The Dan Davin Literary Foundation Annual Writing Awards
General Conditions of Entry
Writers must:
Writers in the Junior and Senior/Under 19 sections, do not need to have a teacher sign their entries.
Adults must pay a $5.00 entry fee by post to Dan Davin Literary Foundation, PO Box 29, Invercargill 9840
or by bank transfer to 03-1746-0078140-000. Please put your name in the particulars.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded by the Dan Davin Literary Foundation and will be presented at the Awards Evening.
In each of the three age group categories there are monetary prizes of:
1st: $250
2nd: $150
3rd: $100
Writers must:
- Live in or have a home address in the Southland province or in the Queenstown, Glenorchy, Arrowtown, Tapanui and Heriot areas.
- Complete the entry form by clicking the REGISTER button below then Email your Entry to dandavin1913@gmail.com by 5.00pm on 26 July 2019.
Writers in the Junior and Senior/Under 19 sections, do not need to have a teacher sign their entries.
Adults must pay a $5.00 entry fee by post to Dan Davin Literary Foundation, PO Box 29, Invercargill 9840
or by bank transfer to 03-1746-0078140-000. Please put your name in the particulars.
- There is no entry fee for the other awards.
- Entries must not defame any person or corporate body nor infringe or breach any rights of copyright.
- The Dan Davin Literary Foundation reserves the right to publish any place getting writing entered in the competitions.
- The judge's decisions are final.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded by the Dan Davin Literary Foundation and will be presented at the Awards Evening.
In each of the three age group categories there are monetary prizes of:
1st: $250
2nd: $150
3rd: $100
Entries
1 Junior Literary Award 2019
Open to Year 7 - 10 students studying at a Secondary School
2 Under 19 and Senior Student Literary Award 2019
Open to people under 19 (as of 31st of December, 2019) and Year 11 - 13 Secondary students
3 Adult Literary Award 2019
Entry fee $5.00
- Your entry should be original and unpublished.
- Your entry should be completed as a ‘Word Document’ with double line spacing and in a clear 12 pt font. (Do not put your name on the Word Document).
1 Junior Literary Award 2019
Open to Year 7 - 10 students studying at a Secondary School
- Short Story must contain between 1,000 - 1,500 words. Please indicate final word count at the end of your story.
2 Under 19 and Senior Student Literary Award 2019
Open to people under 19 (as of 31st of December, 2019) and Year 11 - 13 Secondary students
- Short Story must contain between 1,000 - 1,500 words. Please indicate final word count at the end of your story.
3 Adult Literary Award 2019
Entry fee $5.00
- Short Story should be about 3,000 words. Please indicate final word count at the end of your story.
Presentation of the Awards
This year the Judges will report on the Literary Awards Competition and announce the winners at a function on Friday 30 August 2019.
