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Write and illustrate a novel in 12 hours to raise vital funds for kids' cancer research.
Registration is now open!



826
Writers
229
Teams
166
Schools & writing groups
$41,295
Raised in 2025
- Krishna Shah donated $30
- Anonymous donated $50
- Chaitanya Potla donated $250
- Jaswinder Brar donated $250
- Emma Mcvey donated $10
- Jemima Noble donated $20
- Ian Julie Robertson donated $500
- Anonymous donated $300
- Tayla Brass donated $10
- Trish and Geoff Robinson donated $50
- Chris Rigney donated $200
- Michael Joyce donated $100
- Hetal Soni donated $10
- Ronak Shah donated $139
- Trent and Tasie Leimroth donated $56
- Anonymous donated $24
- Troy Melville donated $25
- Erin Robertson donated $100
- Nanny and Papa Bacon donated $100
- Anonymous donated $200
- Shannon Brass donated $10
- Anonymous donated $250
- Lindsay Beukes Lindsay Beukes donated $73
- Leah Wozniak donated $100
- Leanne Lee donated $56
- Judy Cavanagh donated $30
- Anonymous donated $50
- Gabriella Gorman donated $290
- June Fay donated $150
- Anonymous donated $20
- Malcolm Egan donated $100
- Tracey Blundy donated $150
- Anonymous donated $10
- Soren Soltani donated $56
- Lyndon Player donated $25
- Dianne Roe donated $50
- Edward Boyce donated $70
- Andrew Cotterill donated $15
- Finn Miles Tyler Jennings donated $30
- Cassandra Robinson donated $25
- Gareth Robinson donated $75
- Sarah Cotterill donated $15
- Lachlan Fay donated $56
- Michelle and Mark Fay donated $100
- Anonymous donated $50
- Colin Burns Colin Burns donated $25
- Anonymous donated $144
- Aunty Jus Orava donated $20
- Elizabeth Finnie donated $50
- Anonymous donated $25
Top Fundraising
Teams
1. | Year 5/6 | $3,784 |
Whitford Catholic Primary School (HILLARYS) - WA | ||
2. | Tudor House | $2,873 |
The King's School - Tudor House (MOSS VALE) - NSW | ||
3. | Barker Team 2 | $2,862 |
Barker College (HORNSBY) - NSW | ||
4. | Barker Team 1 | $2,496 |
Barker College (HORNSBY) - NSW | ||
5. | Barker Team 9 | $2,263 |
Barker College (HORNSBY) - NSW |
Top Fundraising
Students
1. | Ayden W. | $1,227 |
Barker Team 2 Barker College (HORNSBY) - NSW | ||
2. | Jayden T. | $1,205 |
Barker Team 1 Barker College (HORNSBY) - NSW | ||
3. | Olivia P. | $1,152 |
Barker Team 5 Barker College (HORNSBY) - NSW | ||
4. | Evelyn L. | $1,080 |
Barker Team 19 Barker College (HORNSBY) - NSW | ||
5. | Marlowe C. | $1,000 |
Tudor House The King's School - Tudor House (MOSS VALE) - NSW |
My promise is to never give up until every child survives cancer with minimal or no long-term effects.
COL REYNOLDS, FOUNDER OF THE KIDS' CANCER PROJECT

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