Congratulations to the finalists of the Northern Beaches Young Writers' Competition 2021.
All winning stories have been published in an eBook entitled Spark, which you can access here.
Finalists
Category 1, Kindergarten to Year 2
Winner: Spark of life by Byron Clark, Avalon Public School, Year 2
Runner Up: Lucy and the Amazing Musical Phoenix by Araminta Green, St Luke's Grammar School, Year 1
Highly Commended: Sofia's Space Mission by Ashley Smith, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Year 1
Highly Commended: The Adventures of Coral: The Sparkling Necklace by Lila Lochrin, St Martin's Primary School, Kindergarten
Category 2, Year 3 and 4
Winner: Sparklers by Eva Vasilangos, Brookvale Public School, Year 3
Runner Up: Orange Inferno by Mackenzie Couchman, Bilgola Plateau Public School, Year 3
Highly Commended: Farts and Barks by Freddie Green, St Luke's Grammar School, Year 4
Highly Commended: Sparks of Hope by Jennifer Delohery, Mona Vale Public School, Year 4
Category 3, Year 5 and 6
Winner: A Sense of Resilience by Alice Surace, St Luke's Grammar School, Year 6
Runner Up: The Gift by Anouk Hayes Black, Curl Curl North Public School, Year 5
Highly Commended: Grenade by Sarah Hogg, St Luke's Grammar School, Year 6
Highly Commended: Spark of Garigal Memories by Marlon Watts, Bilgola Plateau Public School, Year 5
Category 4, Year 7 and 8
Winner: A Spark Within by Zarina Nestel, NBSC Manly Campus, Year 7
Runner Up: The Spark Jacket by Lexie McCoy, Pittwater High School, Year 8
Highly Commended: Left Behind by Chloe Pillinger, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 8
Highly Commended: Rekindling by Lillian Hamilton, NBSC Manly Campus , Year 8
Category 5, Year 9 and 10
Winner: Goodnight, Alia by Vishi Kalra,The Forest High School, Year 9
Runner Up: The Hunt for Candyfloss by Caroline Halse, NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus , Year 9
Highly Commended: Calling Out by Ophelia Shapter, NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus, Year 9
Highly Commended: Compound 2HZ by Jeremy Lee, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 9
Category 6, Year 11 and 12
Winner: Boy by Emily Pearse, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 11
Runner Up: The flamboyant & the forgotten by Ally Simpson, NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus, Year 12
Highly Commended: The Difference Between Simply Existing and Living by Angelina Khun, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 11
Highly Commended: Washerwomen by Phoebe O'Brien, Stella Maris College, Year 12
You can also watch the presentation night on our YouTube channel.