Art Design Awards & Literary Competition
Our union’s annual Awards for Excellence in Art Design and Literary Competition help to recognise and encourage the artistic and literary talents of Queensland and Northern Territory students and teachers.
Excellence in Art Design Awards
Art Awards Prize Money
| Category | Prize Money |
| Pre-School/Kindergarten | $100 |
| Prep – Year 2 | $100 |
| Years 3 – 4 | $100 |
| Years 5 – 6 | $100 |
| Years 7 – 8 | $150 |
| Years 9 – 10 | $150 |
| Years 11 – 12 | $250 |
| Open | $350 |
| Indigenous Art | $200 |
Literary Competition
Literary Competition Prize Money
| Sections | First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
| A Years 11–12 |
$300 | $200 | $100 |
| B Years 9–10 |
$150 | $100 | $75 |
| C Years 7–8 |
$150 | $100 | $75 |
| D Years 5–6 |
$150 | $100 | $75 |
| E Open (Teachers) |
$300 | $200 | $100 |
Art Awards more information
We’re thrilled to introduce an updated registration process and format for the Independent Education Union of Australia, Queensland, and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Awards for Excellence in Art Design this year.
To make the submission process smoother, we now ask that all student entries be submitted through a teacher or designated school contact. This ensures that the information we receive is accurate and that the submissions are approved before they are sent. This change will promote clearer communication throughout the competition and when touching base when the competition concludes. We’re excited to collaborate closely with school representatives, and we encourage teachers and students to create artwork inspired by this year’s theme, ‘Friends’.
In addition, we’ve increased the entry limit to allow up to 20 artworks per year level, per school (from Prep to Grade 12), and 40 entries per Preschool/Kindergarten.
SUBMIT ENTRY FORM HERE
Last Year’s Awards
Congratulations to all the Art and Design Award recipients for 2024!
Here is the full list of awardees for 2024.
A presentation evening was held on 4 September 2024 to honour the Excellence in Art Design Award recipients – read more here.
Literary Competition more information
Competition closes at 5pm on Friday 13 June 2025. Entries must be received by this time to be included in judging.
Winners will be advised by email during the week commencing 14 July 2025.
Sections are open to students and staff in all schools in Queensland and independent schools in the Northern Territory.
Limit of Entries:
- Students: one entry in each section eg. one poem and/or one short story
- Staff: one entry in the open section (short story only)
- Schools: maximum of ten entries in each student section and five entries in the open section. If more than the limit of entries per section from a school is received, entries will be returned to the school for re-submission.
SUBMIT ENTRY FORM HERE
Last Year’s Competition
Congratulations to all the Literary Competition prize recipients for 2024!
Here is the full list of prize recipients for 2024.
A presentation evening was held on 7 August 2024 to honour the recipients – read more here.