Young Tasmania

Sylvia McArthur was born in Zeehan in 1897, and as a teenager lived in Balfour, where one of her amusements was writing to the "Young Folks" page of the "Weekly Courier" newspaper, based in Launceston. Sylvia, her love of writing and her many letters to Dame Durden, the editor of the Young Folks page, are the subject of James Dryburgh's beautiful book "The Balfour Correspondent", published in 2017. The reason I mention all this is to show that the publishing industry has a long tradition of engaging with younger members of the community. It is a tradition we are extending. Welcome to the "Young Tasmania" section of the Forty South website. Here you will find words, art and photography by Tasmanians aged 21 or under. Individually, submissions should come to me for appraisal and potential publication. I will be following in the footsteps of Dame Durden and many others, a task which will be both an honour and a responsibility. Collectively, this will be a celebration of you, our youth. ~ Chris Champion Editor, Young Tasmania

Young Tasmania

Art2Words 2023

14 Nov 2023

The Art2Words Writing Prize is an annual writing competition at The Friends’ School. Founded in 1887, The Friends’ School, an independent, coeducational day and boarding school located in the heart of Hobart, Tasmania, is the largest Quaker...

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Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2023

28 Oct 2023

Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2023

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Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2022

22 Feb 2023

Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2022

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Art2Words 2022

22 Dec 2021

Art2Words competition 2022

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Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2021

02 Dec 2021

Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2021

Young Tasmania

Heidi’s sketchbook

29 Jul 2021

I began my art journey in 2018, drawing characters in an anime style. I didn’t have many hobbies at the time and I became immersed in the world of art. I would constantly watch YouTube tutorials on how to draw different things, and would often ask...