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Sorrento Creative Writing Prize 2026

The Sorrento Creative Writing Prize is a Future Leaders Initiative. The Prize celebrates the annual Sorrento Writers Festival and its mission to bring writers and readers together. The winner will receive $5,000 and their writing featured at the 2025 Sorrento Writers Festival and at www.writing.org.au 

Entries: We welcome original creative writing between 2,500 and 3,000 words. Entries are required in a word document by March 1, 2026 to: [email protected] 

Eligibility: The Sorrento Creative Writing Prize is open to Australian citizens and residents aged 18 and over, who have not had their work published by a commercial publisher. 

 

2026 Sorrento Creative Writing Prize Winners

 
The recipient of the Sorrento Creative Writing Prize for 2026 is Dr Lauren Thomasse from Hobart, Tasmania. She works part-time and parents two small children full-time. Lauren is an experienced educator with a PhD in resilience.
 

The second prize winner for the Sorrento Creative Writing Prize is Steve Rogers from Rye, Victoria. He is a Recruitment Consultant and started writing short stories 4 years ago. Steve is currently writing a science fantasy novel.

 
Learn more about the Sorrento Creative Writing Prize at www.writing.org.au