| The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is the largest poetry writing competition for school students in Australia.
The Community Relations Commission sponsors one of the awards in the competition. It is given to a poem highlighting the value of cultural diversity within Australian community:
Commenting on the cultural diversity of people (or their descendents) who have migrated to Australia; or
Exploring interactions and experiences of migrants (or their descendents) after their arrival in Australia; or
Reflecting on the life of migrants (or their descendents) in Australia in comparison to their life before coming to Australia.
The winner gets a trophy, a prize pack, and a $500 cheque at a special presentation ceremony.
Hurry! Get your school students to submit their entries.
Click www.dorothea.com.au/awards.php for more details.
The competition closing date - 30th June 2013.
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