Congratulations to the winning entries for the 2024 Young Writers Festival

CATEGORY K-2 - judge robyn goodwin

First Prize Jonty Allen “The Silver Serpent”

Second Prize          Deliah Kain “Haunted House”

Encouragement awards: Jasmine Rezaelan and River Clarke

CATEGORY 3-4 - Judge Cate whittle

Joint First Prize         Leo Di Maio “Snowboarding”
Lucy Linder “Karma Will Get You”

Second Prize            Raphael Fuhrer “The Alien and the Haunted House”

Encouragement awards: Betty Krout, Blaze Johnson and Henty Noye

CATEGORY 5-6 - Judge Harry Laing

First Prize                  William Robinson “Corrupted”

Second Prize              Elias Ciolomic (EC) “Wood”

Encouragement award: Chenoa Williams

CATEGORY 7-8 - judge jackie french

First Prize                   Bridie Gleeson “I Am Safe”

Second Prize Jay Moore “The Waking”

Encouragement awards: Meckenzie Hoban and Skelton Pharaoh

CATEGORY 9-10 - judge julian davies

First Prize                  Layla Stuart “Richie”

Second Prize                Sana Ernst “The Walking Dead of Baker Street”

Encouragement awards: Alelia Blinco and Theodore Munnings

CATEGORY 11-12

First Prize                    Eric Moore “Woke”

Second Prize                Jade Andreata “A Love Letter”

Encouragement awards: Kyra Bell, Reegan Saunders and Romany Gleeson