Read the 2021 Winning Entries

Through stories we gain a greater understanding of our world. So it was not surprising to see LitLinks writers try to make sense of our COVID world through themes such as freedom, environmental crises, power, dystopian regimes, death and relationships. However, contrary to the bleakness of many of these themes, a quiet optimism prevailed. This generation of writers still holds on to that essential ingredient of the human condition: hope.

Click on the images and links below to browse the winning entries: 

Link: End. Beginning. Again. by Lea Oberst
Link: I’m Still Here by Rose Sheehan, Campbell High School
Link: The Metaphor by Izzy Nicholson, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Link: The Heart in the City by Daniel Kipling, Namadgi School
Link: Warnings by Matilda Charlton, University of Canberra High School Kaleen
Link: Blue All the Way Down by Matilda Jenkins, Alfred Deakin High School. Image: A boy watching a fish swim past him underwater.
Link: Perfect Pair of Polar Opposites by Einjhel Nues, Wanniassa School. Image: Two connected minds.
Link: The Funny Guy by Kane Lawson, Namadgi School. Image: An elderly man sitting in a cafe.
Link: The Itches by Jamie Newton, Campbell High School. Image: Space Explorer on Mars.
Link: Flame War by Jordan Morris, Daramalan College
Link: Mrs Mephistopheles by Julia Murphy, Canberra College. Image: Woman in Gothic Dress.
Link: Curiosity Killed the Cat by Asha Patterson, Daramalan College. Image: A young female detective surrounded by 2 male colleagues.
Link: Before the Dawn by Lauren O'Daly, Daramalan College. Image: A girl looking at the night sky with a dog beside her.
Link: Crosscut Macaws by Serena Drury, Canberra College. Image: A group of Macaws.
Link: The Sentimentalist by Nicky Greer-Collins, Daramalan College

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