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# ACT LitLinks

A creative writing competition for ACT school students and their teachers

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://actlitlinks.com.au/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Archive](https://actlitlinks.com.au/archive/)
- [Congratulations to our 2025 LitLinks Winners](https://actlitlinks.com.au/congratulations-to-our-2025-litlinks-winners/) - ACTATE congratulated all the winners in our 2025 LitLinks Writing competition at an Online Ceremony today. The LitLinks Team would like to thank all the students and teachers who entered, the coordinators at ACT Schools, the ceremony presenters and our wonderful sponsors. Awards and Certificates will be delivered to schools this week. Click here to:
- [New - Annotated Story Resource](https://actlitlinks.com.au/new-annotated-story-resource/) - As part of our Writing Workshop series in 2025, the LitLinks team developed a new annotated version of Altonio and the Raven by Elmore Wenholz, one of our previous winning entries. Our growing collection of annotated stories are a great teaching resource, and are designed to support students to analyse another young author’s style. Click
- [LitLinks Awards Ceremony - Monday 3 November](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-awards-ceremony-monday-3-november/) - Congratulations to all our 2025 LitLinks writers. This year's award presentation is an online meet, 5-5.45pm, Monday, 3 November. Students, parents/carers and teachers are all welcome. Google Meet joining info https://meet.google.com/iiw-gtnm-ahf Or dial: +​6​1​​3​​8​5​9​4​​8​7​4​0 PIN: 4​8​9​​6​4​4​​8​5​2​#
- [LitLinks 2025 Submissions have closed](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-2025-submissions-have-closed/) - We received a record number of over 200 entries with the highest number of 90 entries in the years 7-8 section. There is amazing writing across all sections.
- [LitLinks closes on Friday 12 September 2025](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-closes-on-friday-12-september-2025/) - Make a note in your diary! The 2025 LitLinks Competition submission deadline is Friday 12 September 2025. As you complete semester 1 assessments, lookout for possible creative pieces to enter. There are no set themes or topics for LitLinks and students may enter short stories that they have written for their class assessments. You can
- [Term 3 Dates for Free LitLinks Writing Workshops for Yrs 7-8](https://actlitlinks.com.au/term-3-dates-for-free-litlinks-writing-workshops-for-yrs-7-8/) - ACTATE member schools are invited to register up to 15 students for the full day workshop, led by Rita van Haren. The dates are: Tuesday 5 August: St John Paul 11 College, 1021 Gungahlin Drive, Nicholls Tuesday 12 August: Canberra Grammar School, 40 Monaro Cres, Red Hill Thursday 21 August: Lanyon High School, 20 Heidelberg
- [LitLinks Website Update](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-website-update/) - The LitLinks has had 10,508 views since the latest updates were launched on 4 November 2024. There have been 3,041 active users. This represents an almost 50% increase on site traffic during the same period in 2024. Other than the winning announcement pages for 2024, the most popular area of the site was the Resources
- [Student Writing Workshops: Yrs 7-8](https://actlitlinks.com.au/student-writing-workshops-yrs-7-8/) - Free LitLinks Writing Workshops for Years 7-8 Students with Rita van Haren ACTATE member schools are invited to register up to 15 students from years 7-8. Select a date and venue, and email Rita at info@actate.com.au. Places are limited to 4 schools in each workshop so get in quickly. Models of permission notes and risk assessments
- [Student Writing Workshops: Yrs 9-12](https://actlitlinks.com.au/student-writing-workshops-years-9-12/) - Free LitLinks Writing Workshop for Years 9 -12 Students with Author Lisa Fuller ACTATE member schools are invited to register up to three students from years 9-12. Email Rita at info@actate.com.au to register your students. Models of permission notes and risk assessments will be available. We will provide duty of care if you are unable to send
- [Congratulations to the 2024 LitLinks Winners](https://actlitlinks.com.au/congratulations-to-the-2024-litlinks-winners/) - ACTATE was proud to present awards to our winning writers at this year's LitLinks Awards Ceremony today.
- [Free Student Events: LitLinks Years 9-12 Student Writing Workshops](https://actlitlinks.com.au/free-student-events-litlinks-years-9-12-student-writing-workshops/) - ACTATE invites each school with an ACTATE group membership to send 2 students from years 9-12 to a two hour free writing workshop with Will Kostakis, Young Adult (YA) author.
- [LitLinks Workshops in 2024](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-workshops-in-2024/) - Just over 350 year 7-8 students from 25 schools attended writing workshops hosted by ACTATE. Thank you to LitLinks coordinators, Jenine Westerburg and Rita van Haren, who shared their expertise and volunteered their time to run seven full day workshops.
- [LitLinks Countdown: 1 week to go!](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-countdown-1-week-to-go/) - Submissions for the 2024 LitLinks Competition close at Midnight, Friday 13 September (week 8).
- [LitLinks Awards Ceremony - 4 November 2024](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-awards-ceremony-4-november-2024/) - Judging has now been completed and we are working on the LitLinks website, certificates and organising the online award ceremony. Students, their families and teachers are warmly invited.
