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  Congratulations, Young Authors!

We are delighted to present OECTA’s 2024-25 Young Authors Awards/Prix jeunes écrivains provincial winners’ works, collected in this anthology. We celebrate their literary talents and ingenuity.

We applaud all our winners, as well as the thousands of students across the province who participated in the classroom, school, and unit levels of the awards program. The insightful works crafted by these young authors remind us that the next great Canadian writers are presently in our classrooms.

The enthusiasm and dedication of individual students and supporters ensure that the Young Authors Awards/Prix jeunes écrivains program continues to grow and improve with each year. We appreciate the commitment of our wonderful teachers, who inspire, encourage, and provide students with the opportunity to empower themselves through this experience.

The Young Authors Awards/Prix jeunes écrivains program would not be possible without the hard work of many OECTA members across the province. Teachers, Association Representatives, Unit Presidents, and Unit Executive members all play critical roles directing the program in their respective classrooms, schools, and units. Members contribute their talent, time, and effort to preserve the spirit and continued success of the awards.

Together, we honour the outstanding work of our teachers and students.

Click HERE to read the 2025 Young Authors Awards/Prix Jeunes Écrivains publication.
 

2025 Young Authors Awards Winners

Division Category Entry Title Student Name
JK-SK Short Story The Bear Riley Chapman
JK-SK Poem Friend Aria Wise
JK-SK Nonfiction Extinct Book Jaime Carrejola
Grades 1-2 Short Story Victoria and Natasha find the Secret Treasure Victoria Valentini
Grades 1-2 Poem Liquids and Solids Throughout the Seasons Ileana Qaisar
Grades 1-2 Nonfiction All About Gymnastics! Janelle Oluwafisayo Shobayo
Grades 3-4 Short Story Wilderness: Heart of the Flame Bernadette Isabella Irwandi
Grades 3-4 Poem The Campfire Maia Stewart
Grades 3-4 Nonfiction Worst Clips Lady – A True Story Christian Barone
Grades 5-6 Short Story Chess and Alzheimer’s Finn Workman
Grades 5-6 Poem Am I Bad? Eduardo Parungao III
Grades 5-6 Play Catching the Leprechaun Theodore Cozos
Grades 5-6 Nonfiction Taking the Hard Road Lucas J. Varamo
Grades 7-8 Short Story Breaking News Maxwell Hawke
Grades 7-8 Poem Listen Now Before it’s Too Late Melanie Giffin
Grades 7-8 Play Yeshua Ha’Mashiach: A Modern Apocryphal Yovela Nnoaham
Grades 7-8 Nonfiction What if Time Travel was Real? Kirsten Fernandes
Grades 9-10 Short Story I’ll be Waiting for You at the Oak Tree Vivian Zhang
Grades 9-10 Poem New Virus On The Block Kaylee Selvarajah
Grades 9-10 Play Dead Upon Arrival Isabella Ciaccia, Amelia Macleod, Andrea Esteves, Oskar Samek, and Riden Torres
Grades 9-10 Nonfiction A Few Reflections on Navigating Anger in Children Sabina Alexandra Colceriu
Grades 11-12 Short Story The Heartbeat of Everglow Mia Jordanovski
Grades 11-12 Poem 2007 A.D. Sebastian De Re
Grades 11-12 Play The Fight for Glory Andre Kent Arambulo and Luke Stasiw
Grades 11-12 Nonfiction Back to the Old House David Di Giovanni

2025 Prix jeunes écrivains Winners

Division Category Entry Title Student Name
JK-SK Nonfiction Centre d’écriture Marie Mogridge
Grades 1-2 Short Story Le garçon et le souhait de la Saint Valentin Xereus Gyan
Grades 1-2 Poem L’Amour Lina Jiang-Kreidi
Grades 1-2 Nonfiction Costa Rica Lyla Pottruff
Grades 3-4 Short Story Le monstre est mon ami Nora Stillwell
Grades 3-4 Poem Souvenir Caden Matz
Grades 3-4 Nonfiction Salut Père Noël Carson Hearty
Grades 5-6 Short Story Rudolf et la banane vivante Alex Tolusso
Grades 5-6 Poem Souvenir Ivy Blouin
Grades 5-6 Play Je veux mes bonbons ! Alex Tolusso
Grades 5-6 Nonfiction Faits amusants sur les Cris Aili Harris
Grades 7-8 Short Story Cuisiner pour l’amour Sonia Girish Chaudhari
Grades 7-8 Poem La Nouvelle Année Sarah Luckett
Grades 7-8 Nonfiction Sans Titre Mariam Okikiola Lawal
Grades 9-10 Short Story Quand l’horloge sonne sept heures Rachel Liang
Grades 9-10 Poem Le Temps éphémère Erin Suzie Lee
Grades 9-10 Play Derrière l’écran : le mur invisible de Mattéo Sarah Lu and Emilee Hoang
Grades 9-10 Nonfiction La moralité de la société : le cas de Luigi Mangione Elizabeth Shi
Grades 11-12 Short Story À la recherche de ma chère sœur Avery Blazik
Grades 11-12 Poem Je la porte avec moi Tanya Joulaei
Grades 11-12 Play La Dernière Cloche Alyssa Park
Grades 11-12 Nonfiction Les choses que j’ai apprises de ma mère Siyi Cao
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