2026 AYWA Winners

North Harrisdale Primary School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Silent Scars
Prize
1st Place
Awarded to
Mithra Pradeep
Secondary category
Years 3 & 4

Aspiri Primary School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Dark Shadow
Prize
2nd Place
Awarded to
Tinishka Detya Govender
Secondary category
Years 3 & 4

Dale Christian College

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Missing Tooth
Prize
3rd Place
Awarded to
Sophie Mathews
Secondary category
Years 3 & 4

Harrisdale Primary School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Invisible Luggage I Carried
Prize
1st Place
Awarded to
Zukhruf Shahid
Secondary category
Years 5 & 6

Aspiri Primary School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Glass City
Prize
2nd Place
Awarded to
Evania Jince
Secondary category
Years 5 & 6

Wungong Primary School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Boy Who Collected Sunsets
Prize
3rd Place
Awarded to
Ruby Etherington
Secondary category
Years 5 & 6

Kelmscott Senior High School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Craft
Prize
1st Place
Awarded to
Robert Champion
Secondary category
Years 7 & 8

Australian Islamic College

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Courtyard Phantom
Prize
2nd Place
Awarded to
Abdullah Balogun
Secondary category
Years 7 & 8

John Wollaston Anglican Community School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Death Fleet’s Hell Ship
Prize
3rd Place
Awarded to
Annabelle Concannon
Secondary category
Years 7 & 8

St John Bosco College

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
Sold By Silence
Prize
1st Place
Awarded to
Kaima Ikejiaku
Secondary category
Years 9 & 10

Harrisdale Senior High School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
Woodpile
Prize
2nd Place
Awarded to
Patricia Tan
Secondary category
Years 9 & 10

John Wollaston Anglican Community School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Light Beyond Darkness
Prize
3rd
Awarded to
Rosmin Salas
Secondary category
Years 9 & 10

Home School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
Running Wild, The Cockatoo Child
Prize
1st Place
Awarded to
Elizabeth Burgess
Secondary category
Years 11 & 12

St John Bosco College

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
Unsilenced Voices
Prize
2nd Place
Awarded to
Sharon Kappen
Secondary category
Years 11 & 12

Carey Baptist College

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
Ready to Run
Prize
3rd Place
Awarded to
Olusegun Adeniran
Secondary category
Years 11 & 12

Kelmscott Senior High School

Publication date
Award category
Armadale Young Writers' Awards
Award piece
The Craft
Prize
1st Place
Awarded to
Robert Champion
Secondary category
Best Overall