- [Resources to teach writing](https://actlitlinks.com.au/resources-to-teach-writing/) - At the National Conference, AATE launched a new book based on the LitLinks resources, Teaching Creative Writing through Student-Authored Short Stories by Rita van Haren and Jenine Westerburg. Cost is a very reasonable $19.95. Email info@actate.com.au and we will get a copy to you and email you an invoice. It will also be on sale
- [2023 Awards Ceremony](https://actlitlinks.com.au/2023-awards-ceremony/) - All ACTATE members are welcome to attend the online awards presentation ceremony coming up next Monday! Google Meet Awards Presentation Ceremony Monday, 6 November 2023 5:00 PM-5:45 PM https://meet.google.com/nhr-toez-gfa Or dial: +61 2 9051 4993 PIN: 104 005 829# Log in is from 4.45pm. We expect the meeting to take about 40 minutes. Please share
- [Congratulations to all our winners](https://actlitlinks.com.au/congratulations-to-all-our-winners/) - You can read the works of all the winners here on the LitLinks website, which went live on 5 November and has been visited by 732 visitors who recorded 2743 page views. While the majority of users were from Australia, there were also visitors from the US, New Zealand, Japan, the UK and India. There
- [LitLinks Workshops](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-workshops/) - Years 7 and 8 students from Amaroo, Gold Creek, Harrison and Shirley Smith schools recently attended a full day workshop on writing, led by LitLinks coordinators, Jenine Westerburg and Rita van Haren. We are planning more student workshops in terms 2 and 3, before the closing date of the 2024 LitLinks competition on 13 September

## Pages

- [2025 Homepage](https://actlitlinks.com.au/) - LitLinks is a creative writing competition open to all ACT school students in years 7-12 and their teachers. it is coordinated by the ACT Association for the Teaching of English.
- [Ribbon by Prakiti Baral](https://actlitlinks.com.au/editors-choice/ribbon-by-prakiti-baral/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MTgifX0=@” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Editors’ Choice[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text
- [The Itchy Jumper by Lucy Thorpe](https://actlitlinks.com.au/editors-choice/the-itchy-jumper-by-lucy-thorpe/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MTgifX0=@” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Editors’ Choice[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text
- [Editors' Choice](https://actlitlinks.com.au/editors-choice/) - During the next 12 months, the ACT LitLinks organisers and judges will select a small collection of Short-Listed Stories to publish here. Keep an eye out for some bonus stories from 2025 entrants, coming soon!
- [Anamnesis: The Crane That Waited by Chiara Biggs](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2025-winning-entries/janet-rickwood-award-2025/anamnesis-the-crane-that-waited-by-chiara-biggs/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MTIifX0=@” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]2025: Janet Rickwood Award[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″
- [Archives](https://actlitlinks.com.au/archives/) - The ACT LitLinks Writing Competition fosters creative writing by ACT School students. Explore an archive of the winning entries: 2018 - 2025
- [2025 Ceremony](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2025-winning-entries/2025-ceremony/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2025 Awards Ceremony[/et_pb_text][dvmmv_madmenu_vertical menu_id=”70″ collapse_submenus=”on” parent_links=”on” menu_item_text_color=”#277B68″ link_color_active=”#545454″ item_bg_color=”rgba(137,162,156,0.1)” sub_item_bg_color=”#E9F2F0″ item_bg_color_active=”rgba(84,84,84,0.1)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″
- [Resources](https://actlitlinks.com.au/resources/) - The ACTATE Team are developing resources to support the teaching of writing. Click on the links below to access resources you can use in your classroom.
- [Enter the Competition](https://actlitlinks.com.au/enter-the-competition/) - The focus of the ACT LitLinks competition is short stories in any genre. Entry is free and schools with an ACTATE Group Membership may submit up to five entries for each category.
- [Read the 2025 Winning Entries](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2025-winning-entries/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” width__hover_enabled=”on|desktop”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#277B68″ title_font_size=”36px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][dvmmv_madmenu_vertical menu_id=”70″ collapse_submenus=”on” parent_links=”on” accordion_mode=”on”
- [Award Announcement](https://actlitlinks.com.au/award-announcement/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#89a29c” custom_padding=”1em||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” width_tablet=”90%” width_phone=”90%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” width__hover=”60%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”17px” header_font=”|700||on|||||” header_text_color=”#E9F2F0″ header_font_size=”48px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]It’s Awards Day! Winners of the 2025 LitLinks Awards will be announced here after the Awards Ceremony! To attend, check the details here.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px”
- [Viviane Gerardu Award, 2025](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2025-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Viviane Gerardu Award, 2025[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gerardu.jpg” alt=”Viviane Gerardu presenting to colleagues ” title_text=”Viviane
- [Nothing, No One by Phoebe MacDonald-Smith](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2025-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2025/nothing-no-one-by-phoebe-macdonald-smith/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MTAifX0=@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” global_colors_info=”{}”]2025: Viviane Gerardu Award[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text
- [Year 9 & 10, 2025](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2025-winning-entries/year-9-10-2025/) - The range of genres and subjects covered showed that year 9 & 10 students are thinking and experimenting broadly with their approach to writing and engaging readers in interesting ways.
