diff --git a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/abi.go b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/abi.go
index 13503aa955e4c..9e0c5aaf5c039 100644
--- a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/abi.go
+++ b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/abi.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 // An imported function to ensure that the broker supports this ABI version.
 //
-//go:wasmimport redpanda_transform check_abi_version_1
+//go:wasmimport redpanda_transform check_abi_version_2
 func checkAbiVersion()
 
 // readRecordHeader reads all the data from the batch header into memory.
@@ -93,3 +93,27 @@ func readNextRecord(
 //
 //go:wasmimport redpanda_transform write_record
 func writeRecord(data unsafe.Pointer, length int32) int32
+
+// writeRecordWithOptions writes a new record by copying the data buffer.
+//
+// The data buffer here is the same format as `writeRecord`, but additionally it is
+// possible to pass options for the write.
+//
+// At the time of writing the options that are supported are only setting a different
+// output topic. The format for this options object is a series of keys with key specific
+// data.
+//
+// Supported Options:
+//
+//   - key=0x01 - Set output topic.
+//     The value is as follows:
+//     topicNameLength: varint
+//     topicName: byte[]
+//
+//go:wasmimport redpanda_transform write_record_with_options
+func writeRecordWithOptions(
+	data unsafe.Pointer,
+	dataLength int32,
+	opts unsafe.Pointer,
+	optsLength int32,
+) int32
diff --git a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/doc.go b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/doc.go
index e8df7ace44d28..e29293482397b 100644
--- a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/doc.go
+++ b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/doc.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 /*
-Package redpanda is the SDK for Redpanda's inline Data Transforms, based on WebAssembly.
+Package transform is the SDK for Redpanda's inline Data Transforms, based on WebAssembly.
 
 This library provides a framework for transforming records written within Redpanda from
-an input to an output topic.
+an input to an output topic. This version of the SDK is compatible with Redpanda 24.1 or
+greater.
 */
 package transform
diff --git a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/example_validation_test.go b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/example_validation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..16ed839c20af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/example_validation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Redpanda Data, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package transform_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/src/transform-sdk/go/transform"
+)
+
+// This example shows the basic usage of the package:
+// This is a transform that validates the data is valid JSON,
+// and outputs invalid JSON to a dead letter queue.
+func Example_validation() {
+	transform.OnRecordWritten(jsonValidate)
+}
+
+// This will be called for each record in the source topic.
+func jsonValidate(e transform.WriteEvent, w transform.RecordWriter) error {
+	if json.Valid(e.Record().Value) {
+		// Write the valid records to the "default" output topic, this is the
+		// first output topic specified in the configuration.
+		return w.Write(e.Record())
+	}
+	// If a record does not contain valid JSON then route it to another topic for
+	// triage and debugging.
+	return w.Write(e.Record(), transform.ToTopic("invalid_json"))
+}
diff --git a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/processor.go b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/processor.go
index 4c7ce5ec6a61c..f55f2c4b5de86 100644
--- a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/processor.go
+++ b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/processor.go
@@ -46,16 +46,40 @@ func (e *writeEvent) Record() Record {
 
 type recordWriter struct {
 	outbuf *rwbuf.RWBuf
+	optbuf *rwbuf.RWBuf
 }
 
-func (w *recordWriter) Write(r Record) error {
+func (w *recordWriter) Write(r Record, opts ...WriteOpt) error {
+	// Serialize the record
 	w.outbuf.Reset()
 	r.serializePayload(w.outbuf)
 	b := w.outbuf.ReadAll()
-	// Write the record back out to the broker
-	amt := int(writeRecord(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]), int32(len(b))))
-	if amt != len(b) {
-		return errors.New("writing record failed with errno: " + strconv.Itoa(amt))
+
+	// Apply write options
+	wo := writeOpts{}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt.apply(&wo)
+	}
+
+	// Do the write
+	var amt int32
+	if wo.topic == "" {
+		// Directly write the record to the default output topic.
+		amt = writeRecord(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]), int32(len(b)))
+	} else {
+		// Serialize the options
+		w.optbuf.Reset()
+		wo.serialize(w.optbuf)
+		o := w.optbuf.ReadAll()
+		amt = writeRecordWithOptions(
+			unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]),
+			int32(len(b)),
+			unsafe.Pointer(&o[0]),
+			int32(len(o)),
+		)
+	}
+	if int(amt) != len(b) {
+		return errors.New("writing record failed with errno: " + strconv.Itoa(int(amt)))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -65,7 +89,7 @@ var (
 	currentHeader batchHeader  = batchHeader{}
 	inbuf         *rwbuf.RWBuf = rwbuf.New(128)
 	e             writeEvent
-	w             recordWriter = recordWriter{rwbuf.New(128)}
+	w             recordWriter = recordWriter{rwbuf.New(128), rwbuf.New(32)}
 )
 
