Congratulations to the finalists of the Northern Beaches Young Writers' Competition 2018.
Finalists
All winning stories have been published in an eBook entitled, Tiny Door.
Category 1: Kindergarten to Year 2
Winner: The Minpin’s Door by Melody Paletto, Manly Village Public School, Year 2
Runner up: Lilly and Liam’s Adventure by Caitlin Wood, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Year 2
Highly Commended: Plimble Plot and the Invisible Hat by Coco Mannall, Mona Vale Public School, Year 2
Highly Commended: Follow the Lizard by Valentina Drury, Belrose Public School, Kindergarten
Category 2: Years 3 to 4
Winner: The Sick Dragon by Dexter Carr, Harbord Public School, Year 4
Runner up: Diary of a Forgotten Kid by Daria Coleman, Manly Village Public School, Year 3
Highly Commended: Stage Fright by Alice Surace, St Luke’s Grammar School, Year 3
Highly Commended: Same Old Saturdays…? by Leah Worrell, Terrey Hills Public School, Year 4
Category 3: Years 5 to 6
Winner: Forest Friends by Talia StClare, Collaroy Plateau Public School, Year 5
Runner up: The Haunted House by Madeleine Wise-Mann, Yanginanook School, Year 6
Highly Commended: Lost in Wonder by Stella Julius, Avalon Public School, Year 6
Highly Commended: Being Different by Jessica Hamill, St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Year 6
Category 4: Years 7 to 8
Winner: Breathe by Selby Mumford, St Luke's Grammar School, Year 8
Runner up: Escape by Nikola Puhl, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 7
Highly Commended: Sober by Rommi Cleaves, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 7
Highly Commended: Under Her Skin by Thea McKnight, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 8
Category 5: Years 9 to 10
Winner: White Cliffs by Ash Wattle, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 10
Runner up: Love is a Big Word by Ally Simpson, Mackellar Girls Campus, Year 9
Highly Commended: The Epilogue to Everything by Amy Jones, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 9
Highly Commended: The Creature by Josh Croxford, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 9
Category 6: Years 11 to 12
Winner: Cell by Harry Peters, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 11
Runner up: At Every Page by Moe Iwasawa, Manly Selective Campus, Year 11
Highly Commended: A Brush with Death by Connor Greig, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 11
Highly Commended: Tiny Door by Zac Haley, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Year 11