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Junior Authors Short Story Contest 2010 Results

You impressed us this year. BC is certainly a province that is chock-full of talented young storytellers. See you in 2011...unless you live in Delta. We have a winter writing contest ahead of us and we want your watery tales!

Water in Words Contest on Now 
2011 Junior Authors Contest Opens May 1

Laura Thomas, M.A. Contest Organizer and Judge
Read "Stars on the Surface"
Read "Sleeping"
Read "Blind Men"
Read "Lugere"


Best in Contest

Winner
"Stars on the Surface"
by Noa Wang of Delta
Winner of a $25 Chapters gift card.

What this contest means to me...

The JA Short Story Contest is a chance for me to let others read my writing, and to have fun! Before I entered the 2009 contest last year, I only showed my stories to my family and a few of my friends, so I didn't know how my writing compared to other peoples'. Little did I know that I would win first place!

Noa Wang, JA Contest Winner 2009 & 2010


 Winning Stories in the News
Delta Optimist, September 25, 2010

 

Tween Category Ages 10-13

Winner
"Stars on the Surface"
by Noa Wang of Delta

Winner of a $100 gift certificate from Delta Continuing Education plus publication in The Delta Optimist.

2nd Place
"Blind Men"
by Lisa Kirby of North Vancouver

Winner of a $50 Chapters gift card donated by Werner's Auto Klinik in Delta.

3rd Place
"New Beginning"
by Erin Riesen of Mission

Winnter of a $25 Kidsbooks gift card donated by Kidsbooks Vancouver and a $10 Starbucks gift card.

4th Place
"Paranormal"
by Georgia Taipalus of Delta

Winner of a $10 Chapters gift card donated by Diana Crosby of Ladner Baptist Church and a copy of Agent Story: Tales From the Briefcase donated by Laura Thomas.

5th Place
"Kasha's Grim Discovery"
by Raiya Jessa of Coquitlam

Winner of $10 Chapter's gift card from Sure Copy in Ladner.

6th Place
"Beauty is Skin Deep"
by Alice Huang of Vancouver
Winner of a copy of Amanda in Arabia by Darlene Foster.

 

Teen Catetory Ages 14-17


Winner
"Sleeping"
by Sophia Ma of North Vancouver
Winner of a $100 Chapters gift card donated by Ricki Willing of Sutton Seafair Realty plus publication in The Delta Optimist.

What this contest means to me...

It means quite a lot to me. Sometimes you feel that you're all alone with writing, and you dont' know if you're going on the right track. This is also important to me because it's really the first time I've written a piece that related so directly to my personal experiences. Usually my stories are fantastical and inspired completely from my imagination.

I would like to thank Laura for making this contest so well run. I have been involved in other contests but none of them have been so nice to the contestants - the daily updates, the regular emails - and I really appreciated it.

Sophia Ma, JA Contest Winner 2010


2nd Place
"A Game of Chess"
by Shaely Ritchey of Prince George
Winner of a $50 Chapters gift card donated by Darlene Foster.

3rd Place
"Lugere"
by Valerie Flokstra of Chilliwack
Winner of a $25 Black Bond Books gift card donated by Black Bond Books in Ladner and a $10 Starbucks gift card.

4th Place
"The Box"
by Braeden Price of Nanaimo
Winner of a $10 Chapters gift card donated by Diana Crosby of Ladner Baptist Church and a copy of Agent Story: Tales From the Briefcase donated by Laura Thomas.

5th Place
"Discovering Solace"
by Tiffany Konechny of North Vancouver
Winner of a $10 Chapters gift card donated by the Dragon Fly Gallery in Ladner.

6th Place
"The Island"
by Marissa John of North Vancouver
Winner of a copy of Amanda in Arabia by Darlene Foster.

 

Children's Category Ages 6-9

Winner
"Little Red Hoodlum"
by Dominic Jarecki of Delta


Runner up
"Charm Seekers"
by Tiffany Matthé of Surrey

Each writer in this category will receive a copy of Laura's CD Agent Story: Tales From the Briefcase.



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