River of Stories is a writing competition for Primary and Secondary school students who reside in the AlburyWodonga region. It has been brought to the region by the Albury Hume Rotary Club since 2003.
Students in Years 3 to 12 are invited to submit a Short Story or a Poem relating to the theme of ‘Change’. Great prizes for the winning writers in each of the ten categories include the winner in each category receiving a $200 donation to their school library!
Winners will be announced at the River of Stories Student Awards at 12pm on Saturday 12 September via a Zoom ceremony. More details coming soon, stay tuned!
Short Story Competition
Stage 2/Years 3-4 and Stage 3/Years 5-6
Word limit
500
Prizes
Winner: $50 Hume Bank Clancy Koala Account voucher & $200 for school library
Runners-up (x2): $25 book voucher
Stage 4/Years 7-8, Stage 5/Years 9-10 and Stage 6/Years 11-12
Word limit
1500
Prizes
Winner: $100 Hume Bank Clancy Koala Account voucher & $200 for school library
Runners-up (x2): $25 book voucher
Poetry Competition
Stage 2/Years 3-4 and Stage 3/Years 5-6
Prizes
Winner: $50 Hume Bank Clancy Koala Account voucher & $200 for school library
Runners-up (x2): $25 book voucher
Stage 4/Years 7-8, Stage 5/Years 9-10 and Stage 6/Years 11-12
Prizes
Winner: $100 Hume Bank Clancy Koala Account voucher & $200 for school library
Runners-up (x2): $25 book voucher
Teaching resources
Download our writing guides to assist with lesson planning and supporting your students to get the most out of entering our writing competitions.
Thank you to the generous sponsors of this competition