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- [Homepage 2024](https://actlitlinks.com.au/homepage-2024/) - LitLinks is a creative writing competition open to all ACT school students in years 7-12 and their teachers. Click on the images to read the winning entries.
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- [Crostoli and Jasmine by Natalie Anderson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-11-12-2024/crostoli-and-jasmine-by-natalie-anderson/) - Crostoli and Jasmine is gentle and evocative with a clear sense of time and place. The work successfully carries its narrative without relying on heavy emotional intensity.
- [Oneiric Deicide by Nicholas Markham](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2024/oneiric-deicide-by-nicholas-markham/) - In the beginning, we were a singular mind; a boundless consciousness adrift in an endless, blank void.
- [A Serendipitous Disaster by Thuruni Cooray](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-11-12-2024/a-serendipitous-disaster-by-thuruni-cooray/) - This is a pointed commentary on the fate of islands facing annihilation as the world’s climate changes dramatically.
- [Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Emma Clark](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-11-12-2024/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-by-emma-clark/) - A well crafted and skilful piece which builds momentum as the main character anticipates the joy of joining the sightless community.
- [An Eye for an Eye by Hannah Luff](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-11-12-2024/an-eye-for-an-eye-by-hannah-luff/) - This is a clever prequel to the fate of Rapunzel in the fairy tale bearing her name. Like all fairy tales it has a ‘good versus evil theme’ with a terrible crime being committed against the witch, a character usually associated with evil.
- [You Won’t Last by Toby Nitural](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-11-12-2024/you-wont-last-by-toby-nitural/) - This tale is a compelling sustained metaphor for the influence and consequences of using the internet.
- [In The Spaghetti by Nina Stachurski](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-11-12-2024/in-the-spaghetti-by-nina-stachurski/) - This story begins as a simple, contemporary story dealing with the routines of being in space. The solitude of the spaceman enjoying the countdown of eating his cans of spaghetti becomes more sinister as he lands in a greatly changed earth.
- [Neighbours by Isla Olney](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-9-10-2024/neighbours-by-isla-olney/) - Through effective descriptive language, the writer creates the monotonous life and dismal setting of the main character, Arthur: ‘Drops of dew collected on the strands of his tousled hair as the eerie grey setting cloaked him while he walked’.
- [Mirror Mirror by Skye Mitry](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-9-10-2024/mirror-mirror-by-skye-mitry/) - Using the timeless symbol of the mirror and a conflict between Nyx, the Deity of Darkness, and her brother, Sol, the writer creates an engaging back story to the 'Snow White' fairy tale.
- [Variations on a Summer’s Day by Tessa Grigour](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-9-10-2024/variations-on-a-summers-day-by-tessa-grigour/) - The writer creates two characters going about their unhappy, directionless lives, just ‘floating down the stream’ of life until they both experience an awakening ‘note of music’ whilst wandering through a shopping mall.
- [Where the Shadows Lie by Imogen Hales](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-9-10-2024/where-the-shadows-lie-by-imogen-hales/) - The writer presents a sustained narrative of two characters as they endure a vivid experience ‘in the world of a dream in a dream’ to the final realization that, ‘We’re dead, aren’t we’ because the ‘shadowy figures’ had made their decision.
- [A Burning Memory by Jennifer Du](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-9-10-2024/a-burning-memory-by-jennifer-du/) - This is a challenging topic considering the age of the writer. The writer cleverly entwines the narrator’s conflicting feelings of love, hate and shame.
- [Waves of Change by Imogen Phillips](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-7-8-2024/waves-of-change-by-imogen-phillips/) - 'Waves of Change' is a realistic depiction of the emotional and physical damage of the 2019 coastal bushfires, reflecting on themes such as healing and regeneration.
- [The Past’s Current by Patricia Sukardi](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-7-8-2024/the-pasts-current-by-patricia-sukardi/) - This story’s title’s pun on the word ‘current’ alludes to the layered storytelling that follows. The writer uses family dynamics to juxtapose differing points of view and emotional responses to tragedy.
- [Strings by Evelyn Pollard](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-7-8-2024/strings-by-evelyn-pollard/) - 'Strings' is a poignant story of optimism and sentiment reflecting on how hope can be found in misery. It puts a spin on the speculative fiction genre, concluding the story with a positive resolution, as if a fable.
- [Una Mente, Uno Consilio by Olive King](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-7-8-2024/una-mente-uno-consilio-by-olive-king/) - The plot of 'Una Mente, Uno Consilio' (One Mind, One Plan) presents an excitingly original premise told with a unique voice. There is menace from the word go: ‘It was a deep, pulling feeling in her gut that kept growing and growing.”
- [Year 9 & 10, 2024](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-9-10-2024/) - Overall, the judges were impressed by the quality of writing in the years 9-10 and the record number of entries this year. The variety of themes focused mainly on life’s not-so-happy times: death and coping with death, seeking meaning in life, relationships, and teenage angst, insecurity and anxiety.
- [Year 7 & 8, 2024](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-7-8-2024/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Year 7 & 8 Category, 2024[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-78-girl.jpg” alt=”Image: A Yr 7 student
- [Year 11 & 12, 2024](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/year-11-12-2024/) - The judges were impressed by the high calibre of the inventiveness and variety of thematic content from our Year 11 & 12 writers.
