Insight Creative Writing Competition 2023 Shortlist
Thank you to everyone who entered the Insight Creative Writing Competition 2023. We are delighted to announce the shortlist!
The shortlist represents the top five entries at each year level, chosen by a panel of experienced writers, editors and publishers – congratulations!
Please click here to view the 2023 judge’s profiles.
Insight Creative Writing Competition 2023 Shortlist
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Desi Giannakis | Chesna Fernando | Riya Kanta |
| Haojue Miao | Hannah Richards | Emily Wu |
| K’ian Comac | Karunamuni Sanuli Karunaratne | Katherine Lam |
| Bertie Atkin | Mihika Anand | Emma Ta |
| Danielle Huang | Isabella Harvey | Giorgia Minutolo |
| Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 |
| Sunday Olsen-Wilken | Alyssa Korthuis | Tasmin Noble |
| Gabriel Vatta | Radha Lokuge-Hayes | Owini Wijayasekara |
| Josh Dolleton | Hayley Owen-Johnston | Emma Guthrie |
| Molly Deaton | Olivia Corrigan | Danielle Weizman |
| Ava Hutchinson | Valerie Golebiewska | Anastasia Parker |
All shortlisted entrants should have received an email with an invitation to attend the Insight Creative Writing Awards Night.
If you are one of the shortlisted entrants but did not receive an email, please let us know at publishing@insightpublications.com.au.
Insight Creative Writing Competition 2023 Longlist
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Bertie Atkin | Mihika Anand | Millie Finger |
| Kenna Bai | Olivia Dal Pra | Jasmin Howell |
| K’ian Comac | Chesna Fernando | Polar Huynh |
| Viana Ghiasi | Megan Fitch | Peppa Janes |
| Desi Giannakis | Chloe Grigoropoulos | Riya Kanta |
| Tina Gong | Isabella Harvey | Katherine Lam |
| Danielle Huang | Karunamuni Karunaratne | Anja Majmudar |
| Haojue Miao | Emily Lu | Giorgia Minutolo |
| Polly Nelson | Hannah Richards | Emma Ta |
| Angelina Perera | Chloe Twigden | Emily Wu |
| Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 |
| Atikinesh Abebe | Aryan Bakshi | Layla Earl |
| Liliana Bartlett | Olivia Corrigan | Emma Guthrie |
| Cooper Buckley | Michael Cyprys | Brendan Jones |
| Molly Deaton | Valerie Golebiewska | Mion Kirk |
| Josh Dolleton | Olly Harrison | Ashleigh Milner |
| Scarlett Melrose | Alyssa Korthuis | Tasmin Noble |
| Poppy Holden | Radha Lokuge-Hayes | Anastasia Parker |
| Ava Hutchinson | Hayley Owen-Johnson | Madison Webster |
| Sunday Olsen-Wilken | Emma Penberthy | Danielle Weizman |
| Gabriel Vatta | Joselyn Wong | Owini Wijayasekara |
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