litlinks 2018

A creative writing competition for ACT school students and their teachers

Year 7 & 8 Category, 2018

Image: Image: A Year 7 student using a laptop to write his story.

2018 was the first time that year 7 and 8 students were invited to participate in LitLinks. The judges were impressed by the range of clever titles – an important factor when writing short forms of fiction.

Click on the images and links below to explore the winners in the Years 7 & 8 Category:

Click here to read Dainty, Though Dangerous by Annica Barber
Click here to read Lucky Charm by Sonja Tomanovits
Click here to read Buzzing Through Life by Sophie Mills
Click here to read The Wasteland by Leo Moore

Winners:

LitLinks Achievement Awards:

  • Alexandria Ashurst, Mt Stromlo High School – Nightmares
  • Archer Cooney, St Edmund’s College – Old Habits Die Hard
  • Amelia Gaspari, Daramalan College – Trapped in a Bubble
  • Amy Herron, Namadgi School – Untitled
  • Jamie Irvine, Canberra High School – A Visit to an Old Friend
  • Amaliya Kingston, Canberra High School – Broken Lights Break the Case
  • Simon Krupka, Daramalan College – Shadow of the King
  • Jemima Langdon, Canberra High School – Goodbye
  • Virgil Lawrie, Daramalan College – The Cuckoo Clock
  • Paul Lindeque, Trinity Christian School – Detective James Mangold
  • Maddy Menegazzo, Namadgi School – Untitled
  • Zoe Mitchell, Daramalan College – The Terror from Hell
  • Dhara Petruschenko, Mt Stromlo High – School Book
  • Skye Pratt, Amaroo School – The Diary
  • Caeley Waugh, Mt Stromlo High School – Betrayal
  • Molly Wells, Canberra High School – Gone Like Her
  • Rachel Wyndham, Melba Copland Secondary School – Love Story

Judges

ACTATE thanks the years 7 and 8 category judges, Janet Rickwood and Dennis Flannery, for their time and expertise.

Janet and Dennis are both English teachers, ACTATE life members, and former ACTATE presidents and school principals.