These school holidays, we’re excited to invite young artists to help design the front cover of our Drawing Us Together 2026 community storybook!

Be inspired by 4 powerful stories from Indigenous student authors, woven together under this year’s NAIDOC theme: '50 Years of Deadly.' Together we’ll celebrate connection, culture and creativity through art and storytelling.

Children can grab an entry form, get designing on the A3 landscape piece of paper, and submit their masterpiece to go in the draw to become our front cover.

All submissions over the school holidays will be considered, before six finalists are chosen. These six finalist artworks will then be voted on by our authors and retailers to determine the winner who will feature in the final book. All finalists will be invited to the awards ceremony in August (date to be confirmed), and the winner will receive a copy of the book.

🖌️ Celebrate culture. Bring our stories to life. Create something special.

Dates: 14–17 July

Times: 10am–2pm

Location: Outside Optus

Cost: FREE

BOOK HERE

We can’t wait to see your creativity come to life, join us these school holidays and be part of something special.