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Term 1 2022 Winners Announced!

It is with great pleasure that we announce our winners for our Term 1 2022 ‘Responsibility’ competition. Congratulations to everyone of our winners and Honourable Mentions and to their school communities and family units, and let us also extend our congratulations to every student that entered the competition for your bravery and creativity. If you were not a winner it does not mean you’re not worthy as the act of creating a story is a victory in itself. Keep writing and keep entering! Our Term 2 comp is already open with the haunting theme of ‘Ghost’.

As our chief Judge Rebecca Fraser commented: “You’d think now Little Stories, Big Ideas is firmly into its second year, we’d be accustomed to the imaginative and diverse scope of creativity and talent demonstrated by our nation’s young writers…but ‘Generation Next’ continues to impress and awe.”

Our Term 2 competition is now open for entries with the theme of ‘Ghost’, and we’re looking forward to reading your spooky stories.

To see the Judge’s Report Click Here

Term 1 Competition for 2022 NOW OPEN!

The holidays are over and it’s time to get that brain back into gear. Send us your story around the theme ‘Responsibility’ by 8th April and you could be crowned Australia’s best young writer (in our humble opinion). Join the hundreds of students that have already submitted their work. Entry is free.

Term 4 Winners Announced!

It’s a great pleasure to be able to announce all our winners and honourable mentions for our Term 4 edition of Little Stories Big Ideas fiction competition for secondary school students. 171 entries were received from all over Australia and the quality of those entries was astounding which made judging very tough. To everyone that entered we thank you for your effort and encourage you to keep entering whether you win or not. We are super proud of you all and excited by the next generation of talented writers finding their voice through our comp. Congrats to all the winners, we’ll be in touch soon with a digital certificate and details of how to get your prize. We will be publishing the winning entries over the course of the next few weeks and as many of the rest of the entries as we can. Please join us in congratulating our winners and a big thank you to our sponsors for their continued support. Peninsula Writers’ Club Rosebud Book Barn Express Media StoryCraft Creative Writing Workshops, Novella Group, Farrells Bookshop and The Choc Top Ice Cream Co

Our first competition for 2022 is now open for entries with the theme of ‘Responsibility’, and we’re looking forward to finding Australia’s next writing sensation and next Champion School.

To see the winners and the Judge’s Report Click Here

Term 3 Winners Announced!

What a thrill to be able to announce all our winners and honourable mentions for our Term 3 edition of Little Stories Big Ideas fiction competition for secondary school students. Wow, the quality of entries was astounding and made judging very tough. To everyone that entered we thank you for your effort and encourage you to keep entering whether you win or not. We are super proud of you all and excited by the next generation of talented writers finding their voice through our comp. Congrats to all the winners, we’ll be in touch soon with a digital certificate and details of how to get your prize. We will be publishing the winning entries over the course of the next few weeks and as many of the rest of the entries as we can. Please join us in congratulating our winners and a big thank you to our sponsors for their continued support. Peninsula Writers’ Club Rosebud Book Barn Express Media StoryCraft Creative Writing Workshops, Novella Group, Farrells Bookshop and The Choc Top Ice Cream Co

Our Term 4 comp is now open for entries with the theme of ‘Revolution’, and we’re looking forward to finding Australia’s next writing sensation and next Champion School.

To see the winners and the Judge’s Report Click Here

Term 4 Competition NOW OPEN!

We are chuffed to announce the opening to Term 4’s competition with the theme ‘Revolution’. Entries close on Friday 10th of December at Midnight, so get your entries in and GOOD LUCK! Viva la revolution!

Term 2 Winners Announced!

What a fantastic second edition of our Little Stories Big Ideas Flash Fiction competition for Secondary School students in Australia!
We had 37 interpretations of the theme “Acceptance’ from students all over Australia, with St Thomas More College Sunnybank in QLD almost scooping the pool. Parents and teachers at STMC must be very proud.

You can check out the winners for yourselves and also have a read of the Judges’ Report. Once again a big thankyou also to all our sponsors for their support in helping us continue to grow LSBI:

Farrells Bookshop
Rosebud Book Barn
Peninsula Writers’ Club
StoryCraft Creative Writing Workshops
Express Media
The Choc Top Ice Cream Co
Novella Group

Our Term 3 comp is now open for entries with the theme of ‘Alien’, and we’re looking forward to finding Australia’s next writing sensation and next Champion School.

To see the winners and the Judge’s Report Click Here

Term 1 Winners Announced!

What a fantastic first edition of our Little Stories Big Ideas Flash Fiction competition for Secondary School students in Australia!
We had close to 50 entries from students all over Australia, from Victoria to Tasmania, Queensland to WA and everywhere else in between. The quality of the entries was outstanding and demonstrates we have some amazing writers in our ‘generation next’.

Mount Waverley Secondary College in Victoria scooped the pool with Winners in both the Senior and Junior school categories. Congrats to the teachers and parents, you must be very proud and congrats to ‘Honorable Mentions’ also.

You can check out the winners for yourselves and also have a read of the Judges’ Report to get an insight into the process. A big thankyou also to all our sponsors for their support:

Farrells Bookshop
Rosebud Book Barn
Peninsula Writers’ Club
StoryCraft Creative Writing Workshops
Express Media
The Choc Top Ice Cream Co
Novella Group

Our Term 2 comp is now open for entries, and we’re looking forward to finding Australia’s next writing sensation and next Champion School.

To see the winners and the Judge’s Report Click Here