Judging underway for the What Matters? Competition
Judging underway for the What Matters? Competition
The 2009 What Matters Competition closed on April 1, and we are extremely pleased to have been inundated with entries! A record number of students from across NSW and the ACT have entered this year's competition, leaving us with the enjoyable task of judging 1094 essays.
Essays will be judged by Andrew West, journalist, Sydney Morning Herald; Julie Hare, Editor-in-Chief, APN Educational Media; Emily Rodda, author; Deborah Cameron, Mornings Presenter, 702 ABC Sydney; Adele Horin, journalist and social commentator; and Eric Brace, from the The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation.
The overall winner will be announced at a special awards ceremony, to be attended by former Prime Minister, the Hon. Gough Whitlam AC QC and competition patron Hugh Mackay.
The generous support of Officeworks has made it possible for each category winner and runner-up to be awarded cash prizes and an invitation to attend a Young Writers Workshop. Each participating school will also be part of a draw for 5 prizes to the value of $1,000 each.
As an additional prize, ActNow, an initiative of the Inspire Foundation, will also offer the year 11/12 category winner a place in their 'Cash for Comment' writing program, where they will be invited to participate in an all expenses paid two-day workshop and have the opportunity to be paid for their work
