Congratulations to the finalists of the Northern Beaches Young Writers' Competition 2019.
Finalists
All winning stories have been published in an eBook entitled Wild.
Category 1: Kindergarten to Year 2
Winner: Joshy and Livvy’s Wild Adventure by Joshua Mether, St Cecilia's Catholic, Year 2
Runner up: Wild Horses by Beth Hamilton Hay, Balgowlah North Public, Year1
Highly Commended: My Wild Home by Mia Sergeant, St John's Narraweena, Year 2
Highly Commended: The Boy Who Did Not Know Where His Parents Were by Joshua Wortel, Manly Village Public, Year 1
Category 2: Years 3 to 4
Winner: Bush Nightmare by Alice Surace, St Luke's Grammar, Year 4
Runner up: Wombat Hero by Jaslyn Plummer, Harbord Public School, Year 4
Highly Commended: Bronte Blackcoven’s Wild Baking for Witches and Wizards by Anouk Hayes Black, Curl Curl North Public School, Year 3
Highly Commended: Another Universe Entirely by Arabella Wright, St John the Baptist, Year 4
Category 3: Years 5 to 6
Winner: Olympic Gran By Daisy Burt, Mona Vale Public School, Year 5
Runner up: Captive in the Wild by Asha Hundleby, Curl Curl North Public School, Year 5
Highly Commended: A Tied-Up Journey by Tanishkaa Ramesh, Matthew Pearce Public School, Year 6
Highly Commended: Brave Survivor by Bailey Newton, Kambora Public, Year 5
Category 4: Years 7 to 8
Winner: The Endless Life of a Raindrop by Quinn Campbell, St Augustine's College, Year 8
Runner up: A Widow’s Son, Outlawed by Lachlan Ginger, Oxford Falls Grammar, Year 7
Highly Commended: Fight by Georgia Graham, Oxford Falls Grammar, Year 7
Highly Commended: The Kraken by Max Martin, St Augustine's College, Year 8
Category 5: Years 9 to 10
Winner: The Librarian by Selby, Mumford St Luke's Grammar, Year 9
Runner up: A Winter’s Tale by Annie Ming Kowalik, Manly Selective Campus, Year 9
Highly Commended: Mummy by Elinor Williams, Manly Selective Campus, Year 9
Highly Commended: Lions by Sophie Pycraft, Mackellar Girls Campus, Year 9
Category 6: Years 11 to 12
Winner: Krakov and Friends by Ben Whiting, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 11
Runner up: The Dingo and the Chihuahua by Bruna Gomes, Freshwater Senior Campus, Year 11
Highly Commended: The World Before by Isabella Baker, Mackellar Girls Campus, Year 11
Highly Commended: Un Amour Fou (Wild Love) by Claire Matthews, Killarney Heights High, Year 12