The purpose of the Somerset Storyfest National Poetry Prize is to encourage a love of writing poetry amongst secondary school students, to affirm it as a worthwhile literary pursuit, and to stimulate excellence in writing. It also aims to inspire and enrich youth literature.

2026 Somerset National Poetry Prize

As a part of the 2026 Somerset Storyfest, school-aged students are invited to participate in the Somerset National Poetry Prize sponsored by Dr Annette Allen of Tweed Banora Dental .

Entries are open from Monday 04 August to Friday 5 December 2025.

Click here to submit your entry! Click here to view the Conditions of Entry!

Our Previous Winners

2025 Winners

2024 Winners

2023 Winners

2022 Winners

2021 Winners

2020 Winners

2025 Winners

2025 Junior Category Winner

Child of the Stars - Sara Jiang, Queenwood School for Girls, New South Wales

2025 Senior Category Winner

Impending - Lotus Das-Hyland, Lauriston Girls' School, Victoria

2024 Winners

2024 Junior Category Winner

UGLY beauties - Becky Silberstein, Homeschool, New South Wales

2024 Senior Category Winner

The Silence Between - Geraldine Khuu, Baulkham Hills High School, New South Wales

2023 Winners

Junior Category

Anxiety - Violet FitzSimons, Oxley College, New South Wales

Senior Category

Boyhood - Malakai Rataj - Australian Christian College, New South Wales

2022 Winners

Junior Winner
The Forgotten - Ovindee Amarasiri, Presbyterian Ladies' College, Victoria

Senior Winner
We are young only once- Laura Pannell, Hornsby Girls State High School

2021 Winners

Junior Category
Early December - Sophie Patulny, Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, New South Wales

Senior Category
Beginning - Helena Hagan, Somerset College, Queensland

2020 Winners

Junior Category
Mothers as Others - Lucia Gelonesi, SCEGGS Darlinghurst, New South Wales

Senior Category
Little Somethings - Jacki Elezovich, Swan Valley Anglican Community School, Western Australia