Authors preparing to enter their manuscript into the Text Prize for Children and Young Adults Writing may be surprised to learn the company announced the prize would be discontinued after 2024.
The Text Prize has been a regular part of the Australian publishing calendar for 16 years. Submissions would normally open early in the new year, but the company quietly announced the prize’s elimination in October 2024, with Caroline Stills’ A Gift From the Birds, the 2024 winner, celebrated as the final recipient of the Prize.
