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Mac Young Writers winners

04 Nov, 2009 11:21 AM
2009 results:

Year Level 1 – Major Awards

Emily Watt, GSPS, The Ants and Us. Declan Rice, GSPS, Hungry the Crocodile. Joseph Castor, St Mary’s PS, My Ghost Goes to the Zoo. Ayla Mulckey, Westmar SS, Flower Land. Brannan Wolff, Kindon SS, My Trip to the Moon. Lucy Lydement, Inglewood SS, If I Was a… Danielle Braden, Inglewood SS, Sad. Lachlan Travers, St Mary’s PS, Space Story. Chloe Wright, Kioma SS, Bulls on the Loose. Hamish Alexander, Kioma SS, Push Bike Adventures. Winner of book prize: Chloe Wright.

Year Level 1 - Highly commended certificates

Danielle Bradon, Inglewood SS, If I Was a… Carter Gleeson, St Mary’s PS, Space Story. Brooke Warburton, St Mary’s PS, Outer Space. Derek Li, GSPS, The Dirty Caterpillar. Samara Balcombe, GSPS, The Princess. Alyssa Duncan, GSPS, Being Healthy. Samuel Gilchrist, GSPS, The Animal Party. Aiden Carney, Inglewood SS, Sad. Jordan Café, GSPS, Super Martion Robot. Daniel Gore, St Mary’s PS, Outer Space. Braeden Schwerin, Kindon SS, My Trip to the Moon. William Freeman, Talwood SS, Dreamtime Story. Joe Zellars, Lundavra SS, Tim Goes Fishing.

Year Level 2 – Major Awards

Adelia Englebrecht, St Mary’s PS, Unicorn Rainbow. Laura Jobling, GSPS, Cooking Contest. Edward Mailler, GSPS, Brad Makes the Bricton Buffaloes. Finley Whittle, Westmar SS, Black Saturday. Lauren Officer, Yelarbon SS, Stars to the Rescue. Grace Burdett, Talwood SS, Dreamtime Story. Phebe Anderson, Talwood SS, Dreamtime Story. Eliza Walker, St Mary’s PS, The Titanic. Ebony Raymond, St Mary’s PS, Lost on an Island. Sarah Muller, St Mary’s PS, The Titanic.

Winner of book prize: Eliza Walker.

Year Level 2 - Highly commended certificates

Tom Hannah, Westmar SS, Swimming to Paris. Meg Johnstone, GSPS, The Astronaut’s Supper. Adelia Englebrecht, St Mary’s PS, The Kookaburra’s Song. Ryley Walker, St Mary’s PS, The Dolphin and the Lady. Dakota Moore, St Mary’s Primary, The Stolen Dog. Zoe Halker, St Mary’s PS, The Parrot. Kiara Anderson, Westmar SS, Travelling the World. Kate Osborne, Inglewood SS, The Cat, Bat and Rat. Stephanie Trerisiol, St Maria Goretti, Jungle Sport Carnival. Sophie Coleman, North Star PS, Two Magic Unicorns.

Year Level 3 – Major Awards

Stanze Quinn, Westmar SS, Beyond the River Running. Sarah Coggan, Westmar SS, The Scary Snake. Blake Johnson, Inglewood SS, The Lost Animals. Jake Walker, St Mary’s PS, The Lucky Fish. Georgia Gleeson, St Mary’s PS, The Titanic. Angus Clark, Inglewood SS, The Cabin Boy’s Adventure. Sophie Osborn, St Mary’s PS, My Life as a Kid. Holly Bucknell, Talwood SS, The Dust Storm. Emma Weatherall, North Star Public, The Treasure Map. Harry Butler, GSPS, Bad Times.

Winner of book prize: Stanze Quinn.

Year Level 3 - Highly commended certificates

Meg Tesch, Yelarbon SS, How the Frill Necked Lizard got its Frill. Shannon Rush, Inglewood SS, The Dumb Farenty Family. Lily Ryan, St Mary’s PS, Circus Lion. Margot Castor, St Mary’s PS, The Curses of Crumbly Castle. Hamish Oxenford, Inglewood SS, Ninja Hanty Man. Piper Jones, GSPS, The Bilby. Connor Bate, GSPS, Over Board. Henry Pietsch, Inglewood SS, Mystery Ben Saves the Day. Kate Death, GSPS, The Noise in the Closet. Lily Slack, St Maria Goretti, Over the Rainbow. Sammy-Ross Privitera, St Maria Goretti, Harry the Lion. Margot Castor, St Mary’s PS, The Titanic. Ben Osborne, GSPS, The Turtle.