- [Viviane Gerardu Award, 2024](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2024/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Viviane Gerardu Award, 2024[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gerardu.jpg” alt=”Viviane Gerardu presenting to colleagues ” title_text=”Viviane
- [Teachers As Writers, 2024](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/teachers-as-writers-2024/) - It is always a pleasure for the MARION team to judge the Teachers as Writers category. In 2024, three entries stood out to us from among a strong field.
- [2024 Ceremony](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/2024-ceremony/) - ACTATE welcomed more than 90 parents and students to our online Awards Ceremony. You can view the slides from the event below. Congratulations to all the winners!
- [Read the 2024 Winning Entries](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2024-winning-entries/) - As we emerge from the cocoon of the Covid years, our LitLinks storytellers have shifted gears slightly, moving away from the intense focus on mental health and dystopia, although still featured, to a variety of culturally diverse, creatively-infused, imagination-stretching, unique story ideas.
- [LitLinks News](https://actlitlinks.com.au/litlinks-news/) - News from the LitLinks team about our events and activities.
- [Home](https://actlitlinks.com.au/home/) - LitLinks is a creative writing competition open to all ACT school students in years 7-12 and their teachers. Explore our site and read the winning stories.
- [Altonio and the Raven by Elmore Wenholz](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-7-8-2023/altonio-and-the-raven-by-elmore-wenholz/) - Winner: Year 7 & 8 Category, 2023. An original story told with a unique voice about a duel between a man and a bird.
- [Read the 2021 Winning Entries](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” width__hover_enabled=”on|desktop”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#277B68″ title_font_size=”36px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text ul_type=”square” ul_item_indent=”2em” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” ul_font_size=”16px” ul_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#277b68″ header_3_font_size=”24px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_free_form=”li {padding-top: 10px}||h3 {padding-top: 1em;}” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Through stories we gain a greater understanding of our world. So
- [Read the 2022 Winning Entries](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/) - In a year of pandemic, war, corruption and climate crisis, it was no surprise that 2022’s range of entries reflected the somewhat uncertain and dystopian feel of current times.
- [Read the 2023 Winning Entries](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/) - Read the 2023 LitLinks Winning entries. LitLinks is a creative writing competition for ACT school students and their teachers.
- [Contact Us](https://actlitlinks.com.au/contact-us/) - Get in touch with the ACTATE ACT LitLinks Team.
- [The Girl in Yellow by Charlotte Reynolds](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-7-8-2021/the-girl-in-yellow-by-charlotte-reynolds/) - The blue light of my phone shines against my face as I scroll through social media. Suddenly a notification pops up reminding me about the visit to Granny’s.
- [Numbers and Figures by Oscar Edwards](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-11-12-2018/numbers-and-figures-by-oscar-edwards/) - This is an original piece based on the pros and cons of driverless cars. The author takes on the controversial notions of increased individual technological surveillance and explores the lengths to which this could impact on life and death.
- [Mors Vincit Omnia by Wilbur Nelson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-11-12-2018/mors-vincit-omnia-by-wilbur-nelson/) - This piece which is a creative response to Basho’s “Narrow Road to a Far Province” engaged immediately.
- [Faultless Flaws by Bella Volk-Loone](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-11-12-2018/faultless-flaws-by-bella-volk-loone/) - The judges really enjoyed reading this piece. It entertained and gave an alternative perspective on speculative fiction themes.
- [A Nice Sandwich (with apologies to George Orwell) by Kassandra Stewart](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-11-12-2018/a-nice-sandwich-with-apologies-to-george-orwell-by-kassandra-stewart/) - The judges laughed out loud at this amusing treatise on the humble sandwich. The author uses a combination of whimsy and exposition to advantage.
- [The Cage by George Line](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-9-10-2018/the-cage-by-george-line/) - This young writer has the potential to create thought provoking speculative fiction. This piece had flashes of brilliance with descriptions so unusual and vivid they surprised you at every turn.
- [สมน้ำหน้า (To get what one deserves) by Taylor Dawes](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-9-10-2018/สมน้ำหน้า-to-get-what-one-deserves-by-taylor-dawes/) - This piece was selected because of its choice of a familiar domestic setting and the sense of real emotions being explored.
- [小淘气 Little Rascal by Samantha Lawson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-9-10-2018/小淘气-little-rascal-by-samantha-lawson/) - This piece was highly commended as it was fresh, humorous and extremely well crafted. The writer used description brilliantly to maximize suspense and create lasting images.
- [Silence by Lauren Moloney](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-9-10-2018/silence-by-lauren-moloney/) - This piece of writing stood out as the winning entry. The structure was sophisticated and the writer immediately engaged the reader with empathy for the characters.
- [The Wasteland by Leo Moore](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-7-8-2018/the-wasteland-by-leo-moore/) - The author has written an engaging story line that portrayed Canberra as ‘the Cursed City’, which struck a chord with the judges.
- [Buzzing Through Life by Sophie Mills](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-7-8-2018/buzzing-through-life-by-sophie-mills/) - Another clever title, which led onto an original piece of writing. The descriptions were clear and at times vivid which indicated that the author had researched the subject matter to ensure accuracy of content.
- [Escape from Eternity by Amy Theakston](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-11-12-2019/escape-from-eternity-by-amy-theakston/) - In this futuristic speculation, there is clever imagery from today’s world and linked well to possible technology of the future.
- [Can I get a flat white please? by Alissa Yuen](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-11-12-2019/can-i-get-a-flat-white-please-by-alissa-yuen/) - With a focus on diversity, the author shines a light on a need for a more inclusive society through the mundane act of ordering coffee.
- [The Last of Diego Hernandez by Monique Eaton](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-11-12-2019/the-last-of-diego-hernandez-by-monique-eaton/) - This is a sophisticated concept, handled quite well. The series of recollections about a boy offers an insight into the culture and patterns of another time and place.
- [The Chankiri Tree by Poppy Volk-Loone](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-11-12-2019/the-chankiri-tree-by-poppy-volk-loone/) - The Chankiri Tree is an evocative and startling piece covering a brutal era. The author offers a fluent, and powerful reflection that is both thought-provoking and unsettling.
- [The Hunting of the Hart by Saskia Meir](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-9-10-2019/the-hunting-of-the-hart-by-saskia-meir/) - This narrative explores a topical question about whether artificial intelligence can express human emotions such as empathy.
- [The Exam by Julia Murphy](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-9-10-2019/the-exam-by-julia-murphy/) - The use of the first person narrator is well sustained in this Interesting narrative that links back to the past and Druids.
- [The Family Over the Fence by Colette Paterson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-9-10-2019/the-family-over-the-fence-by-colette-paterson/) - The author considers current social issues of migration and racism, and effectively conveys the voice of a bigotted old man while still remaining optimistic in the story’s ending.
- [The Whales by Penelope Robson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-9-10-2019/the-whales-by-penelope-robson/) - The Whales engages the reader’s attention with its haunting mystery. The main character’s story is cleverly developed with excellent description and mature use of language.
- [Years 9 & 10, 2019](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-9-10-2019/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Year 9 & 10 Category, 2019[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/910-2019.jpg” alt=”Image: 3 year 10 students
- [Read the 2019 Winning Entries](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” width__hover_enabled=”on|desktop”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#277B68″ title_font_size=”36px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text ul_type=”square” ul_item_indent=”2em” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” ul_font_size=”16px” ul_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#277b68″ header_3_font_size=”24px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” custom_css_free_form=”li {padding-top: 10px}||h3 {padding-top: 1em;}” global_colors_info=”{}”]In 2019, we received a range of wonderful stories across many genres. The
- [The Outsider by Michael McKellar](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-7-8-2019/the-outsider-by-michael-mckellar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjEzNTkifX0=@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2019: Year 7 & 8 Category: Speculative Fiction Award[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Pepel Van Winkel by Remington Darling](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-7-8-2019/pepel-van-winkel-by-remington-darling/) - Judges laughed aloud whilst reading this ambitious piece. The writer creates a sense of the visual through inventive language and ‘slapstick’ dialogue.
- [Wolf by Brianna Udovisi](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-7-8-2019/wolf-by-brianna-udovisi/) - Fluent, literate and a well-constructed story. The strong characterisation of Wolf and his meanderings through his territory captivate and entice the reader.
- [Finding Peace by Giorgia Dixon](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2019-winning-entries/years-7-8-2019/finding-peace-by-giorgia-dixon/) - Finding Peace is a sophisticated and enticing story, tightly written and immediately engaging. The Emily Dickinson quotation cleverly links to the themes of the dialogue that surrounds death.
- [The Day My Heart Died by Clare Russell](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2020/the-day-my-heart-died-by-clare-russell/) - A sensitively written story of a young person reflecting on her life, challenges and relationships.
- [The Palm by Max Van Den Boogaard](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-11-12-2020/the-palm-by-max-van-den-boogaard/) - A harrowing depiction of the future, reflecting major current concerns of pollution, the consequences of government inaction in protecting our environment, and the concept of progress at any cost.
- [A Harvest of Misery by George Line](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-11-12-2020/a-harvest-of-misery-by-george-line/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjEyMzgifX0=@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2020: Year 11 & 12 Category: Judges’ Choice[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false”
- [A Separation of Mind and Body by Asha Patterson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-11-12-2020/a-separation-of-mind-and-body-by-asha-patterson/) - This tale of death and dying is an excellent and moving narrative dealing with a difficult and topical subject.
- [To the Man who Murdered my Parents.... by Elisabeth Gregory](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-11-12-2020/to-the-man-who-murdered-my-parents-by-elisabeth-gregory/) - A powerful narrative where the writer maintains the emotional intensity of the heart-wrenching situation through evocative and descriptive language.
- [The Forest’s Dancer by Miah Crombie](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-9-10-2020/the-forests-dancer-by-miah-crombie/) - This is a cleverly imaginative piece with deft descriptive techniques and which demonstrates a good command of vocabulary.
- [Lavender and Gunpowder by Juliet Laughton](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-9-10-2020/lavender-and-gunpowder-by-juliet-laughton/) - This writer was inspired by the Lavender Scare in the USA during the Cold War.
