Recently the Ewing Trust ran the inaugural Ewing Trust Writers' Prize. The competition was open to writers in both English and Chinese languages. We received many submissions and the writing was of a very high quality - thank you to everyone who submitted a piece.

The Ewing Trust Writers' Prize will run again in the future, so if you are a writer please consider taking part.

Here are the winners!

English Language

Winner: Tommy by Zoë Richards
Congratulations to Zoë! You can hear Zoë read her winning piece via the Yarra Libraries podcast. (Contains some adult language)
Read Tommy

Runner-up: Galaxies Collide by Amanda Baldwin
Read Galaxies Collide

Highly Commended:
Delivery by Louise Hopewell, Egg Donors from Canada by Julia Harari and My Superstar by Helen Hu

Chinese Language

Winner: Fitzroy, A 24 Hour Melody by Stephen Zhang
Congratulations to Stephen! You can hear Stephen read his winning piece via the Yarra Libraries podcast.
Read Fitzroy, A 24 Hour Melody in English
Read Fitzroy, A 24 Hour Melody in Chinese

Runner-up: My Good Neighbors by Shun Lu
Read My Good Neighbors in English
Read My Good Neighbors in Chinese

Highly Commended:
Smith Street by Helen Hu and Brunswick Street doesn't believe in tears by Gracie Guo

Fitzroy Library is fortunate to have the support of The Ewing Trust and it's commitment to literature, libraries and a lifelong love of learning in Fitzroy.