55+ Ajax Amateur Photography Contest

Contest dates: Sunday, June 1–Thursday, July 31

The Ajax Public Library Older Adults Advisory Committee, in partnership with the Town of Ajax Older Adult Task Force, is excited to announce the fifth annual 55+ Amateur Photography Contest. This year, we’re asking participants to submit photos of Ajax, so get out your cameras and explore our great Town! Applications will be available online at ajax.ca/55plus, or pick up a copy at Main Branch. Winners will be announced in the Fall Link newsletter.


55+ Amateur Poetry Contest

The contest is now closed. Winners will be announced in April 2025 during National Poetry Month.


55+ Ajax Amateur Photography Contest Winners

The results are in! Congratulations to the 2024 contest winners!

Pictorial - Dianne Horvath
Portrait - Steven Kelly
Architectural - Helen Spencer
Nature - Mohamed Hashim

View the winning photographs.


55+ Amateur Short Story Contest Winners

The results are in! Congratulations to the 2024 contest winners!

1st place – Karen Ingold "Words in the Soil"

2nd place – Helen Spencer "Seasons of Change"

3rd place – Bibi Hashim "Seasons"


55+ Amateur Poetry Contest

Congratulations to our Winners!

1st place – Sands of Time by Cathy Cope

2nd place – Memory by Anne Mitchell

3rd place – Do You Remember by Carl G. Mabee