SMH Education

Writenow!

writenow! 2010 is a creative writing competition is presented by Sydney Writers' Festival and The Sydney Morning Herald.

How to enter

Students choose one of the three ‘Story Starters' provided by bestselling children's authors - John Danalis, Anthony Eaton and Melina Marchetta - then continue the narrative, completing a short story. The story must be no more than 1000 words in total, including the story starter.

Students must be in Year 7, 8 or 9 in NSW or the ACT. Entries must be the original work of the student, written during 2010. The story should no more than 1000 words in total, including the story starter.

For more information, visit the Sydney Writers' Festival writenow! website.

2009 WINNERS

Herald Education congratulates the 2009 winners from the writenow!

Year 7 Winner

Claire Armstrong - Last Supper (pdf)

Year 7 Runner Up - Rachel Tyers - Call it a Day's Work (pdf)

Year 8 Winner

Carol Azzam - Word Lock (pdf)

Year 8 Runner Up - Miriam Hansford - There Were No Witnesses (pdf)

Year 9 Winner

Erin Mangan - Welcome To Moon Street (pdf)

Year 9 Runner Up - Charlotte Bond-Quist- A Licence To Teach (pdf)

2009 HIGHLY COMMENDED ENTRIES

Year 7

Rory Ackerman, Shore School, ‘Flight 666 down'

Julie Kim, MLC School

Sebastian Perry, St Aloysius College, ‘Harold and Jobiah's Old Style Orange Juice'

Meg Rice, Red Bend Catholic College, ‘A trip to remember'

Karina Shum, James Ruse Agricultural School, ‘Travel Insurance'

Henry Wrench, Shore School, ‘Beards rule, okay'

Year 8

David Ho, Shore School, ‘The swift footed spirit'

Emily Sherwood, Gorokan High School, ‘Close Encounters'

Year 9

Amy Cai, Willoughby Girls High School, ‘Saving the world and other catastrophes'

Amy Caldwell, Loretto Kirribilli, ‘Changeling Child'

Josephine Casey, Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, ‘Fairly Fairy'

Courtney Chamberlain, William Clarke College, ‘Him, The Boy'

Sophie Collins, Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, ‘All hail the great one'

Dominique Denniss, Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, ‘The HumCom Affair'

Samantha Falon, Riverside Girls High School, ‘Twisted'

Nicole Flax, Moriah College, ‘Following my father'

Emma Furneaux, St Vincent's College, ‘Panda lies'

Max Learmont, St Luke's Grammar, ‘Desperate'

Jane Ma, Hornsby Girls' High School, ‘The Overseer'

Aaron Oni, St Luke's Grammar, ‘Sky Lights'

Jessica Paraha, Newtown High School of Performing Arts, ‘Herb A.K.A. Dad'

Nicole Phillips, Moriah College, ‘My Suburban Family'

Macey Radburn, Picton High School, ‘Drawn Together'

Associated Links

Sydney Writers' Festival writenow!