2007/2008CONTEST RESULTS

These magnificent books featuring the above-listed prize winners are now available. Please contact us for more information.

POETRY CONTEST

First PrizeKindergarten Anika Badowski, Benito School (MB)Grade One Katherine Hutchinson, John Knox Christian School (ON)Grade Two Calley Casha, School of Hope (AB)Grade Three Julia Sun, Trillium Montessori and Elementary School (ON)Grade Four Acadia Baxter, Thor College (ON)Grade Five Jana Dyck, Stewart Hawke Community School (SK)Grade Six Larissa Peck, Brookville Public School (ON)Grade Seven James Turner, Cremona School (AB)Grade Eight Damon Bressette, Kettle and Stony Point Hillside School (ON)Grade Nine Emilie Theriault, Rosemère High School (QC)Grade Ten Christine Klippenstein, Canterbury High School (ON)Grade Eleven Marissa Miller, Bialik High School (QC)Grade Twelve Kate Neil, Mulgrave School (BC)

Second PrizeKindergarten Austin Homeniuk, Benito School (MB)Grade One Luke Kazakawich, School of Hope (AB)Grade Two Dryden Chadwick, Thor College (ON)Grade Three Madison Roth, Thor College (ON)Grade Four Alexa Gordon, Linsford Park School (AB)Grade Five Callum Hutchinson, Avon Public School (ON)Grade Six Kyra Lee, Broadview Avenue Public School (ON)Grade Seven Megan Berndt, Sir Mackenzie Bowell School (ON)Grade Eight Bridget George, Kettle and Stony Point Hillside School (ON)Grade Nine Jordyn Wear, Lake Cowichan Secondary School (BC)Grade Ten Sara Thurlbeck, Westwood Collegiate (MB)Grade Eleven Natalie Kurdyla, Rosemère High School (QC)Grade Twelve Jennifer Klauninger, Canterbury High School (ON)

Third PrizeKindergarten Tanner Staples, Benito School (MB)Grade One Vernon Kuepfer, Thaler’s School (ON)Grade Two Jacob Nicholson, Partners in Education Program (BC)Grade Three Seth McDermott, John Knox Christian School (ON)Grade Four Isaac Poirier, James Hamblin School (SK)Grade Five Stephanie Fung, Broadview Avenue Public School (ON)Grade Six Brayden Seberras, Lee Academy (ON)Grade Seven Johanna Stewart, École William McDonald Middle School (NT)Grade Eight Rieanne Gushulak, Ste. Rose Collegiate (MB)Grade Nine Mackenzie Wall, Partners in Education Program (BC)Grade Ten Michelle Parry, Vancouver Waldorf High School (BC)Grade Eleven Sunghun Lee, Collège Prep International School (QC)Grade Twelve Mihaela Ichizli, St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School (ON)

Bonus Prizes for SchoolsFirst Prize École Steffie Woima Elementary School (AB)Second Prize Benito School (MB)Third Prize Trillium Montessori and Elementary Private School (ON)

AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

Congratulations to all our prize winners this year for contributing such outstanding writing!

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SHORT-STORY CONTEST

First PrizeKindergarten Chloe Funnell, Anchor Academy (BC) Grade One Christina Robert, English Catholic Central School (ON)Grade Two Brooke English, Brookville Public School (ON)Grade Three Brianne Luke, Trillium Montessori and Elementary School (ON)Grade Four Steven Zhou, Broadview Public School (ON)Grade Five Matthew Fogel, St. John’s—Ravenscourt School (MB)Grade Six Hannah Zamora, St. Ann Catholic School (ON)Grade Seven Lina Vermeer, S. Geiger Public School (ON)Grade Eight Chelsey Huver, École St-Jean-Baptiste (ON)Grade Nine Jordyn Wear, Lake Cowichan Secondary School (BC)Grade Ten Chad Durling, Bridgetown Regional High School (NS)Grade Eleven Clare van Norden, Bell High School (ON)Grade Twelve Jennifer Klauninger, Canterbury High School (ON)

Second PrizeKindergarten Gavin Kerr, Prince of Wales Elementary School (AB)Grade One Michael Bobbitt, Harrington Harbour School (QC)Grade Two Andrew Kates, Anne McClymont Elementary School (BC)Grade Three Naomi Kuepfer, Thaler’s School (ON)Grade Four Leigh-Anne Noltie, Brookville Public School (ON)Grade Five Samuel Gallant, John Knox Christian School (ON)Grade Six Jane Ding, Broadview Avenue Public School (ON)Grade Seven Emmali Branton, Dundas Central Public School (ON)Grade Eight Mandolin Vanderveen, Homeschool (BC)Grade Nine Jonathan Hallett, St. George’s School (BC)Grade Ten Grace Pagtakhan, St. Maurice School (MB)Grade Eleven Sasha Gunn, Dr. Charles Best Secondary School (BC)Grade Twelve Lutetia Wallis-Mayer, Mulgrave School (BC)

Third PrizeKindergarten Alexandra Dyack, Prince of Wales Elementary School (AB)Grade One Vernon Kuepfer, Thaler’s School (ON)Grade Two Carlee Rowsell, Harrington Harbour School (QC)Grade Three Kayla Skrlik, Nampa Public School (AB)Grade Four Daniel Assayag, United Talmud Torahs—Beutel (QC)Grade Five Megan McEwen, Maranatha Christian Academy (ON)Grade Six Anokh Dhillon, Colebrook Elementary School (BC)Grade Seven Vanessa Tolentino, St. Edward Catholic School (ON)Grade Eight Melissa McNamee, Langley Christian School (BC)Grade Nine Mary Jo David, Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School (ON)Grade Ten Dominique Saab, Wellington Secondary School (BC)Grade Eleven Devon McKinnon, Mount Baker Senior Secondary School (BC)Grade Twelve Sarah Prusinowski, Elgin Park Secondary School (BC)

Bonus Prizes for SchoolsFirst Prize Brookville Public School (ON)Second Prize Broadview Avenue Public School (ON)Third Prize Rockglen School (SK)

Moon Songs(A collection of poems written by students

in kindergarten through grade six)208 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9782475-2-2

Inside Passages(A collection of poems written by students

in grades nine through twelve)224 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9782475-4-6

Faraway Lands(A collection of short stories written bystudents in kindergarten through grade six)216 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9782475-3-9

From Sea unto Sea(A collection of short stories written bystudents in grades nine through twelve)296 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9782475-5-3