Writing competition

Black Dog Institute 5th Annual Writing Competition
'Tackling Mood Disorders in the Workplace'

The Black Dog Institute has launched its 5th annual writing competition and invites you to participate. This year’s topic is about mood disorders in the workplace. 

We seek essays from people in the workplace who have clinical depression or bipolar disorder, and also from their family, friends, workmates, supervisors and managers to share their experiences, and who and what helped them most, their strategies and the responses of family members, friends and professionals.

Entries to this new competition are invited from people in the workplace, those no longer able to work, friends, family, managers, co-workers and HR colleagues, and are to be in the form of a written article (maximum 1500 words) that must address the topic: Mood Disorders in the Workplace.

The competition calls for entries from Australasia and will award cash prizes for three essays.

First Place: $2000
Second Place: $1,000
Third Place: $500

The closing date for receipt of entries is 31 January 2009. Participants are required to complete an application form [PDF, 45KB] and forward, where possible, an electronic copy of their essay to blackdog@unsw.edu.au, plus an original copy of the essay on A4 paper (held together by a paper clip/not stapled) by post, addressed to:
Black Dog Institute Writing Competition
Black Dog Institute
Hospital Road
Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick NSW 2031

Download the application form [PDF, 46KB]
Read the news release [PDF, 26KB]