ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 28, 2025

A short fiction competition open to Tasmanians enrolled in Years 7-12 at schools that are current members of TATE or who are home-schooled. 

Sponsored by Forty South Publishing in association with the Tasmanian Association for the Teaching of English (TATE), with prizes donated by the City of Hobart, Fullers Bookshop and Jane Franklin Hall.

The winning entry in each section will receive the Lord Mayor's Prize ($300 in the Senior Section and $200 in the Junior Section). Runners up each receive a $30 Fullers Bookshop voucher. The finalists' stories will be published in "Up and Coming 2025", a paperback anthology.

See our 'writing competitions' page for terms and conditions of entry and the entry form.