We know there are some great stories out there just begging to be told.
Who has become your favourite ancestor?
What is the most exciting / tragic / funny story you have discovered in your research?
Have you unearthed a scandal?
Well, get writing about it and enter the GSV Writing Prize.
You have until 4pm on Friday 22 August 2025 to get them in.
Ancestry™ is again generously sponsoring the competition with a first prize of a 12-month subscription to their Worldwide Membership together with an Ancestry™ DNA kit. A runner-up prize of a 6-month subscription to Ancestry™ Worldwide may also be offered at the discretion of the judges.
Entries should:
- be between 1,200 and 2,400 words
- have a family history/genealogy theme
- be the author’s own original work
- not have been previously published in any form
- contain appropriate citations to sources.
Entries can contain up to four images.
Members of the GSV and GSV Member Societies are eligible to enter.
Check the full details of the prize, including eligibility and entry conditions, on the GSV website: https://www.gsv.org.au/gsv-writing-prize-2025