The Footpath Library Epic! Short Story Competition Winners and Honours Roll

The Footpath Library is delighted to announce the winners of the 2015 Epic! Short Story Competition for Australian school children.

The winners are:

PRIMARY

1^st: The Purple Joey by P Greenwood, NSW

2^nd: Home is Where the Heart Is by E Fennessey, VIC

3^rd: Clarence the Garden Snail by T Gledhill, NSW

SECONDARY

1^st: 52 Hours by L Gardner, WA

2^nd: Alone by P Brightmoore, NSW

3^rd: Home is Where the Headstone Is by K Bolitho, VIC

The Footpath Library’s Founding Director, Sarah Garnett said that as the organisers, TFL was thrilled to see so many outstanding entries from around the country, the breadth of creativity and the depth of feeling our children have for their homes, both real and imagined. She went on to congratulate the winners and those students who made the Honour Roll, also a massive achievement.

“I am truly amazed at the quality of the stories we received and understand how difficult it was for the judges. I’d like to thank every single student who entered—you give The Footpath Library great hope for the literacy of young people in Australia and please, keep reading and writing!”

Speaking on behalf of the judging panel, chair Emily Maguire said,

“Judging a competition like this is a bittersweet task. On the one hand, it’s such a treat to read so many wonderful stories and to get an insight into the minds of so many clever and thoughtful young writers. But goodness it’s tough to choose amongst them.

In the end, the winners are those that both challenged or intrigued us in their approach to the theme, and surprised or delighted us in their use of language or form. Congratulations to all the winners and our sincere thanks to all of the entrants. We loved reading your work and discovering through it, new ways of thinking about home and what it means.”

Each of the winners receive the following prizes:

1st prize—Samsung Galaxy Tablet

2nd prize—Olympus digital camera

3rd prize—Beats by Dr. Dre

We are also very happy to award the 2015 Honour Roll with a book pack each to the value of $50.

Primary Honour Roll:

Secondary Honour Roll:

A Chink in the Chain by G. Mitchell

Media inquiries should be directed to Shane McLachlan [email protected] or 0418 161829.