The 2013 My Brother Jack Awards are open to people who live, work or study in the City of Glen Eira and offer prizes for short stories and poetry in Primary, Junior Secondary, Senior Secondary and Open categories and photography in Youth and Open categories. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Sunday 30 June, which will coincide with the closing of the annual Glen Eira Storytelling Festival at Glen Eira Town Hall.
Opening date: Tuesday 26 March 2013Closing date: 5pm Monday 6 May 2013
Short story and poetry entries1. All entries are received online only. 2. Short story or poetry must be presented as a doc, docx or pdf file. 3. The entrant’s name and address must not appear on the short story or poetry. 4. The entry must be typed double space. 5. A separate entry form for each entry is required.
Photograph entriesAll entrants are asked to submit a photograph that captures a story relating to life in Glen Eira and must be uploaded to the My Brother Jack photographic awards or My Brother Jack photographic youth awards facebook page where viewers will vote for their favourite entry. If you do not have access to facebook, you may email your entry to arts@gleneira.vic.gov.au and the photo will be uploaded on your behalf. PLEASE NOTE: Entrants are required to gain permission from any individual featured in a photo before posting to the page.
Elsternwick Camera Centre Photographic AwardGlen Eira Youth Services Photographic Award
2013 My Brother Jack — conditions of entry [PDF]
Short Story judgesCarol Middleton Melissa Keil Paul Threlfall Robyn Bavati
Poetry judgesClaire Gaskin Helen Lucas Henry Shires
AVENUE BOOKSTORE OPEN SHORT STORY AWARD3,000 word limit / No age restriction First prize: $500 Second prize: $300 Third prize: $200
GLEN EIRA CITY COUNCIL OPEN POETRY AWARD60 line limit / No age restriction First prize: $500 Second prize: $300 Third prize: $200
BENN’S BOOKS SENIOR SECONDARY SHORT STORY AWARD1,000 word limit / Years 10 to 12 First prize: $250 worth of books
BENN’S BOOKS SENIOR SECONDARY POETRY AWARD30 line limit / Years 10 to 12 First prize: $250 worth of books
HARDIE GRANT EGMONT JUNIOR SECONDARY SHORT STORY AWARD500 word limit / Years Seven to Nine First prize: $200 worth of books
GRILL’D HEALTHY BURGERS CARNEGIE JUNIOR SECONDARY POETRY AWARD10 line limit / Years Seven to Nine First prize: $200 voucher to Grill’d Carnegie
HARDIE GRANT EGMONT PRIMARY SHORT STORY AWARD500 word limit / Years One to Six First prize: $150 worth of books
GRILL’D HEALTHY BURGERS ELSTERNWICK PRIMARY POETRY AWARD10 line limit / Years One to Six First prize: $150 voucher to Grill’d Elsternwick
ELSTERNWICK CAMERA CENTRE PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARDNo age restriction First prize: $300 voucher to Elsternwick Camera Centre
GLEN EIRA YOUTH SERVICES PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARDAge 13 to 18 First prize: $200 voucher to Elsternwick Camera Centre