Ottawa Public Library announces winners of its Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest
Ottawa – The winners of this year’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest, which ran from December 2013 to February 2014, were announced tonight in The Chamber at Ben Franklin Place. The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) holds the contest annually, with sponsorship from the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA).
Prizes were handed out to honour Ottawa-area youth between the ages of 9 and 17 who submitted poems and/or short stories in French and/or English. Local authors Michel Lavoie, JC Sulzenko and Tudor Robins judged the submissions.
The following list, organized by writing category, includes each winner’s name, the title of their winning work, their age, their standing and the school they attend.
SHORT STORIES
Ages 9-11
1st place:
Damya Boukhtouchen (Age 9), Antina the Adventurous Ant
Elgin Street Public School
2nd place:
Daniel Barankevych (Age 10), A Noisy Winner
Regina Street Public School
3rd place:
Toby Streibel-May (Age 10), The Forgotten Person
Elgin Street Public School
Honourable Mentions:
· Catherine Tao (Age 10), Overshadowed
Woodroffe Avenue Public School
· Shiven Joshi (Age 9), The 3 Tests that changed my life
John Young Elementary School
· Bethany Rose Scherr (Age 10), The Legend of Ice Fang
Home School
Ages 12-14
1st place:
Justin Moll (Age 14), My First Words
South Carleton District High School
2nd place:
Belinda Xu (Age 13), Nobody's Home
Stephen Leacock Public School
3rd place:
Katriona Lane (Age 12), Fairy Story
MacDonald Cartier Academy
Honourable Mentions:
· Noah Zeibdawi (Age 12), The Nautilus
Greenbank Middle School
· Ava Munro (Age 12), Destined Home
Kars on the Rideau Public School
· Laura Li (Age 13), Fatty
W. Erskine Johnston Public School
Ages 15-17
1st place:
Benjamin MacLean-Max (Age 15), Desert Wolves
Glebe Collegiate Institute
2nd place:
Dian Yu (Age 17), The Universal Language
Colonel By Secondary School
3rd place:
Bethany McKinley-Young (Age 17), Summer Time
Canterbury High School
Honourable Mentions:
· Emmy Fu (Age 16), When It Rains
Lisgar Collegiate Institute
· Sonia Qin (Age 16), The Cookie Deal
Colonel By Secondary School
· Lia Codrington (Age 17), Click
Canterbury High School
POETRY
Ages 9-11
1st place:
Kaitlyn Chen (Age 10), The dreams
Farley Mowat Public School
2nd place:
Bastien MacLean-Valenzuela (Age 11), I am
Katimavik Public School
3rd place:
Sasha Hopkins (Age 11), The GIANT Cookie To: Lucy
Hopewell Avenue Public School
Honourable Mentions:
· Kate Gragg (Age 10), The Haiku
Manor Park Public School
· Julia Dolansky-Overland (Age 10), But - But - But...
Knoxdale Public School
· Fiona Christine McCallum (Age 10), New Brunswick
Elmwood School
Ages 12-14
1st place (tie):
· Kathleen McCulloch-Cop (Age 14), After I Fell For You
Canterbury High School
· Belinda Xu (Age 13), Flames to Embers
Stephen Leacock Public School
2nd place:
None awarded
3rd place:
Wayquay Rombough (Age 14), Bigger Person
Canterbury High School
Honourable Mentions:
· Irelynd Tackabury (Age 12), I am a thirteen year old girl
Goulbourn Middle School
· Isabella Crysler (Age 12), The Girl Behind the Sunglasses
Broadview Public School
· Mackenzie Huggins (Age 13), Walk in The Woods
Stephen Leacock Public School
Ages 15-17
1st place:
Madeline Cuillerier (Age 15), The Girl In The Mirror
Colonel By Secondary School
2nd place:
Kayla Rain (Age 16), (Gina thinks we are forever)
John McCrae Secondary School
3rd place:
Erin Jackson (Age15), After the lightning
Canterbury High School
Honourable Mentions:
· Lia Codrington (Age 17), Starting Fresh
Canterbury High School
· Kate Yeadon (Age 15), Explanations
Canterbury High School
· Sarah McNeely (Age 16), My Body
St. Peters Catholic High School
NOUVELLES
9-11 ans
1er prix:
Yasmine Zemni (11 ans), La vengeance d'une coccinelle
École élémentaire publique Séraphin-Marion
2e prix:
Irène Stripinis (11 ans), Pyramide disparue
École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Geneviève
3e prix:
Aucun remis
12-14 ans
1er prix:
Zoé Roy-Stang (12 ans), Le royaume de El' Mano
École élémentaire catholique l'Étoile de l'Est
2e prix:
Lea Papillon (13 ans), La revanche du clone
École secondaire publique De la Salle
3e prix:
Aucun remis
15-17 ans
1er prix :
Daniela Gonzalez Carrion (15 ans), Ce jour
École secondaire publique De la Salle
2e prix :
Sophie Bergeron (15 ans), Songe
École élémentaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde
3e prix :
Aucun remis
POÉSIE
9-11 ans
1er prix :
Charles Veilleux (11 ans), Le monde parallèle
École élémentaire catholique Terre-des-Jeunes
2e prix:
Mathis Hurens-Barrette (9 ans), Je tourne en rond
École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-des-Champs
3e prix: Aucun remis
12-14 ans
1er prix:
Chloé Baroody (12 ans), Éternité
Lycée Claudel School
2e prix :
Elise Boukhtouchen (12 ans), Le Cycle des Saisons
Glashan Public School
3e prix :
Melisa Eraslan (12 ans), Une Cascade D'espoirs Perdus
École élémentaire publique Kanata
15-17 ans
1er prix :
Daniela Gonzalez Carrion (15 ans), Un chapitre dans la vie d’un livre
École secondaire publique De la Salle
2e prix :
Angelica Kalubiaka (15 ans), Mourir en silence...
Collège catholique Samuel-Genest
3e prix :
Michelle Veilleux (16 ans), Ces choses qu'on ne dit pas
Collège catholique Franco-Ouest
Mention honorable :
· Camille Richard (16 ans), Danse
École secondaire publique De la Salle
· Danielle Eyer (16 ans), Juliette
École secondaire de l'Île
The winners’ works will be included this fall in pot-pourri, an anthology of short stories and poems published by FOPLA. To pre-order a copy of pot-pourri, call 613-580-2424 ext.14383.
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