Write and illustrate a novel in 12 hours to raise vital funds for kids' cancer research.

Registration opens 1 May for the 2026 competition.

149

Writers

56

Teams

69

Schools & writing groups

$1,229

Raised in 2026

  • Claudia Walsh donated $56
  • Anonymous donated $5
  • Corazon Salvador donated $50
  • Mario Jacinta Bezzina donated $20
  • Hayley Hill donated $20
  • Chris Drovandi donated $20
  • Hsiu-Hsiu Angell donated $150
  • Hsiu-Hsiu Angell donated $200
  • Aleashia Bezzina donated $20
  • Tai Gibson donated $100
  • Anonymous donated $1
  • Carmen Ryan donated $30
  • Sheree Cayirylys donated $10
  • Hannah Eden donated $56
  • Kerrianne Ryan donated $20

My promise is to never give up until every child survives cancer with minimal or no long-term effects.

Col Reynolds OAM