Winners and Runners-Up 2009

Senior Seconday

Winner: Sophie Clark
Elizabeth College, Hobart
The Fisherman's Wife
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Runner Up: Saba Vayani-Lai
Glenwood High School, Glenwood
Sleep-washed
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Junior Secondary

Winner: Raaisa Islam
Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood
It Will All End in Stars
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Runner Up: Emma Dell
Gosford High School, Gosford
The Wanderer
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Upper Primary

Winner: Robin Allsopp
Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill
Sodden Dreams
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Runner Up: Grace Stanhope
Valentine Public School, Valentine
Searching for Stars
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Lower Primary

Winner: Charlie Kairaitis
Arden Anglican School, Beecroft
My Night Time Friends
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Runner Up: Tryphina Reu
Bradshaw Primary School, Alice Springs
Lhere Mparntwe
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 Learning Assistance and Special Education Primary

Winner: Jayden Wilson
Katherine School of the Air, Katherine
Nelson Springs – My home
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Runner Up: Bettina Liang
Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta
I am, I see
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Learning Assistance and Special Education Secondary

Winner: Drago Kalinic
Katherine School of the Air, Katherine
Marralawa
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Runner Up: Joshua Wood
Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta
The Search for the Stars
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Community Relations Commission (NSW) Award

Winner: Jack Burnham
Caloundra Christian College, Caloundra
Lost and Found
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Centenary of Canberra Award

Winner: Saba Vayani-Lai
Glenwood High School, Glenwood
Canberra's Song, Morphing
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Runner Up: Jack Burnham
Caloundra Christian College, Caloundra
Kambarra!
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Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards
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