"https:\/\/shop.fortysouth.com.au\/products\/up-and-coming-26-finalists-in-the-young-tasmanian-writers-prize-2026-pb","provider":"Forty South Publishing Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}