Writing competition winners announced

We’re super-proud of all the deserving winners in the 2023 annual Northcote College English Department Writing Competition. Students in each year level submit their entries, and teachers select two or three finalists per class. The shortlisted entries are judged anonymously by senior and former students.

This year’s entries and winners have again shown the breadth of writing talent at our school.

Former students Taylor Malmo and Ella Crooks – who judged this year’s Year 11 and 12 awards – had this to say:

‘A huge congratulations to everyone who entered. Ella and I were both thoroughly impressed, and want to say that we're incredibly proud of all those who submitted work, we can't wait to see what they do next!’ 

YEAR LEVEL WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS & RUNNERS UP 

YEAR 9 ENGLISH – ‘GLOSSARY’  

Winner: 

Liana Kuznetsova

Runners Up: 

Matilda Allen 

Ari Pragnell

Writing judge: Emily Potter (current Year 13 student)

YEAR 10 ENGLISH – ‘PRIDE OF PLACE’

Winner: 

'Sunset Waltz' by Lisa Sills-Jones

Runners Up: 

'Poutokomanawa' by Waihuia Thein 

'Immortal Impressions' by Masha Novikova

Writing judge: Christina Sieberhagen (Year 13, 2022)

YEAR 11 ENGLISH – ‘DEAR ME’

Winner: 

'War is Over' by Anna Vu

Runner Up: 

'Dear me from the past' by Angie Perkins

Writing judge: Taylor Malmo and Ella Crooks (Year 13, 2020)

YEAR 12 FILM WRITING COMPETITION

(note - the 12ENG writing competition will take place later in the year)

Winner: 

'Cleaning Day' by Sage Johnson

Runners Up: 

'Broken Dams' by Samantha Henry

'Staring Contest' and 'Stuck' by Kezia Kurian

Writing judge: Taylor Malmo and Ella Crooks (Year 13, 2020)

YEAR 13 ENGLISH – ‘PERSONAL ESSAY’

Winner:  

‘Before and After’ by Kaia Swiggs

Runners Up:

‘Identity’ by Tāne Cook

‘The Talk’ by Mary Thompson

Writing judge: Luke Aldridge (Year 13, 2022)