Submissions for the Elsie Locke Writing Prize 2024 are now open!

By Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature | Posted:

The Writing Prize is offered by the Elsie Locke Memorial Trust. It provides a wonderful opportunity for young writers ages 5-13 to develop an original piece of writing for publication inspired by New Zealand history and Elsie's work for peace, the environment, women’s issues, and our community.

Submissions can be any writing on a topic - past, present or future - that you think would have been of interest to Elsie. For example: personal narratives, poems, articles, essays, speeches or plays.

‍The winner will receive $250 and their story will be published in Toitoi. They will also receive a copy of Toitoi’s Jillion 2.

Email your writing to elsielockeprize@toitoi.nz by April 12, 2024 and include your name, age, school and a parent or teacher’s name and contact details.

For more information: Elsie Locke (toitoi.nz)