Since 2010 FOBL has run a writing competition, open to students from public schools in the Balmain area, and Balmain Secondary College. The competition offered generous prizes to participants, and the schools are rewarded not only by the success of their pupils but by a substantial book voucher for their libraries.
Due to COVID 19 the Writing Competiton was not run in 2020
The FOBL committee is currently working together with the Balmain library and looking at future involvement with Youth initiatives.
Winning stories and poems can be read below.
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Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8) Winner: Highly Commended –
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Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10)
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Year 5Joint Winners –
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Year 6Winner – Highly Commended –
Judges’ Encouragement Award – Deme Milne (OGPS) |
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Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8)Winner: Otto Paton "Wrongly Convicted" Highly Commended:
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Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10)Winner:Liam Maloney "Fair is Fair" Highly Commended:
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Year 6SHORT STORY: Highly Commended –
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Years 7/8Joint Winners – Highly Commended –
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Years 9/10
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Year 5
Highly Commended – Caitlin Showyin, Balmain Public School (BPS), Nilufar Memar, BPS, Jasmine Mowbray, Orange Grove Public School (OGPS)
Highly Commended – Sophie Edwards-Argeot, BPS, Zoe Kerr, Rozelle Public School (RPS), Eddie Cooper, OGPS, Ellery Joyce, BPS, Harriet Butchart, OGPS, Alice Forbes, OGPS
Year 6
SHORT STORY: EQUAL WINNERS Lily Robertson, Balmain Public School,”Feathers and Fur-Balls”
Jade Robinson, Balmain Public School,”We didn’t do much for the rest of that holiday”
Highly Commended – You Qi Xue, BPS, Sarah Boge, BPS, Ellen Currie, BPS
Highly Commended – Joshua Anderson, OGPS, Anne-Marie Schlesinger, BPS, Eszter Coombes, BPS, Caitlin McManus-Barrett, BPS
Year 5
SHORT STORY: Eszter Coombs, Balmain Public School, “Full Moon”
POETRY: Jaylea Williams, Rozelle Public School, “Battle Scars”
Year 6
SHORT STORY: Julia Cantwell, Father John Therry School, “Trapped”
POETRY: Louise McLynskey,Balmain Public School, “The Gold Watch – My belonging”
Years 7/8
BOOK REVIEW: Finlay McKenzie, “The Wildkin’s Curse” POSTER: Faith Alimovski, “How to ditch your fairy”
Years 9/10
BOOK REVIEW: Judy Kim, “The Hunger Games” POSTER: Henry Wang, “Eragon”
Years 7/8
Highly Commended – Django Forrest, Drew Ireland- Shead, Olivia Jamieson, William Thorpe, Ellie Woodward
Years 9/10
Highly Commended – Imogen Biggins, Deaglan Godwin, Schielle Harch, Maddison Ramadge, Louis Regan, Onur Tanglay, Lydia Wong
Year 5
SHORT STORY: Zinnia Robinson, Birchgrove Public School, “The Secret Mountain Rescue”
Year 6
SHORT STORY: Liam Cantwell, Father John Therry School, “The Words that Refused”
Year 5
SHORT STORY: Imogen Biggins, Rozelle Public School, “The Kinda Crazy Library”
Year 6
SHORT STORY: Finlay MacKenzie, Rozelle Public School, “The Night of the Silver Willow”