2026 Elaine Hobson Memorial Literary Festival

📚✨ Welcome to the 2026 Elaine Hobson Memorial Literary Festival ✨📚An invitation to all students who find meaning, magic, and movement in words.

Are you a writer, storyteller, or literary dreamer? Join us in celebrating the transformative power of literature, persuasive essay writing, and narrative craft—online and across borders—as part of the 2026 Global Empathy Conference.

Once again this year’s theme, “Empathy in Action,” invites you to step into another’s shoes and explore the world through a different lens. Whether through fiction or nonfiction, story or essay, we welcome your unique voice to help shape this global dialogue.

🌍 What’s in Store:

• Receive writing rubrics and submission guidelines upon Eventbrite registration
• Be featured in the VSA Global Newsletter if shortlisted
• Get complimentary access to the 8th Global Empathy Conference (virtual or in-person) and share your piece, if shortlisted

Don’t miss out on the early bird registration, available for the next 30 days and closing on 15th August!Take advantage of this opportunity to secure your spot at a discounted rate.

• Submit your piece by Sunday, 5th April 2026

Don't miss this opportunity to write, reflect, and be part of something bigger - a movement of stories that spark empathy, compassion, and change.

📩 Register now on Eventbrite and stay tuned for exciting updates!

Let’s amplify empathy, one story at a time.

All registered entrants will receive complimentary admission to the 8th Global Empathy Conference in person or as a virtual delegate. Date and venue to be confirmed.

https://www.virtualschoolaustralia.com.au/conferences

Submissions Now Open for the 2026 Elaine Hobson Memorial Literary Festival!We’re delighted to welcome writers from around the world to take part in the 2026 edition of the Elaine Hobson Memorial Literary Festival. Entries are now open, share your voice, your vision, and your story with a global community of readers and changemakers.