Faraway Anthology now available !
Congratulations and thank you!
Thank you to all the young people aged 7 - 18 who submitted short stories, poems and illustrations to our first-ever competition. We were thrilled to receive 116 entries from all over Australia, including distance education schools, regional towns and major cities across Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
It's exciting now to see all this hard work rewarded in publication of the Faraway Anthology, which includes all prize winning and highly commended entries. Follow this link to buy your own copy. We hope you'll love the touching, funny and intelligent stories, poems and illustrations in this beautiful book.
It takes courage, self-belief and hope to enter a competition, and all who entered should feel proud that you took that step. Congratulations to all of the prize winning and highly commended writers listed below!
First Prize Winners
7-9 year olds
Short story: The Faraway Village of Take It by Tahmeed Alam, NSW
Poetry: Faraway by Laura Hoch, QLD
Illustration: Untitled by Angeline Maligat, WA
10-13 year olds
Short story: The Red Hood by Katie Henderson, NSW
Poetry: Why you Shouldn't be Tempted by Callum Farquhar, VIC
Illustration: Untitled by Artche Maligat, WA
14-18 year olds
Short story: Nostalgia by Rebecca Cole, NSW
Poetry: A 'Place' Far from my Own by Sarah Plant
Illustration: Untitled by Alliyah Woods, WA
Second Prize Winners
7-9 year olds
Short story: The Faraway Fridge by Luke Foreman
Poetry: Tomorrow is So Far Away by Xavier Kho
Illustration: Map of Faraway by Leonidas Klonis
10-13 year olds
Short story: Faraway Friends and Faraway Places by Seyon Uruththiran, VIC
Poetry: Education - A Faraway Dream by Vyas D Karthik, VIC
Illustration: Faraway by Erin Main, VIC
14-18 year olds
Short story: Faraway by Crystal Ma, VIC
Poetry: Him by Shaylah Portelli-Moore, VIC
Third Prize Winners
7-9 year olds
Short story: Faraway by Jacqueline Soon-Iegaspi, VIC
Poetry: Bassie by Sienna Fenton, VIC
Illustration: Untitled by Jack Cassidy, WA
10-13 year olds
Short story: Never too Far Away by Ella Brennemo, VIC
Poetry: Faraway by Cassidy Close, NSW
Illustration: Untitled by Trixie Llave, WA
14-18 year olds
Short story: Faraway by Isi Ferguson, NSW
Poetry: Faraway by Elizabeth Donoghue
Our judges had a tough job of choosing the winners for each category and age group - the standard was so high. In categories where we received few entries, we were only able to award one or two prizes.
All prize winners will receive a voucher towards Creative Write-it programs, including Creative Writing Clubs and Private Tuition, which run during school term in our studios at Balwyn North and Fitzroy, or our School Holiday Programs.
If you live far away from us, you can book into one of our Online Mentorships, which are especially great for writers who don't have access to creative support or guidance. We can tailor the mentorship for your interests, and you'll have regular one-on-one contact via email with a professional writer or illustrator, who will guide you, provide feedback, and help you achieve your creative dreams.
First Prize: $250 voucher
Second Prize: $100 voucher
Third Prize: $50 voucher
Winners will receive a certificate and voucher soon, as well as one copy of the Faraway anthology in which the winning entries will be published with feedback from the judges.
Highly Commended entries will also be published, and writers will also receive a complimentary copy of the Faraway anthology. Congratulations!
Highly Commended Entries
Short Story Highly Commended
Poetry Highly Commended
Our Judges
Thank you to all the young people aged 7 - 18 who submitted short stories, poems and illustrations to our first-ever competition. We were thrilled to receive 116 entries from all over Australia, including distance education schools, regional towns and major cities across Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
It's exciting now to see all this hard work rewarded in publication of the Faraway Anthology, which includes all prize winning and highly commended entries. Follow this link to buy your own copy. We hope you'll love the touching, funny and intelligent stories, poems and illustrations in this beautiful book.
It takes courage, self-belief and hope to enter a competition, and all who entered should feel proud that you took that step. Congratulations to all of the prize winning and highly commended writers listed below!