- [Within The Ashes by Emily Rae-Brinsden](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-9-10-2020/within-the-ashes-by-emily-rae-brinsden/) - While taking its inspiration from The Great Gatsby, this piece stands on its own. It provides another perspective on the myth and defeat of the American Dream.
- [The Cycle by Charlotte Orman](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-9-10-2020/the-cycle-by-charlotte-orman/) - The author provides a quotation on change to set the scene for the story’s action. This is then echoed in the piece’s seasonal structure.
- [The Dog of Orange Ochre by Afryna Yarbakhsh](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-7-8-2020/the-dog-of-orange-ochre-by-afryna-yarbakhsh/) - This piece immediately engages the reader. It is clever, imaginative and deceptively simple. It evokes older, other times and cultures and skillfully weaves the narrative between them.
- [Thoughts Under the Portrait by Gabrielle Shoebridge](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-7-8-2020/thoughts-under-the-portrait-by-gabrielle-shoebridge/) - Imaginative and stark writing. This short piece pursues an interesting left of centre idea and is well executed, providing glimpses into humanity and world politics.
- [Tag, You’re It by Hannah Northey](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-7-8-2020/tag-youre-it-by-hannah-northey/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjEyMzQifX0=@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2020: Year 7 & 8 Category: Highly Commended[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false”
- [Thirty One Percent and Charging by Quinn McGlashan](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/years-7-8-2020/thirty-one-percent-and-charging-by-quinn-mcglashan/) - Outstanding. The structure and themes of this piece are sophisticated and the language creates a compelling atmosphere.
- [The Sentimentalist by Nicky Greer-Collins](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/teachers-as-writers-2021/the-sentimentalist-by-nicky-greer-collins/) - A red ribbon of inch-wide satin in a yellowed envelope connects the reader to the tenderness between a grandmother and grandchild.
- [Flame War by Jordan Morris](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/teachers-as-writers-2021/flame-war-by-jordan-morris/) - Flame War is a tightly written, imaginative exploration of creation and what it means to be human.
- [Warnings by Matilda Charlton](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2021/warnings-by-matilda-charlton/) - The writer has been adventurous in creating a narrative made up of a series of conversations between a range of workers trapped in a lift and a mysterious time traveller who provides each worker with a future scenario that will alter their lives.
- [Crosscut Macaws by Serena Drury](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-11-12-2021/crosscut-macaws-by-serena-drury/) - The black humour in this cleverly titled piece centers on the question of what could happen if the forest ‘bit back’ and retaliated against antagonist Big Brian and his destructive machines.
- [Before the Dawn by Lauren O’Daly](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-11-12-2021/before-the-dawn-by-lauren-odaly/) - Although short, this piece charmed us. We were immediately in the frame with nine, soon to be ten, year old Lizzie and our imaginations piqued.
- [Curiosity Killed the Cat by Asha Patterson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-11-12-2021/curiosity-killed-the-cat-by-asha-patterson/) - It was so satisfying to read a short story, which expertly takes a well-worn genre and inexorably draws us into a crime world depicting a misogynistic group of corrupt men, an eager young rookie, and some familiar Canberra places.
- [Mrs Mephistopheles by Julia Murphy](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-11-12-2021/mrs-mephistopheles-by-julia-murphy/) - We thoroughly enjoyed the wicked humour that abounded in Mrs Mephistopheles.
- [The Itches by Jamie Newton](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-9-10-2021/the-itches-by-jamie-newton/) - This is an ambitious exploration of universal themes of love, sacrifice and exploitation, handled with skill and empathy.
- [The Funny Guy by Kane Lawson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-9-10-2021/the-funny-guy-by-kane-lawson/) - Although an ambitious piece of work, the writer has mature insight and spins a yarn well. Overall, this is a reflective piece with a relaxed, readable writing style.
- [A Perfect Pair of Polar Opposites by Einjhel Nues](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-9-10-2021/a-perfect-pair-of-polar-opposites-by-einjhel-nues/) - The mature writing and insights were complemented by very tight control of the narrative genre.
- [Blue All the Way Down by Matilda Jenkins](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-9-10-2021/blue-all-the-way-down-by-matilda-jenkins/) - With a sophisticated and original concept handled well, this piece is excellent. The writer demonstrates outstanding use of language with evocative imagery and repetition of the opening sentence to underpin the narrative’s structure.
- [The Heart in the City by Daniel Kipling](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-7-8-2021/the-heart-in-the-city-by-daniel-kipling/) - This story evokes memories of Orwell’s ‘1984’ and its depiction of a bleak dystopian industrial future. Society is divided and the factory, the ‘heart of the city’ has to be fed.
- [The Metaphor by Izzy Nicolson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-7-8-2021/the-metaphor-by-izzy-nicolson/) - The writer cleverly engages us immediately through the title and a rhetorical question. Vivid sensory description captures the inner struggle of the narrator.
- [I’m Still Here by Rose Sheehan](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-7-8-2021/im-still-here-by-rose-sheehan/) - This young writer cleverly juxtaposes the description of her own funeral scene with the words from the poem ‘Ashes to Ashes’ by Kev Elmer.
