Novus Lux Poetry & Creative Writing

Have your writing published in Novus Lux, a competition and anthology for students in Years 7–12.

Proudly sponsored by ETAWA, Novus Lux invites you to submit a poem that reflects your passion for creative writing.

Entries close 27 July 2025. Winners announced Term 3 2025.

Judging will be divided into two sections: Years 7–9 and Years 10–12.

All entrants receive a Certificate of Participation. All entrants whose work is chosen for publication will receive a copy of Novus Lux.

Winning entries will receive a book voucher to the value of $200 for the Winner and $100.00 for the Runner Up in each section.

Author's Full Name*
Email*
School*
Year Level*
Full name of Teacher who endorses this submission*
Work email of endorsing Teacher*
Title of Poem*
Poem Entry*
Please limit your poem to 25 lines or less
Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
I agree*
- I understand that my submission may be selected for publication in the poetry magazine Novus Lux. As such, my work may be subject to editing, to which process I agree. I understand that my submission will be subject to an originality review. I understand that I will retain the intellectual property of my work and keep a copy as all submissions will be destroyed after the selection process. The work submitted is all my own and not plagiarised in any form.
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