Young talent celebrated at the 7th annual Palmerston Young Writer’s Festival
Over 140 students from Palmerston and rural primary schools took part in this year’s Palmerston Young Writer’s Festival, with an amazing 450 entries poured in across all categories.
A series of writing workshops were held by renowned authors, illustrators, and songwriters, before the following students were recognised for their creative efforts:
- Gabbi Davey
- Arlo McArthur
- Sonny Crook
- Lucas Parker
- Kaliyah Reid
- Lily-Rose McCarthy
- Jayde Harris
- Anshika Phuyal
- Rex Madali
- Colin Corbett-Cosmos
- Tianna Giles
- Swarnim Karki
- Lana Sofia Rose Lim
- Hayden Smith
- Shania Faulkner
- Lily McLeod
- Elyssa Alexander
- Dhanvi Patel
- Logan Sanchez
- Mark O’Connor
- Joshua Kurth
- Madison Noonan
- Tawera Buzza
- Harry Taylor Breeze
- Axel Lambourne
- Lara Connop
- Dominic Wungungmurra
- Lilah-Rose Baker
- Aliyah Coulson.
This annual event is a great way to inspire and celebrate self-expression of our next generation of writers, who will one day share their literary wonders with the world.
Congratulations to the students and special thank you to Driver Primary School for their invaluable contributions which made this event possible.