- [End. Beginning. Again. by Lea Oberst](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-7-8-2021/end-beginning-again-by-lea-oberst/) - This short story is a personal journey of emotional turmoil as a family, especially the writer, comes to terms with the death of a family member.
- [Years 11 & 12, 2018](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-11-12-2018/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Year 11 & 12 Category, 2018[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2018-1112.jpg” alt=”Image: A college student, sitting
- [Years 9 & 10, 2018](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-9-10-2018/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Year 9 & 10 Category, 2018[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2018-910.jpg” alt=”Image: A group of year
- [Lucky Charm by Sonja Tomanovits](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-7-8-2018/lucky-charm-by-sonja-tomanovits/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjE0NjAifX0=@” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]2018: Year 7 & 8 Category: Highly Commended[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″
- [Dainty, Though Dangerous by Annica Barber](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-7-8-2018/dainty-though-dangerous-by-annica-barber/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjE0NjAifX0=@” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]2018: Year 7 & 8 Category: Winner[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Years 7 & 8, 2018](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2018-winning-entries/years-7-8-2018/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Year 7 & 8 Category, 2018[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2018-78.jpg” alt=”Image: Image: A Year 7
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- [Read the 2020 Winning Entries](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2020-winning-entries/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” width__hover_enabled=”on|desktop”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#277B68″ title_font_size=”36px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text ul_type=”square” ul_item_indent=”2em” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” ul_font_size=”16px” ul_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#277b68″ header_3_font_size=”24px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_free_form=”li {padding-top: 10px}||h3 {padding-top: 1em;}” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Once again, ACT students submitted an impressive collection of works, making
- [2021 Ceremony](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/2021-ceremony/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2021 Awards Ceremony[/et_pb_text][dvmmv_madmenu_vertical menu_id=”25″ collapse_submenus=”on” menu_item_text_color=”#277B68″ link_color_active=”#545454″ item_bg_color=”rgba(137,162,156,0.1)” sub_item_bg_color=”#E9F2F0″ item_bg_color_active=”rgba(84,84,84,0.1)” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Teachers as Writers 2021](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/teachers-as-writers-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Teachers as Writers, 2021[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/teachershands.jpg” alt=”Image: An overhead shot of an adult’s
- [Viviane Gerardu Award 2021](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Viviane Gerardu Award, 2021[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gerardu.jpg” alt=”Viviane Gerardu presenting to colleagues ” title_text=”Viviane
- [Year 11 & 12 2021](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-11-12-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Year 11 & 12 Category, 2021[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1112-2021.jpg” alt=”Image: A group of year
- [Year 9 & 10 2021](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-9-10-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Year 9 & 10 Category, 2021[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/910-2021.jpg” alt=”A group of year 9
- [Year 7 & 8 2021](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2021-winning-entries/year-7-8-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” padding_top_bottom_link_1=”false” padding_top_bottom_link_2=”false” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”false” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||5em||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#277B68″ header_2_font_size=”36px” background_color=”#E9F2F0″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Year 7 & 8 Category, 2021[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://actlitlinks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/78-2021.jpg” alt=”Image: Two students, one is
- [2022 Ceremony](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/2022-ceremony/) - ACTATE held the 2022 LitLinks Awards Ceremony virtually this year, using a Google Meet. We were so pleased to see students, their families and their teachers come together to celebrate their success.
- [Teachers as Writers 2022](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/teachers-as-writers-2022/) - With research showing that the best writing teachers are writers themselves, the students of the teachers who submitted entries in this year’s ‘Teachers as Writers’ section are truly advantaged.
- [Viviane Gerardu Award 2022](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2022/) - The Viviane Gerardu Writing Encouragement Award commemorates Viviane Gerardu, a member of the ACTATE community who passed away in 2020.
- [Year 11 & 12 2022](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/year-11-12-2022/) - While the themes were often bleak in this year’s entries, they covered a range of contemporary issues and there was some excellent imaginative writing across a range of narrative contexts.
- [Year 9 & 10 2022](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/year-9-10-2022/) - The judges initially found the collection of student writings submitted in the Year 9 & 10 category to be bleak and gloomy, with the occasional story presenting a spark of hope.
- [Year 7 & 8 2022](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/year-7-8-2022/) - The 2022 Year 7 and 8 writers brought stories with variations on the theme of survival: ranging from the uncertainty of our planet’s future, with more than half of the entries being dystopian, to navigating the human condition from an adolescent point of view.
- [The Mountains by Lainie Steer](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/teachers-as-writers-2023/the-mountains-by-lainie-steer/) - ‘The Mountains’ wrests the reader into a visceral place, expertly immersing them in a precarious environment.
- [Cicada Season by Megan Cartwright](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/teachers-as-writers-2023/cicada-season-by-megan-cartwright/) - Taut, haunting and with a strong command of rhythm, ‘Cicada Season’ unfurls. The judges especially enjoyed the writer’s use of imagery and structure to unpack ideas of memory loss and returning home.
- [Teachers As Writers, 2023](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/teachers-as-writers-2023/) - Now in its third year, the LitLinks ‘Teachers as Writers’ category provides an opportunity for ACT English teachers to showcase their own writing talent.