Year Level 4 – Major Awards

Elizabeth Holcombe, Yetman Public School, The Monster in the Closet. Thomas-John Valentine Coggan, Westmar SS, Hand Gliders Close Call, However Record Attempt Broken. Lachlan Fowles, GSPS, Return of the Hamster Guards. Sophie Bucknell, Talwood SS, The Disaster! Georgia Long, St Mary’s PS, Sea Shell Bay. Ronan Ford, St Mary’s PS, The Three Inventors. Josh Ambrose, St Mary’s PS, The Future Dream. Harry Sweby, St Mary’s PS, The Cool Adventures of Zog and Bob – Adventure to Mars. Harry Sweby, St Mary’s PS, Rocky – the Secret Agent Hamster.

Winner of book prize: Harry Sweby, Rocky – The Secret Agent Hamster.

Year Level 4 - Highly commended certificates

Emma Donovan, Bungunya SS, Unknown Island. Emma Donovan, Bungunya SS, Winds Story. Michaella Phillips, St Mary’s PS, The Golden Fairy Castle. Rebekah Muller, St Mary’s PS, My Great Adventure. Hayley Strong, Inglewood SS, The New Fairy Isabella. Clarence Studwick, Charleville School of Distance Education, Beautiful on the Inside. Gracie Griffiths, St Mary’s PS, Mrs Hogwarts. Stefanie Lwin, GSPS, The Alien Attack. Ally Finlay, St Mary’s PS, Dolphin in the Sea. Harry Sweby, St Mary’s PS, Zog and Bob – Space Robbers. Alice Fowles, GSPS, Ziggy’s Adventure.

Year Level 5 – Major Awards

Samantha Boland, Moonie SS, Captain Troy. Jahlise Munro, Boggabilla Central, Lila or Sunshine. Nolan Rogers, St Maria Goretti, The Darkness. Charlotte Raleigh, North Star PS, Burning Heat. Nicholas Lahey, Kindon SS, New Planet Report. Sam Finlayson, St Mary’s PS, Life on the Farm. Samantha Boland, Moonie SS, The Animal Fortune Cookies. Winner of book prize: Samantha Boland, The Animal Fortune Cookies

Year Level 5 - Highly commended certificates

Duncan Trehearn, GSPS, Pizza in the Box. Nick James Stewart, GSPS, The Black Knight. Harcourt Holcombe, Yetman PS, Ben the Brake. Sarah Horne, GSPS, This Morning. Katie Jobling, GSPS, The Nellie Rose. Clem Allen, Kioma SS, Dougles. Alex Dixon, Lundavra SS, Pluto – Acnostic. Bailey Wilde, Inglewood SS, A Volcano.

Year Level 6 – Major Awards

Hue Mills, North Star PS, Fear Death No More. Katie Lowe, St Mary’s PS, A Waterfall in a Rainforest. Emily MacNamara, Yelarbon SS, The Wonders of the Night Sky. Emily Coggan, Westmar SS, My Family Fortune. Gabrielle Baldock, GSPS, New Zealand. Jackson Lemm, St Mary’s PS, The Apple Bearing Tree. April Butler, GSPS, Benlaska. Emma Lahey, Kindon SS, Noissim Planet Report. Lukas Hannah, Westmar SS, The Three Big Cat Attacks. William Thompson, GSPS, Dragons.

Winner of book prize: Hue Mills.

Year Level 6 - Highly commended certificates

Emma Knight, Thallon SS, The Destination. Lawrence MacDonald, Inglewood SS, The Raging Fire. Shannon Baker, North Star PS, Survivors. Lucy Coleman, North Star PS, Wild Brumby. Georgia McMaster, Inglewood SS, Greatest Dad of All. Joshua Tonkin, North Star PS, The Camp Draft. Kaitlyn Rush, Inglewood SS, Clownfish. Eisak Gallegos, St Mary’s PS, Jumping Skyscrapers. Sophie Burdett, St Mary’s PS, A Footy in a Rugby Match. Nathan Coleman, St Maria Goretti, My Uncle Eddie.

Year Level 7 – Major Awards

Harry Wallace, St Mary’s PS, A Child’s Fortress. James Finlayson, St Mary’s PS, Hostage. Pip Sullivan, GSPS, Everyone Has a Story. Luke Lennon, GSPS, The Topic. Anthony Schmierer, GSPS, Poem. James Lewis, Casie Michell and Joe Fulwood, Thallon SS, Our Monster. Annabel Osborn, St Mary’s PS, Dragon Wings. Annabel Osborn, St Mary’s PS, Anamalia Haikus. Harry Wallace, St Mary’s PS, Bookshop.

Winner of book prize: Harry Wallace, Bookshop.

