We’re thrilled to share our annual program, filled with mentorship, fellowship and prize opportunities for our finest young writers. This year, we present much-loved initiatives such as Toolkits, the Hachette Australia Prize, Parliament Express and the Kat Muscat Fellowship in a new iteration, as well as Little Stories, Big Ideas and the AAWP Sudden Writing Prize. You can also count on everything Voiceworks—three issues a year of the country’s best and brightest writers under 25, both in print and online, as well as launch events, readings and more.

We encourage you to get stuck into the poetry, fiction, nonfiction, comics and art found in each issue of Voiceworks, Australia’s premier youth literary journal, and challenge you to submit your own work for feedback and publication. There is never a better time than now, especially when there is a dedicated group of young writers and editors ready to welcome you into the community.

Toolkits and Voiceworks accept submissions from all over Australia, and our regular digitally based issues are ready to host your coded, uploaded, buzzing and whirring work.

A great way to be involved in our programs and sharpen your own writing practise is joining as a member, or renewing your subscription to Voiceworks. All our program activity is free once you’re a part of the Express Media community. After all, we're here for you!

Throughout the year, there will be countless opportunities to ensure you – young writers, creators and lovers of lit – can follow your passions, find your voice, and use it for a secure future.