Congratulations to all prizewinners, and hearty thanks to all those who entered this year’s Smart Alex creative writing competition!
[Drum roll] And the winners are:
Smart Alex 2020 Years 9-10
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- Alexandra (Sasha) Anisimova, “April 26th 2021“, Wellington Girls’ College: $600
- Max Fale, “Perspective”, St Patrick’s College Silverstream: $300
Smart Alex 2020 Years 11-13
- Hunter Haynes, “The potential wasteland”, Westlake Boys High School: $800
- Julia Lockerd, “Kauri Gum Corpse”, Wellington Girls’ College: $400
School library prize: Francis Douglas Memorial School (most entries from a school): $100
Highly Commended: Years 9-10 ($50 each)
Trinity Anderson, “Journal entry 398”, Whangarei Girls’ High School
Jack Campbell, “The Stuff Up”, Francis Douglas Memorial School
Aston Dow, “Waiting”, Rotorua Lakes High School
Samuel Leitch, “Summer”, St Patrick’s College Silverstream
Oshadha Perera, “Evaporating stars”, Southland Boys’ High School
Saphra Peterson, “Cursed raven”, Home schooled
Hannah Zhang, “Flower Buds”, Westlake Girls High School
Highly Commended: Years 11-13 ($50 each)
Raisa Chugh, “Friction”, Epsom Girls Grammar School
Susie Ji, “Wandering Soul”, Takapuna Grammar School
Jennifer Lau, “Half-half”, Epsom Girls Grammar School
Kowhai Mokaraka, “Hamlet Revised”, Avondale College
Matt Sellwood, “Tuna Roa and the tīrou”, Wellington College
Helen Thai, “Transparency”, Aorere College, Papatoetoe
To read the prizewinning entries: