| Schools | HKYWA Group | Category and word limit | |||
| Fiction | Non-Fiction | Poetry | Cover Art | ||
| Primary | Group 1 | Up to 500 words | Up to 500 words | No limit | No limit |
| Group 2 | Up to 1000 words | Up to 1000 words | No limit | ||
| Secondary | Group 3 | Up to 1500 words | Up to 1500 words | No limit | N/A |
| Group 4 | Up to 3000 words | Up to 3000 words | No limit | ||
| Group 5 | Up to 3000 words | Up to 3000 words | No limit | ||
| Schools | HKYWA
Group |
Fiction | Non- Fiction | Poetry | Cover Art |
| Different Learning Abilities | Group 6 | No limit | No limit | No limit | N/A |
| Different Learning Abilities | Group 7 | No limit | No limit | No limit |