Submissions close on 30 June 2026

Q&A Info Session 22 March 2-4pm Junction 142, Katoomba

Submissions: Entries are free - limited to one entry per category, by email with attachments

Completed submission form + works

text as word docs
images as png/jpg
music as mp3
video as mp4

to: regen@resilientbluemountains.org

Entry Categories: Youth (12-18 yrs) and Adults (18 yrs and over)*

• Short Story – up to 1,000 words in length

• Poetry – up to 150 words in length

• Visual Artwork – image of original work in 2D, 3D, photograph or illustration

• Lyric with music— original work, lyric in text and music in audio file mp3

• *Video–2-4 mins for 15-25 yr olds in mp4 

Requirements for Entry—submission form downloadable from website page or on request from regen@resilientbluemountains.org

• Name, date of birth, residential post code

• Brief biography of 100 words

All works entered to be provided as file attachments in format specified in Submission Form.

Winning Entry Prizes —selected by independent assessment panels of three ‘experts’

Youth: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants under 18 years of age in 2026.

Adults: $250 for the winner in each of the four categories for participants 18 years of age and over in 2026

Video: $250 for the winning entry 15-25 yr olds

Celebration of Winning Entries on Sunday 18 October 2026, 2-4.30pm

—All prize winners presenting their work

—Printed Regenesis 2026 anthology of all short-listed short stories, poetry and art images for sale

—Regenesis 2026 CD of short-listed lyric + music entries, available for sale

—Winning Regenesis 2026 Video shown at event. Other entries published on YouTube.