- [Zombies by Rose Thompson](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2023/zombies-by-rose-thompson/) - This story is an example of an author being prepared to take risks to experiment with allegory, metaphor and inference, to express a theme that is important to them.
- [Viviane Gerardu Award, 2023](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/viviane-gerardu-award-2023/) - The Viviane Gerardu Writing Encouragement Award commemorates Viviane Gerardu, a member of the ACTATE community who passed away in 2020.
- [Year 11 & 12, 2023](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-11-12-2023/) - The quality of the years 11 and 12 entries was consistently high in terms of clarity of language, clever imagery and thematic intention. The judges looked for and found writing that paid attention to literary convention but without constraint.
- [Year 9 & 10, 2023](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-9-10-2023/) - The years 9 and 10 writers chose mature themes and wide-ranging subject matter in this year’s competition. The judges commented on how many entries demonstrated strong descriptive power as well as a clear idea of the importance of narrative structure in the short story form.
- [Year 7 & 8, 2023](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-7-8-2023/) - Across Year 7 and 8 we saw the highest ever percentage of speculative fiction submitted, demonstrating vivid and fertile imaginations at play, and delivering original settings, world-building concepts and ideas.
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- [Plastic Smiles by Charlie Stockings](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/year-9-10-2022/plastic-smiles-by-charlie-stockings/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjkxOSJ9fQ==@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2022: Year 9 & 10 Category: Winner[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column
- [The Visit by Anaya Abdullah](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/year-7-8-2022/the-visit-by-anaya-abdullah/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjkxNyJ9fQ==@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2022: Year 7 & 8 Category: Speculative Fiction Award[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Memories Leave Scars, Not Wounds by Aadhya Karthik](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/year-7-8-2022/memories-leave-scars-not-wounds-by-aadhya-karthik/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjkxNyJ9fQ==@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2022: Year 7 & 8 Category: Judges’ Choice[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false”
- [Because of Her by Eleanor Graham](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/year-7-8-2022/because-of-her-by-eleanor-graham/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjkxNyJ9fQ==@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2022: Year 7 & 8 Category: Highly Commended[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false”
- [Hope by Delaney Perrin](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2022-winning-entries/year-7-8-2022/hope-by-delaney-perrin/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjkxNyJ9fQ==@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]2022: Year 7 & 8 Category: Winner[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column
- [2023 Ceremony](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/2023-ceremony/) - ACTATE held the 2023 LitLinks Awards Ceremony virtually this year, using a Google Meet. We were so pleased to see more than 70 students, family members and teachers come together to celebrate their success.
- [Rabbit-Footed by Kyde Petrie](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-11-12-2023/rabbit-footed-by-kyde-petrie/) - This magic realism piece is an allegorical analysis of fear as represented by a two-headed, two-tailed, three-eyed dog. Short, sharp sentences effectively generate tension and a sense of motion.
- [Cobweb Pieces by Charlie Lovett](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-11-12-2023/cobweb-pieces-by-charlie-lovett/) - This composition uses intriguing and strikingly original imagery. It is a multi-layered depiction of the cobweb pieces of the characters’ lives.
- [Narcissus Gazing Skyward by Jack Davies](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-11-12-2023/narcissus-gazing-skyward-by-jack-davies/) - Confronting in its depiction of the treatment of male and female battery chickens and their grotesque conditions. This short story is unrelenting and immediate in this depiction.
- [Coffee Name by Monica Cao](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-11-12-2023/coffee-name-by-monica-cao/) - Coffee Name’ is deceptively straightforward, culturally rich and powerful in the message that something as simple as being given a choice of selecting a name enables inclusion.
- [Thicker than Water by Skye Mitry](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-7-8-2023/thicker-than-water-by-skye-mitry/) - Speculative Fiction Award: Year 7 & 8 Category, 2023. Set in the fictitious kingdom of Vashleon, this is a story of the overthrow of a tyrannical queen by her daughter, with the help of allies.
- [Robbed Dreams by Aadhya Karthik](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-7-8-2023/robbed-dreams-by-aadhya-karthik/) - Judge's Choice: Year 7 & 8 Category, 2023. A young immigrant’s perspective about the harsh reality of migrating from India to the US and the deep-rooted cultural differences experienced.
- [Reflection by Gracie Higgs](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-7-8-2023/reflection-by-gracie-higgs/) - Highly Commended: Year 7 & 8 Category, 2023. A sophisticated narrative telling of a young girl tormented by her ‘other self’, represented by her reflection in the mirror.
- [The Deadboys by Aria Maric](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-9-10-2023/the-deadboys-by-aria-maric/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjI0OCJ9fQ==@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” global_colors_info=”{}”]2023: Year 9 & 10 Category: Speculative Fiction Award[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column
- [You Listen To Me by Elizabeth Coghill](https://actlitlinks.com.au/read-the-2023-winning-entries/year-9-10-2023/you-listen-to-me-by-elizabeth-coghill/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_text_color=”#277B68″ header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”20px” header_3_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#277B68″ custom_padding=”1em|1em|1em|1em|false|false” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjI0OCJ9fQ==@” custom_css_free_form=”h2 {padding-bottom:0px}” global_colors_info=”{}”]2023: Year 9 & 10 Category: Judges’ Choice[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″
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