2024 Writing Competition

Time & Location

13 July 2024, 9:00 am – 17 Sept 2024, 7:34 pm

Qs School Caulfield & Monash City

About the Writing Competition

Writing competition winners will be announced in Term 4. Entries must be relevant to one of the writing prompts. Limit one entry per student. Word limit: 600. Entries close Week 10 of Term 3. Must include student name, Qs School level, and campus.

To enter, email: submit.monash@qsschoolgroup.com.au (Monash City Campus)

submit.caulfield@qsschoolgroup.com.au (Caulfield Campus)

Narrative Prompts

1. Rewrite a fairytale from the villain's point of view

2. Opposite world

3. You are a food, sitting in a fridge.....

4. It's time to break out of detention! This is an escape story!

5. You are the worst spy....

6. You lead a double life that no one knows about. Describe the challenges and secrets you have to keep.

7. You find out your teacher is a vampire??

8. One day, a package arrives at your doorstep with no return address. Describe what's inside and what you do with it.

9. You get the lead role in the school play, but things don't go as planned. Describe what happens on opening night.

10. You discover a hidden talent that surprises everyone, including yourself. How do you use this talent, and what are the consequences?

Essay Prompts

1. Should Pluto be reclassified as a planet?

2. Does pineapple go on pizza, or should it be banned?

3. Should women be allowed to join men's professional sports teams?

4. Should schools have more educational excursions?

5. Should AI be allowed to be used in school?

6. Should parents be punished for their children's crimes?

7. Is Taylor Swift the best or worst songwriter?

8. What's better, paper or electronic filing?

9. Argue for or against the idea that certain books, movies, or music should be censored to protect societal values.

10. You are given a plane ticket to any destination in the world. Where do you go and why?