Greetings fabulous LSBI crew. No preamble, no messing about, we’ve kept you all waiting longer than usual so it’s straight to the point.

So congrats to our Term 2 ‘Tomorrow’ Competition Winners 👏👏👏👏 and keep in mind…

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 for your generosity and supporting our next generation of writers.

Year 10 – 12 Winners

First Place – Enough Time by Finnley Walsh, St. Patrick’s College Ballarat, VIC
Second Place – Erased by Nadhira K, Minaret College, VIC
Third Place – Frozen In the Now by Parami Illeperuma, Lowther Hall, VIC

Year 7 – 9 Winners

First Place – Her by Lucinda Man, Fort Street High School, NSW
Second Place – Mother’s Words by Kira Pringori, St George Girls High School, NSW
Third Place – Always Coming, Never Comes by Sarai Ades, Abbotsleigh, NSW

Honourable Mentions

Congratulations to the writers receiving Honourable Mentions for their stories in Term 2’s ‘Tomorrow’ 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)

• Tomorrow’s Palestine by Umair Hassan, James Ruse Agricultural High School, NSW
• The Timerot by Munim Bhadiar, ames Ruse Agricultural High School, NSW
• I Left Flowers Resting Against Her Headstone by Charlize Van Buren Lensinck, St Thomas More College, QLD
• Gaza by Anonymous, St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School, QLD
• To all the People I did not Kill by Braithe Hollister, NTSDE, NT
• Nest by Charlotte Brown, Ravenswood School for Girls, NSW
• The Ruthless Fidus Achates by Amelia Thomassen, Coolum State High School, QLD
• I’ll Meet You in Heaven by Helena Farley, Luther College, VIC
• A tomorrow without you by Tahlia Reed, Moonta Area School, SA

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

• The Test by Ngan Nguyen, The Lakes College, QLD
• I’ll wait by Martha Condie, St Scholastica’s College Glebe, NSW
• Sunflowers by Stephanie Spark, Smith’s Hill High School, NSW
• The race against time by Sky Jung, James Ruse Agricultural High School, NSW
• Procrastination by Dylan Hanley, St Patrick’s College Ballarat, VIC
• A Moment Forever by Anonymous, The Gap State High School, QLD
• Daffodils by Sarah Azad, Edgars Creek Secondary College, VIC
• No promises by Riya Khamar, St John’s College Dubbo, NSW
• th3.n3xt.m0rn1ng by Dulara Jayasekara, Mount Waverley Secondary College, VIC
• I am tomorrow by Sofia M, Macarthur Girls High School, 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 here.

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

We’ve just opened entries for our Term 3 2024 comp with the theme of “Approval” 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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