Year 11 & 12 Writers

The writers in the years 11 and 12 category created narratives that were most engaging. Students explored the human condition through the commonplace, creating a different “take” on reality in contemporary, past and future scenarios.

• Winner: The Chankiri Tree by Poppy Volk-Loone, Radford College
• Highly Commended: The Last of Diego Hernandez by Monique Eaton, Canberra College
• Judges’ Choice: Can I get a flat white please? by Alissa Yuen, Lake Ginninderra College
• Speculative Fiction Award: Escape from Eternity by Amy Theakston, Radford College

• Sophie Arthur, Canberra Institute of Technology – The Wombat Story
• Callum Anderson, Canberra College – Lies
• Enrico Bagala, St Francis Xavier College – Mushroom in the Sun
• Hikmat Berjaoui, Lake Tuggeranong College – Scars
• Grace Davey, Lake Ginninderra College – Untitled
• Alfred Ding, Canberra Grammar School – A Coward’s Death
• Natasha Fecondo, St Clare’s College – The Iron Soldier
• Kate Greenwood, Daramalan College – The Manager
• Oliver Healy, St Francis Xavier College – Never Tell
• Jessica Hill, Hawker College – Spring/Contentment
• Amira Killeen, Lake Tuggeranong College – Ignoring Instincts
• George Line, Narrabundah College – The Baffling Incident at Work
• Dominic Lukin, Canberra College – Passenger Power Play
• Lily Mahon, St Francis Xavier College – Dear Dave
• Daniel Majchrzak, Radford College – Just Dessert
• Samantha Nethery, Canberra College – The Birdman of Backwater
• Ethan Nguyen, Radford College – Unwanted
• Hannah Plevy, Canberra Girls Grammar School – Raining Cats and Dogs
• Maddy Quin, Lake Ginninderra College – Untitled
• Georgina Rey, Daramalan College – The Night of Broken Dreams
• Georgia Rice, St Francis Xavier College – Legend of the Five Suns
• Grace Ross, Daramalan College – The Ripple Effect
• Claire Severs, Canberra College – The Awakening
• Kobi Sizer, Canberra Institute of Technology – The Darkest Desires and Serial Liars
• Ruby Soboslay-Moore, Radford College – The Eyes that Told All
• Ryan Sweeney, St Francis Xavier College – Let Go
• Sarah Twyman, Lake Tuggeranong College – Moving Again
• Charlotte Unwin, Merici College – She Didn’t Mind
• Kyle Welsh , Daramalan College – The Duality of Light
• Grace Wright, Lake Ginninderra College – Untitled

ACTATE thanks the years 11 and 12 category judges, Susan Barr and Beth Mitchell, for their time and expertise. Susan Barr is an ACTATE life member, English teacher and former ACTATE president while Beth Mitchell is an English teacher, former principal and ACTATE executive member.