The 2026 Young Writer competition this year proved particularly demanding for the judges, given the exceptionally high standards. As a result, choosing the winner was no easy task. Nonetheless, the judges ultimately reached consensus on both the first and second place recipients, whose names are listed below.
Junior Section: Winner Ethan Morgan Tilbury Pioneer Academy
2nd place Jessica Stefan Lansdowne Primary Academy
Intermediate Section Winner Lucas McCaul Mossbourne Portside Academy
2nd Place Lucas Bilby Hathaway Academy