Future Leaders is a national Initiative about leadership and the future of Australia. It seeks to involve, inform and inspire young people.
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The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying
itself
- Albert Camus
The Future Leaders Writers’ Prize is designed to recognise and reward talented young writers.
It aims to encourage expressive and creative writing about issues in Australian society.
Australian secondary schools were invited to submit essays (800 to 1,000 words) written by year 11 and 12 students.
Future Leaders Writers’ Prize Winners in 2007
Non Fiction
Jane Chandler, Girton Grammar School, Bendigo, Victoria
Anthony Khoo, St Peter’s College, Hackney, South Australia
Sam Ison, Chatham High School, Taree, New South Wales
Erica Chan, Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew, Victoria
Fiction
Alex McKinnon, St. Joseph’s High School, Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Ruby Rousell, Indooroopilly High School, Indooroopilly, Queensland
Nominations are now open for 2008.
For further details and nominations click here