Winners announced for 2026 WA Young Writers Award
Winners of the prestigious 2026 WA Young Writers Award, the City of Subiaco’s youth writing award, were announced at a special ceremony on Monday 19 October.
This year’s award attracted more than 750 entries from school students across WA, which included submissions as far as Broome, Kalgoorlie, Denmark and other regional areas.
Winners were announced for each school-aged category, with Aiden Chin from Bull Creek taking out the title of overall winner for his story entitled Four Words.
Mayor David McMullen commended all of this year’s finalists and winners.
“The number of entries into this year’s awards reflects the enthusiasm young people have for sharing their stories and expressing themselves through writing.
“Congratulations to all our winners and finalists, and thank you to everyone who shared their creativity and imagination with us.”
The winners for each category were:
· Lower Primary: Sarah Hobby, Freshwater Bay Primary School, The Keys of Two Treasures
· Middle Primary: Sophie Collalilo, Mel Maria Catholic Primary School, The Night Underwater Orchestra
· Upper Primary: Aiden Chin, Willeton Primary School, Four Words
· Lower Secondary (joint first place): Lizetienne Burke-Hardy, Belridge Secondary College, The Medium of Flesh
· Lower Secondary (joint first place): Nethuli Somarathna, Perth Modern School, This Place is for Kids
· Upper Secondary (joint first place): Diya Sanjay, Perth Modern School, The Song of the Uraad Dhal
· Upper Secondary (joint first place): Shamaita Ray, Perth Modern School, Lyrebird
The award-winning stories and finalists’ entries are on display at Subiaco Library until Sunday 1 November. Read the full list of winners and finalists on the City’s website.