 // run our transformation loop
diff --git a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/sdk.go b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/sdk.go
index 2ea83d4d75a12..8b3b9499c8ad7 100644
--- a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/sdk.go
+++ b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/sdk.go
@@ -35,6 +35,29 @@ type WriteEvent interface {
 	Record() Record
 }
 
+type (
+	// writeOps is the internal struct carrying the options available for writes.
+	writeOpts struct {
+		topic string
+	}
+	// WriteOpt is an option to modify a Write.
+	WriteOpt interface{ apply(*writeOpts) }
+	// writeOptFunc is a closure implemenation of WriteOpt.
+	writeOptFunc func(*writeOpts)
+)
+
+// Implment WriteOpt for writeOptFunc
+func (f writeOptFunc) apply(opts *writeOpts) {
+	f(opts)
+}
+
+// ToTopic specifies the output topic that the record will be written to.
+func ToTopic(topic string) WriteOpt {
+	return writeOptFunc(func(o *writeOpts) {
+		o.topic = topic
+	})
+}
+
 // RecordWriter is an interface for writing transformed records to the destination topic.
 type RecordWriter interface {
 	// Write writes a record to the output topic.
@@ -42,7 +65,9 @@ type RecordWriter interface {
 	// When writing a record, only the key, value and headers are
 	// used other information like the timestamp will be overridden
 	// by the broker.
-	Write(Record) error
+	//
+	// WriteOpts can be added to control where records go, for example to another topic.
+	Write(Record, ...WriteOpt) error
 }
 
 // Headers are optional key/value pairs that are passed along with
diff --git a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/serialize.go b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/serialize.go
index 9fe5fef777623..ce8b203830aff 100644
--- a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/serialize.go
+++ b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/serialize.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package transform
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/internal/rwbuf"
 )
@@ -78,3 +79,21 @@ func (r Record) serializePayload(b *rwbuf.RWBuf) {
 		b.WriteVarint(0)
 	}
 }
+
+// Serialize the output topic option into an options buffer.
+func (o writeOpts) serialize(b *rwbuf.RWBuf) {
+	_ = b.WriteByte(0x01)
+	b.WriteStringWithSize(o.topic)
+}
+
+func (o *writeOpts) deserialize(b *rwbuf.RWBuf) error {
+	k, err := b.ReadByte()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if k != 0x01 {
+		return errors.New("unknown options key")
+	}
+	o.topic, err = b.ReadSizedStringCopy()
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/serialize_test.go b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/serialize_test.go
index d4edd2f588d8e..3bc3b31df3b9a 100644
--- a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/serialize_test.go
+++ b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/serialize_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func makeRandomRecord() Record {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRecordRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	r := makeRandomRecord()
 	b := rwbuf.New(0)
 	r.serializePayload(b)
@@ -86,3 +86,17 @@ func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("%#v != %#v", r, output)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestWriteOptionsRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	original := writeOpts{topic: "foobar"}
+	b := rwbuf.New(0)
+	original.serialize(b)
+	got := writeOpts{}
+	err := got.deserialize(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(original, got) {
+		t.Fatalf("%#v != %#v", original, got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/stub_abi.go b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/stub_abi.go
index 63d9ad07b5290..3d3cce188d03c 100644
--- a/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/stub_abi.go
+++ b/src/transform-sdk/go/transform/stub_abi.go
@@ -56,3 +56,7 @@ func readNextRecord(
 func writeRecord(buf unsafe.Pointer, len int32) int32 {
 	panic("stub")
 }
+
+func writeRecordWithOptions(data unsafe.Pointer, dataLength int32, opts unsafe.Pointer, optsLength int32) int32 {
+	panic("stub")
+}