Year Level 7 - Highly commended certificates

Amie Southern, Thallon SS, Our Monster. Pip Sullivan, GSPS, Lucy and Mr T. Jasmine Murphy, Thallon SS, My Monster. Kodi Redman, GSPS, Lizard in a Tank. Harry Wallace, St Mary’s PS, The Darkest Hour. David McDonald, Bungunya SS, WWIII: 14 Years in the Future. Tiffany Handebo, GSPS Classroom. Jesse Harris, St Mary’s PS, Imaginitis. Charlie Hohn, GSPS, House Tragedy. Shaney Dennison, Boggabilla SS, The Scary Old Man. James Finlayson, St Mary’s PS, My Secret. Annabel Osborn, St Mary’s PS, Majestic of the Seasons.

Year Level 8 – Major Awards

Thomas Sheridan, GSHS, Artemis Fowl. Keeley Morrissey, GSHS, Captain Holly Short. Bodean Sloan, GSHS, Butler’s Diary. Heather Grantz, GSHS, Sprite. Will Gilbert, GSHS, Artemis Fowl. Jessica Hoey, Inglewood, Please Bring Peace.

Winner of book prize: Keeley Morrissey.

Year Level 8 - Highly commended certificates

Saul Whiley, Inglewood, Protest Song. Joseph Lund, Inglewood, Please Help. Bodean Sloan, GSHS, Artemis Fowl. Keeley Morrissey, GSHS, Artemis Fowl. Chelsea Draper, GSHS, Roman Armor. Elizabeth Horton, GSHS, Pompeii. Tom Sheridan, GSHS, The Roman Gladius. Heather Grantz, GSHS, The Toga.

Year Level 9 – Major Awards

Joseph Kneipp, Marist Brothers Ashgrove, Flames. Joseph Kneipp, Marist Brothers Ashgrove, Killer for Hire. Zoe McMaster, Inglewood SS, While You Are Happy. Jeremy Lwin, GSHS, Inside of the Cupboard.

Winner of book prize: Jeremy Lwin, Inside of the Cupboard.

Year Level 9 - Highly commended certificates

Hannah Andrews, GSHS, Alex. Sara Croft, Inglewood SS, For Those We Pray. Kate Fleming, GSHS, Alex.

Year Level 10 – Major Awards

Sophia Lukas, GSHS, Beheslita’s Paradise. Jens Springborg, GSHS, The Red Autumn. Brooke McGregor, GSHS, Was Is About Dominance And Power.

Winner of book prize: Sophia Lukas, Beheslita’s Paradise.

Year Level 10 - Highly commended certificates

Rachel Baker, GSHS, Generation Y. Brooke McGregor, GSHS, Sister. Brooke McGregor, GSHS, Elizabeth Chambers. Sophie Winter, GSHS, My First Day at School. Jessica Wren, GSHS, Or Die. Charles Lund, Inglewood SS, Harmony.

Year Level 11 – Major Awards

Chantel Thachenkary, GSHS, Under the Shade of a Mopani Tree. Deidre de Beer, GSHS, Joining the Stream. James Creevey, GSHS, My Assignment. Ana Stephens, GSHS, Freedom. Rebekah Stewart, GSHS, The Fire. Gene Smith, GSHS, Last Night. Gene Smith, GSHS, A Winter’s Night. Hannah Stubbs, GSHS, Love’s Chokehold. Crystal Wilson, GSHS, Helplessness.

Winner of book prize: Gene Smith, A Winter’s Night.

Year Level 11 - Highly commended certificates

Katie Kingston, GSHS, Price of Freedom. Deone Winter, GSHS, A Farm of Fortune. Madalene Coleman, GSHS, Untitled. Lucy Jamieson, GSHS, Indiana. Hannah Stubbs, GSHS, War. Michael Graham, GSHS, Once Wounded. Campbell Thompson, GSHS, Take Control. Jake Biesiek, GSHS, The Lost Patrol.

Year Level 12 – Major Awards

Megan Springborg, GSHS, Memories. Ellie Coleman, GSHS, The Lucky Country. Matthew Brown, GSHS, The Exchange. Abbie Warden, GSHS, Naya’s Story. Alex Babb, GSHS, Wings of the Desert. Taleah Raab, GSHS, Burden. Emma Dyball, GSHS, Flash Here, Flash There. Sophie Farmer, GSHS, Incy Wincy Spider. Danielle Young, GSHS, Ridiculously in Doubt of Myself. Lindsay Chapman, GSHS, His Father’s Son.

Winner of book prize: Megan Springborg, Memories.

Year Level 12 - Highly commended certificates

Josh Kelly, GSHS, Bush Bash Comp. Amy Leahy, GSHS, Like Father, Like Son. Nikki Billsborough, GSHS, Stolen Child, Stolen Time. Luke Scott, GSHS, The Enveloping Darkness. John Nicholson, GSHS, Two Aliens in Australia. Yasmin Eelkema, GSHS, The Great Australian Story. Abbey Jeffery, GSHS, The Day the Nation Stood Still. Lez Stephens, GSHS, Blackhole Friday in Victoria. Amy Theobald, GSHS, War Has Come. Tiffany Weber, GSHS, Untitled.

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