MOBIREADATHON COMPETITION 2026 !!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
PLEASE SEE THE LIST OF SCHOOLS BELOW!
CLICK AND DOWNLOAD THE 4 STORIES BELOW TO READ IN PREPARATION FOR FINALS
- Career_Planning for high schools
- GROWING UP IN EASTERN CAPE
- ONLINE SAFTEY FOR TEENS
- The_Smart_Shortcut_AI_Story
- WE WILL INFORM YOUR SCHOOL OF THE LIST OF TOP 10 GRADE 8 LEARNERS WHO ARE GOING TO THE FINALS!
- LIBRARIANS WILL ALSO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR SCHOOL AND INFORM THEM OF THE TOP 10 GRADE 8SGOING TO FINALS.
If Your School Is On The List, we will contact the schools so that teachers can inform the Top Ten Learners, Or You Can Email Us At enquiries@cojelearning.org.za.
Prizes will be announced soon!!
Thank you to all learners, educators, and libraries for championing digital reading. For Joburg Libraries schools, the finals will take place on 25 June 2026 at the University of Johannesburg Library!
COMPETITION TIMELINE
- 09 February 2026-Register and participate until 08th MAY 2026
- May 11 . Finalists from Grade 8s in all participating schools will be selected and announced to prepare for finals.
- They will read 4 NEW online stories in preparation for the finals until 20 June 2026
From 20 June 2026 each provincial municipality will select a date for their finals. The finals will be held at selected venues where they will answer quiz questions from the stories they read. From the finals, the top 3 performing schools will win prizes.
Email enquiries@cojelearning.org.za
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HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS USING MOBILE DEVICES
LEARN ABOUT WRITING
FIND SUPPORT
COMPETITIONS
Support organisations for writers
Publishers’ Association of South Africa
https://www.publishersglobal.com/directory/south-africa/publishers-in-south-africa
Directory of publishers and publishing service providers displays book publishers of South Africa, e-book publishers of South Africa ect.
Academic & Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa (ANFASA). They host writing workshops and competitions
https://www.apinnovation.fund/ Africa Publishing Innovation Fund. Supports literacy, book access, indigenous publishing, and library restoration in Africa.
Platforms that run competitions
To practice writing, competitions are the best way to test your skills and to be exposed. Check closing dates and follow the sites regularly.
https://www.sawriterscollege.co.za/the-sa-writers-college-annual-short-story-writing-competition/
https://www.pawnerspaper.com/2022/01/writing-competitions-in-africa-2022.html
http://www.sanlam.co.za/sponsorships/designandculture/Pages/sanlam-prize-for-youth-literature.aspx