The Lambing Flat Young branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers, has now closed the Poetry and Short Story competition.

The committee are currently sorting entries ready to be sent to the judges.

Our competition is run each year as a National Cherry Festival function.

This year, the competition was again successful with a number of new schools entering the school section.

We would like to thank our sponsors, the Young Services Club, the SWS Bank and Penrose Funerals for their ongoing support.

The results will be announced at the 2025 Young Cherry Festival in December, and results published in the local press.

The Lambing Flat Young FAW has been running in Young since 1982 and caters for both poets and interested writers.

We meet at 5.30 pm on the second Monday of each month, February to November at the Young Services Club.

Our members gather to exchange ideas, learn more about writing and share the company of other writers and poets.

Our next meeting is on Monday the 13th October and a guest speaker will be talking on Illustrating and Ghost Writing for publishers.

If you are interested in writing, come along and see what our group has to offer.

We range from beginners to published authors and offer friendly advice and encouragement to others.

All are welcome. For more information contact 0408 699 507 or 0457 903 240.

JOHN DWYER