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North Sydney Young Writers' Award

Published on: September 2024

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-144978

North Sydney Young Writers' Award

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—Speaker I am constantly blown away by the wealth of talent that young people in my local community continue to demonstrate, particularly in the creative fields. The North Shore Young Writers' Award, officially the Nan Manefield Writers' Award, showcases exceptional talent in creative writing. Young people aged 11 to 18 were invited to submit either a short story or poem not exceeding 750 words. This year's award marks 35 years of Stanton Library and North Sydney Council celebrating the writing talent of people in our community. I congratulate this year's winners, Kathryn Rendulic, Kayla Khoo, Sophie Christianson, Sheryl Monteiro, and Louis Williams. I also congratulate those who were recognised as highly commended, Tony Chen, Amanda Linh, Isla Campbell, Maggie Langsworth, and Zachary Robertson. I acknowledge this year's judges, Erin Gough, Helena Fox, Jaclyn Moriarty, Will Kostakis, and Sue Whiting, who had the monumental task of judging hundreds of entries across five categories. Congratulations to all those involved in another successful year of the North Sydney Young Writers' Award.