Announcing the 2020 Shortlist for The Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers
We're excited to announce the fifteen shortlisted writers of The 2017 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers.
The 2019 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize Poetry - Quang Mai
Read Quang Mai's poem 'Rememory', awarded The 2019 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Poetry.
The 2019 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize Nonfiction - Preethika Mathan
Read Preethika Mathan's nonfiction piece 'The Truth and Lies between Love and Hate', awarded The 2019 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Nonfiction.
The 2019 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize Fiction - Hanqing Li
Read Hanqing Li's nonfiction piece 'Birdsong', awarded The 2019 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Fiction.
The 2019 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers
The 2019 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers Now Open
The 2018 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize Fiction - Matilda Bolt
Read Matilda Bolt's short story 'The Hawk' awarded The 2018 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Fiction.
The 2018 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize Nonfiction - Octavia Chandler
Read Octavia Chandler's nonfiction piece 'In My Mind', awarded The 2018 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Nonfiction.
The 2018 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize Poetry – Niamh Brazil
Niamh Brazil’s winning poem 'Camelot', awarded The 2018 John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Poetry.