First Prize Winners
7-9 year olds
Short story: The Faraway Village of Take It by Tahmeed Alam, NSW
Poetry: Faraway by Laura Hoch, QLD
Illustration: Untitled by Angeline Maligat, WA
10-13 year olds
Short story: The Red Hood by Katie Henderson, NSW
Poetry: Why you Shouldn't be Tempted by Callum Farquhar, VIC
Illustration: Untitled by Artche Maligat, WA
14-18 year olds
Short story: Nostalgia by Rebecca Cole, NSW
Poetry: A 'Place' Far from my Own by Sarah Plant
Illustration: Untitled by Alliyah Woods, WA
Second Prize Winners
7-9 year olds
Short story: The Faraway Fridge by Luke Foreman
Poetry: Tomorrow is So Far Away by Xavier Kho
Illustration: Map of Faraway by Leonidas Klonis
10-13 year olds
Short story: Faraway Friends and Faraway Places by Seyon Uruththiran, VIC
Poetry: Education - A Faraway Dream by Vyas D Karthik, VIC
Illustration: Faraway by Erin Main, VIC
14-18 year olds
Short story: Faraway by Crystal Ma, VIC
Poetry: Him by Shaylah Portelli-Moore, VIC
Third Prize Winners
7-9 year olds
Short story: Faraway by Jacqueline Soon-Iegaspi, VIC
Poetry: Bassie by Sienna Fenton, VIC
Illustration: Untitled by Jack Cassidy, WA
10-13 year olds
Short story: Never too Far Away by Ella Brennemo, VIC
Poetry: Faraway by Cassidy Close, NSW
Illustration: Untitled by Trixie Llave, WA
14-18 year olds
Short story: Faraway by Isi Ferguson, NSW
Poetry: Faraway by Elizabeth Donoghue
Our judges had a tough job of choosing the winners for each category and age group - the standard was so high. In categories where we received few entries, we were only able to award one or two prizes.
All prize winners will receive a voucher towards Creative Write-it programs, including Creative Writing Clubs and Private Tuition, which run during school term in our studios at Balwyn North and Fitzroy, or our School Holiday Programs.
If you live far away from us, you can book into one of our Online Mentorships, which are especially great for writers who don't have access to creative support or guidance. We can tailor the mentorship for your interests, and you'll have regular one-on-one contact via email with a professional writer or illustrator, who will guide you, provide feedback, and help you achieve your creative dreams.
First Prize: $250 voucher
Second Prize: $100 voucher
Third Prize: $50 voucher
Winners will receive a certificate and voucher soon, as well as one copy of the Faraway anthology in which the winning entries will be published with feedback from the judges.
Highly Commended entries will also be published, and writers will also receive a complimentary copy of the Faraway anthology. Congratulations!
Highly Commended Entries
Short Story Highly Commended
- Chauncey Yu (7-9)
- Chloe Henville (7-9)
- Daniel Fisher-Bunting (7-9)
- Emma Nymann (7-9)
- Josh Luppino (7-9)
- Keanen Thai (7-9)
- Madelyn York (7-9)
- Tianna Duffin (7-9)
- Amanda Ching (10-13)
- Brent Yang (10-13)
- Callum Farquhar (10-13)
- Holly Luppino (10-13)
- Michael Sudianto (10-13)
- Richie Huang (10-13)
- Tara Roberts (10-13)
- Lauren Higgins (14-18)
- Maisy Sutcliffe (14-18)
- Neala Guo (14-18)
Poetry Highly Commended
- Agna Mariya Biju (7-9)
- Clare Lenehan (7-9)
- Eleanor Yip (7-9)
- Gracie Yi Ran Luong (7-9)
- Jack Cassidy (7-9)
- Jarrod Tay (7-9)
- Madison Beeck (7-9)
- Danika Myers (10-13)
- Ella-Rose Hoeksema (10-13)
- Ginger Albers (10-13)
- Isabella Woodcock (10-13)
- Justin La (10-13)
- Lulani Wheeler (10-13)
Our Judges
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Angela Costi is an internationally renowned author, poet and playwright whose work has been widely published, broadcast and produced in the US, Greece and across Australia. Angela has written eight full-length plays and four collections of poetry. The Relocated Arts Project, for which she was the commissioned writer by the City of Melbourne, received the National Award for Innovation and Excellence for local government projects, 2002. She was a recipient of a travel award by the National Languages and Literacy Board of Australia to study and undertake an Ancient Greek Drama program in Greece. In 2009, she received funding from the Australia Council for the Arts to travel to Japan and work on an international collaboration involving her poetry and the Japan-based Stringraphy Ensemble.
Margaret Krajnc is a freelance illustrator with a love for circus, particularly hula hooping and aerial silks. Her illustrations and circus performances often portray a story that has a quirky sense of humour.
She loves using a variety of media to bring her characters to life. Her work has been exhibited widely across Victoria, as well as in Norway and the USA. Margaret has an Honours Degree in Arts (Graphic Design) from Monash University. In 2015, her illustrations were published in the children's picture book, My Neighbour is a Fairy written by Jody Stokes. |