Year 5

Winner: Sylvie Daniels, Balmain Public School, "Little Boy"

Highly Commended:

• Ricky Sicurella, Balmain Public School, Don’t Make Me Use My Superpower

Emcouragement Award:

• Thomas Atkin, Balmain Public School, An Adventure in Time
• Annika Lo, Rozelle Public School, Forest of Eternal Light
• Rosie McCartney, Nicholson St Public School, Blank Space

Year 6

Winner: Alexandra Shearer, Balmain Public School, "The Superpower Within"

Highly Commended:

• Maya Al-Soufi, Nicholson Street Public School - River 32
  
• Alistair Gray, Balmain Public School - Alone
• Charlotte Howe, Rozelle Public School - Interstellar

Emcouragement Award:

• Sooyeon Kim, Balmain Public School, My Mission

Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8)

Winner:

• Kai Wetton “The Pearl of Carlethon Lake”

Highly Commended –

• Lare Balmond
• Daniela Guzina

Encouragement Award –

• Evie Coffy
• Alexandra Reilly

Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10)

Joint Winners –

• Otto Patton “They”
• Imogen Tkatchew "Memory in a Snowy Forest"

Highly Commended –

• Fin Howard

Year 5

Winner: Miranda Johnston "Seasons Scraps"

Highly Commended:

• Alistair Gray, Balmain Public School - Callan Seasons
• Otto Hoogwerff, Rozelle Public School - Dutch Winter
• Eleanor Lawrie, Balmain Public School - A Hot Summer's Day at the Beach
• Chiara Rees, Orange Grove Public School - Look on the Bright Side

Year 6

Winner: Scarlett Kevin "Choices"

Highly Commended:

• Maya Bleasby, Nicholson Street Public School - The Shadows
• Maya Grosser, Balmain Public School - The Four Sisters
• Clara Green, Birchgrove Public School - Winter's Call
• Reiaura Ling, Father John Therry Catholic Primary School - Falling to Winter
• Ingrid Lyford, Balmain Public School - The Lake

Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8)

Winner –

• Emilie Gordon “And I Think to Myself, What a Wonderful World”

Highly Commended –

• Willow Hadfield
• Ethan Lei
• Pax Valentine
• Lola Valls Martinez

Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10)

Winner –

• Rosie Collyer “What a Wonderful World”

Highly Commended –

• Florence Collins
• Charlotte Hall
• Bleron Zajmi

Year 5

 Joint Winners –

• Layla Doyle , Father John Therry Catholic Primary School, “Far Away to Freedom“
• Lea Eland, Orange Grove Public School, “Waterfall Home”

Highly Commended –

• Piper Anderson (Father John Therry Catholic Primary School)
• Scarlett Kevin (OGPS)
• Alexandra Rossiter (FJTCPS).

Year 6

 Winner –

• Ella Botwood, Rozelle Public School, “Infinity”

Highly Commended –

• Meghan Boyle (FJTCPS)
• Clementine Cockrell (FJTCPS),
• Willow Hadfield (OGPS)
• Annabel Krockenberger, Balmain Public School.

Judges’ Encouragement Award – Deme Milne (OGPS)

Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8)

Winner: Otto Paton "Wrongly Convicted"

Highly Commended:

• Evie Austin
• Caitlin Kerr
• Emma Olson-Keating
• Grace Robinson

Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10)

Winner:Liam Maloney "Fair is Fair"

Highly Commended:

• Joanne Dalima
• Phoebe Lyons
• Will Thorp

Year 5

SHORT STORY:

Winner –

• Hannah Gaunt, Father John Therry Catholic Primary School, “My PC Problem”

Highly Commended –

• Ella Botwood
• Rozelle Public School (RPS)
• Annabel Krockenburg
• Balmain Public School (BPS)

POETRY:

Winner –

Highly Commended –

• Zach Foreman
• Darcy Graham
• Darcy Robbins
• Tom Young

Year 6

SHORT STORY:

Winner –

• Will Selsby, Orange Grove Public School , “Arctic Explorers”

Highly Commended –

• Aurora Laing (BPS)
• Ethan Jeffrey (BPS)
• Emma Olsen-Keating (RPS)

POETRY:

Winner –

• Si-A Hwang, Balmain Public School, “The Monarch of the Glen”

Highly Commended –

• Jake Hardiman, Orange Grove Public School,
• Stella Jeffrey (BPS)
• Harvey Lynn (RPS)
• Joshua Marshall, Nicholson Street Public School
• Mia Grace Otter, Father John Therry Catholic Primary School.

Years 7/8

Joint Winners –

• Otto Patton “The Dream”
• Grace Robinson “iSpy”

Highly Commended –

• Oban Cottier
• Hanlan Nador
• Lauren Young
• Louis Hoyle

Years 9/10

Winner –

• Shay Keliher “Staying Alive”

Highly Commended –

• May Tun
• Rose Copping
• Amelia Whish Jacka
• Damian Triulcio

Years 7/8

Winner -

• Virag Toth “The Tragedy That Made Me Happy”

Highly Commended –

• Charlotte Gamblin
• Mya Holland
• Olivia Jamieson
• Taylor Watt

Years 9/10

Winner -

• Charlotte Biggins “Disaster”

Highly Commended –

• Imogen Biggins
• Rose Copping
• Huzaifa Shakir
• Onur Tanglay