Year 7 & 8 Writers

2018 was the first time that year 7 and 8 students were invited to participate in LitLinks. The judges were impressed by the range of clever titles – an important factor when writing short forms of fiction.

• Winner: Dainty, Though Dangerous by Annica Barber, St Clare’s College
• Highly Commended: Lucky Charm by Sonja Tomanovits, Mt Stromlo High School
• Judges’ Choice: Buzzing Through Life by Sophie Mills, Namadgi School
• Speculative Fiction Award: The Wasteland by Leo Moore, Mt Stromlo High School

• Alexandria Ashurst, Mt Stromlo High School – Nightmares
• Archer Cooney, St Edmund’s College – Old Habits Die Hard
• Amelia Gaspari, Daramalan College – Trapped in a Bubble
• Amy Herron, Namadgi School – Untitled
• Jamie Irvine, Canberra High School – A Visit to an Old Friend
• Amaliya Kingston, Canberra High School – Broken Lights Break the Case
• Simon Krupka, Daramalan College – Shadow of the King
• Jemima Langdon, Canberra High School – Goodbye
• Virgil Lawrie, Daramalan College – The Cuckoo Clock
• Paul Lindeque, Trinity Christian School – Detective James Mangold
• Maddy Menegazzo, Namadgi School – Untitled
• Zoe Mitchell, Daramalan College – The Terror from Hell
• Dhara Petruschenko, Mt Stromlo High – School Book
• Skye Pratt, Amaroo School – The Diary
• Caeley Waugh, Mt Stromlo High School – Betrayal
• Molly Wells, Canberra High School – Gone Like Her
• Rachel Wyndham, Melba Copland Secondary School – Love Story

ACTATE thanks the years 7 and 8 category judges, Janet Rickwood and Dennis Flannery, for their time and expertise. Janet and Dennis are both English teachers, ACTATE life members, and former ACTATE presidents and school principals.