Welcome to 2024 and wow, where did term 1 go? The good news is, with term 1 done and dusted, it is time to announce our winners of our term 1 ‘Addicted’ comp. We received a record total of entries for term 1, so thanks so much for your support, the only downside being it makes judging even more challenging with so many great entries from all over this big brown land of ours.

So congrats to our Term 1 ‘Addicted’ Competition Winners 👏👏👏👏. We say it every year and every term, it’s not just the winners that deserve the accolades, congratulations go to everyone who entered because to write a story is a victory in itself, regardless of whether you are named in the winning entries or not.

The greatest prize is to have written a story that is yours and yours alone!

A big thanks to our wonderful sponsors at Express Media, VentraIP Australia, and StoryCraft Creative Writing Workshops and Bing Lee for your generosity and supporting our next generation of writers.

Without further ado, it is an honour to present to you our winners.

Year 10 – 12 Winners

First Place – Pantry by Emily Ford, Box Hill High School, VIC
Second Place – Miss Ocean by Charlotte Peacock, St Francis de Sales College, SA
Third Place – Empty Flicks by Darcy Lynn, Wahroonga Adventist School, NSW

Year 7 – 9 Winners

First Place – Likes and Lies by Emily Dukeson, Kawana Waters State College, QLD
Second Place – The (Generic Phone Brand) 16 by Victoria Golz, The Mac.Robertson’s Girls’ High School, VIC
Third Place – Fat Cat by Anonymous, Bunbury Catholic College, WA

Honourable Mentions

Congratulations to the writers receiving Honourable Mentions for their stories in Term 1’s ‘Addicted’ comp, you should be proud of your achievement. We will do our best to publish all winning entries over the course of the term.

📣 Honourable Mentions – Senior Division (Years 10 – 12)

Scarred Souls by Anonymous, Flinders Christian Community College, VIC
Siren by Eva Gately, St Pauls Catholic Secondary College Kempsey, NSW
Illuminating Realisation by Jason Ly, Glenala State High School, QLD
Clandestine Tendrils of Toxic Dreams by Anonymous, Mount Eliza Secondary College, VIC
Introduction by Trang Nguyen, Buckley Park College, VIC
Look Up by Anonymous, Toorak College, VIC
Help Us by Elise Nikkinen, Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, NSW

📣 Honourable Mentions – Junior Division (Years 7 – 9)

Words by Autumn Winchester, Cape Byron Ruldolph Steiner School, NSW
Muted Compliments by Helen Li, Fort St High School, NSW
Digital Refuge by Nico Palstra, Balwyn High School, VIC
Digital Echoes by Amber Brar, Illawarra Christian School, NSW
A Sick Love by Ana Ruiz Davila, Mary Mackillop Catholic College Wakely,NSW
Digital Dusk by Kaavya Gupta, Abbotsleigh, NSW

We will be publishing all our winning entries over the coming days and weeks. We also encourage you to read our Judges Report by clicking the link https://littlestoriesbigideas.com.au/…/Judges-Report…

Please take the time to read our Judges Report for further insight AND…*drum roll*

We’ve just opened entries for our Term 2 2024 comp with the theme of “Tomorrow” which you can enter at https://littlestoriesbigideas.com.au/entry-form/

Thanks for your ongoing support, we’ll be contacting our winners in the next few weeks to organise delivery of prizes and certificates.

Please spread the word to your students, friends, membership base, children, social networks, and anyone you think would be interested in submitting their work for the chance to win terrific prizes while flexing their creative muscle. We’d love to read their entries!

And if you’re a parent, writer, business or organisation that is able to contribute to our prize pool, we would welcome your support in helping to encourage our students to be creative.

Sincerely
Joe and Sarah

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