Youth Creative Competition

2026 Winners

Art Category

Ages 12-15

Winner: Jesse Ezra Eduarte
Runner Up: Mackenzie Mayne
Highly Commended: Eelian Li

Ages 16-19

Winner: Angelina Wu
Runner Up: Chuyan Chen
Highly Commended: Sion Takahashi

Ages 20-24

Winner: Darcy Halfpenny
Runner Up: Bethany Rae
Highly Commended: Sudenaz


Video by highly commended entrant Sudenaz

 

Writing Category

Click on each link below to download the piece. 

Ages 12-15

Winner: Chloe Lu - There are only three futures(PDF, 87KB)
Runner Up: Aditya Paul - Volare(PDF, 35KB)
Highly Commended: Vicky Fan - Little Miss Violinist(PDF, 96KB)

Ages 16-19

Winner: Annabelle Whitfield - Artificial Feelings(PDF, 69KB)
Runner Up: Angela Tran - Is the past really in the past(PDF, 96KB)
Highly Commended: Amelia Mayne - Unbecomings(PDF, 62KB)

Ages 20-24

Winner: Thuhashini Celia Thirimanna - untime(PDF, 52KB)
Runner Up: Audrey Fallone - Day Dream(PDF, 27KB)
Highly Commended: Ben Whitfield - A Dream for You Too(PDF, 83KB)