2026 55+ Ajax Amateur Photography Contest
Contest runs Monday, June 1–Monday, August 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 are asking participants to submit photos centred around Ajax, so get out your cameras and explore our great Town! For more information and to enter, visit ajax.ca/55plus. Winners will be announced in the fall.
2025 55+ Amateur Poetry Contest
The results are in! Congratulations to the 2025 contest winners!
First Place – Piano Lounge by Carl G. Mabee
Second Place – A Heron on The Dock by Karen Ingold
Third Place – My Sister by Anne Mitchell
Read the winning poems.
55+ Amateur Short Story Contest
The results are in! Congratulations to the 2025 contest winners!
First Place – Karen Ingold "A Mug of Tea"
Second Place – Yogesh Sud "Wisdom I Carry Now is Heavy"
Third Place – Helen Spencer "Maid Service"