Woohoo!
For those of you who missed the Young Author Award 2010/11 ceremony last Saturday, I have the results!
Since November, the 38 shortlisted winners have been waiting to find out if their story made the judges’ top choices. Among the shortlisted participants were our top 3 winners and 2 special awardees.
In the lead-up to the awards, our special guests gave speeches concerning creativity in children, their experiences being a YAA winner and the potential opportunities including adaptations of their stories into TV and radio channels!
The winners were:
20 Merit Awards
- Josh Lim, Catholic High
- Mark Yeo, Maris Stella High School
- Justine Hong, Nanyang Primary School
- Serafina Siow, Yuhua Primary School
- Jezreel Rei Castro, Dunearn Secondary School
- Dayna Chong, Clementi Town Secondary School
- Nihal Hameed, Townsville Primary School
- Surya Selvakumar, Henry Park Primary School
- Nicholas Chan, Bishan Park Secondary School
- Ryan Wang, Naval Base Primary School
- Ayden Mohan, SJI Junior
- Nanda Min Htin, Jurong West Primary School
- Mutia Hanifa Indiraputri, Blangah Rise Primary School
- Ee Chong Hui, Pioneer Primary School
- Yogesh Hidaramani, Victoria School
- Luqman Aqil, West Grove Primary School
- Amy Tan, Raffles Girls Secondary School
- Hans Hu, Xingnan Pri School
- Shawn Tan, Anderson Primary School
- Rachel Lee, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School
Most Heart-Felt Dedication
- Han Yin Yii, Singapore Chinese Girl’s School
Best Illustration
- Emma Yong, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School
3rd Prize
- Emilyn Foong, Changkat Changi Secondary School
2nd Prize
- Lee Tat Wei of Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
1st Prize
- Tessa Tan, Methodist Girl’s School
Congratulations to all!