Expression

Writing

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Pieces of writing by young people aged 13-19 with themes inclusive of sexual, gender, and/or sex minorities are eligible to be entered.

The writing will be judged by representatives from InsideOUT, and prizes will be awarded to the top pieces. Winners will be announced here late 2016 and the entries will be posted on the website. 


Short stories, poetry, prose or personal essays can be entered.

The judges’ decisions are final. The criteria they will use include:

  • Positive representation of LGBTQIA+ people

  • Disrupting heteronormativity

  • Challenging homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia

Eligibility

  • Writing must have themes or specific content relating to minority sexualities, sexes and genders to be eligible. This might mean stories about LGBTQIA+ people, a poem about homophobia, transphobia or biphobia, or queer themes.

  • Writing must be written by young people aged 13-19 during 2016

  • Your writing must be uploaded online during the submission process

  • Writing must be the original work of those that enter

Prizes

  • First prize $500 cash

  • Other prizes TBC

To enter: submit a doc file of your work here


InsideOUT recognises that students are already writing with queer themes that contain positive representations, challenging norms and confronting LGBTI+ issues. This competition is intended to bring more visibility to this work, reward the young people who are creating this content, and heighten the awareness of the organisation and the work that we do. For more information about InsideOUT, see our website.