2023 Young Authors' Conference Anthology
Secondary Marg Van Dusen Award Recipients and Honourable Mentions
Recipient of Marg Van Dusen Award
Shaelyn Christie, Grade 12, Valleyview Secondary: Humanity
Honourable Mentions
Grade 8
Gr. 8 Ciera Earle, Westsyde Secondary: Evanescence
Grade 9
Payton Shields, Valleyview Secondary: Cherry Blossoms, Tangerines and High School, 1999
Grade 10
Ashlee Crawford, Westsyde Secondary: My Old Dog
Grade 11
Mylo Simcoe, Sa-Hali Secondary: It Could’ve Been Me
Grade 12
Georgia Morris, Kamloops School of the Arts: Shore Stone and The Antique Granary of Battlesbridge
Click the links below to read the top secondary student submissions:
Shaelyn Christie, Grade 12, Valleyview Secondary: Humanity
Honourable Mentions
Grade 8
Gr. 8 Ciera Earle, Westsyde Secondary: Evanescence
Grade 9
Payton Shields, Valleyview Secondary: Cherry Blossoms, Tangerines and High School, 1999
Grade 10
Ashlee Crawford, Westsyde Secondary: My Old Dog
Grade 11
Mylo Simcoe, Sa-Hali Secondary: It Could’ve Been Me
Grade 12
Georgia Morris, Kamloops School of the Arts: Shore Stone and The Antique Granary of Battlesbridge
Click the links below to read the top secondary student submissions:
Elementary Marg Van Dusen Award Recipients and Honourable Mentions
Recipient of Marg Van Dusen Award
Laycee Herman, Grade 4, Aberdeen Elementary: The Branding
Honourable Mentions
Grade 4
Gr. 4 Zoe McCall, Dallas Elementary: Cuddly Kittens and The Wind
Grade 5
Geneva Wereley, Westmount Elementary: Flames
Grade 6
Georgia Kelly, Arthur Hatton Elementary: The Book of Silent Screams
Megan Pretorius, Juniper Ridge Elementary: Chance
Grade 7
Ondrea Wooley, R.L. Clemitson Elementary: That is My Job
Click the link below to read the top elementary student submissions:
Laycee Herman, Grade 4, Aberdeen Elementary: The Branding
Honourable Mentions
Grade 4
Gr. 4 Zoe McCall, Dallas Elementary: Cuddly Kittens and The Wind
Grade 5
Geneva Wereley, Westmount Elementary: Flames
Grade 6
Georgia Kelly, Arthur Hatton Elementary: The Book of Silent Screams
Megan Pretorius, Juniper Ridge Elementary: Chance
Grade 7
Ondrea Wooley, R.L. Clemitson Elementary: That is My Job
Click the link below to read the top elementary student submissions:
Anthology Submissions by Grade
This year, we received nearly 275 wonderfully unique submissions for our Anthology from students in Grades 4-12. The links below will allow you to read them for yourself and experience the creativity and imagination of our School District 73 young authors: