More than 150 students, teachers, family members and friends gathered to celebrate the region’s emerging literary talent across four categories: Junior Short Story and Junior Poetry for writers aged 12 and under, and Youth Short Story and Youth Poetry for writers aged 13 to 17. Alyx Thompson received second place in the youth short story section, while Saeesha Golhar finished third. In the junior poetry category, Lill Narrazee was awarded second place, with Errol Rose and Louisa Brown sharing third place. Adam Furphy, youth poetry award winner Mahnoor Bari and Sam Furphy. Photo by ContributedAdam Furphy stands with the winner of the junior poetry award Milo Rose and Sam Furphy.