Youth Creative Competition

2026 Winners

Art Category

Ages 12-15

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

Artwork by 12-15 year age group winner Ezra Eduarte

First Place: Jesse Ezra Eduarte

(JPG, 505KB)
Artwork by 12-15 year age group runner up MacKenzie Mayne

Runner Up: Mackenzie Mayne

(JPG, 221KB)
Artwork by 12-15 year age group highly commended Chuyan Chen

Highly Commended: Eelian Li

(JPG, 157KB)

Ages 16-19

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

Artwork by 16-19 year age group winner Angela Wu

Winner: Angelina Wu

(JPG, 125KB)
Artwork by 16-19 year age group runner up Chuyan Chen

Runner Up: Chuyan-Chen

(JPG, 213KB)
Artwork by 16-19 year age group highly commended Sion Takahashi

Highly Commended: Sion Takahashi

(JPG, 259KB)

Ages 20-24

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

Artwork by 20-24 year age group winner Darcy Halfpenny

Winner: Darcy Halfpenny

(JPG, 243KB)
Artwork by 20-24 year age group runner up Bethany Rae

Runner Up: Bethany Rae

(JPG, 232KB)

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)

Back to top