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Further information available online. awards www.YoungAtArt.com.au Original design and illustration by Lee Burgermeestre by Original design and illustration 3 Contents From the Editor’s Desk................................... 4 Verfrumdungseffekt: Jackson’s Last Stand....................................... 21 Book Review: Mole Hunt................................ 4 Estranging the Audience.............................. 37 By Andrew Holland, Eynesbury Senior College, Adelaide, SA Fictionalising History..................................... 5 By Elizabeth Waldron, Newtown High School of the Performing Shellshock........................................................ 22 The Challenge of a Computer Gaming Sequel... 8 Arts, Newtown, NSW By Blake Lovely, Mosman High School, Mosman, NSW Lions Australia................................................. 9 The Wetland.................................................... 39 To Survive in War........................................... 23 Ambassadors................................................... 17 By Cassandra Thaller, Oxley College, Chirnside Park, Vic. By Alana Lambert, Redcliffs Secondary College, Redcliffs, Vic. The Plains of Enfer......................................... 39 Nothing Really Ends...................................... 24 AWARDS FOR POETRY By Talia Walker, Cerdon College, Merrylands, NSW By Nerys Brown, Deloraine High School, Deloraine, Tas. Polaroid............................................................ 39 Own It............................................................... 28 The Dance of Darkness................................... 6 By Sarah Jenkin-Hall, Eynesbury Senior College, Adelaide, SA By Amelia McInnes, Merbein College, Merbein, Vic. By Melissa Lay, St. John’s Regional College, Dandenong, Vic. Moonlight Connection................................. 41 Animal’s View – My Mistress’ Death.......... 29 Feral Pets.......................................................... 13 By Talia Walker, Cerdon College, Merrylands, NSW By Savarnah Wilkie, Bothwell District High School, Bothwell, Tas. By Kimberley Keoh, Apollo Parkways PS, Greensborough, Vic. Morning Maze................................................. 42 Waiting............................................................. 32 Nobody For You.............................................. 13 By Matthew Harper-Gomm, Kambrya College, Berwick, Vic. By Huyen Nguyen, Eynesbury Senior College, Adelaide, SA By Kithma Kaluwitharana, St. John’s Regional College, Dandenong, Vic. The Never Ending Journey........................... 46 New Year’s Eve Mouse................................... 33 By Victoria Toh, Oxley College, Chirnside Park, Vic. By Daniel Hillan, Eynesbury College, Adelaide, SA Invasion............................................................ 13 By Milla Barrett, Nambour Christian College, Woombye, Qld. Deaf and Blind................................................ 46 And the Sky Bled............................................ 34 By Nina Lee, Mt. Martha Primary School, Mt. Martha, Vic. By Hannah Nugent, Fairholme College, Toowoomba, Qld. Torn................................................................... 15 By Talia Walker, Cerdon College, Merrylands, NSW Waiting............................................................. 46 Life Returning................................................. 38 By Amy Blackshaw, St. Louis de Montfort PS, Aspendale, Vic. By Gemma Randall, Caulfield Grammar School, Wheelers Hill, Vic. The Anzacs’ Fight........................................... 15 By Shannon Allas-Scott, Belgrave South PS, Belgrave South, Vic. Greet’s Big Plan.............................................. 38 By Jasmine Menzies, Middle Park State School, Middle Park, Qld. Beautiful Soul of a Fragile Mind................. 15 AWARDS FOR SHORT STORIES By Adrian Harper-Gomm, Kambrya College, Berwick, Vic. Daredevil......................................................... 40 By Owen Small, Crescent Head Public School, Crescent Head, NSW The Battle at Eureka....................................... 16 The Moon Lit Lake........................................... 6 By Daniel Gates, Huntingtower School, Mt. Waverley, Vic. By Amelia Vine, Lauriston Girls’ School, Armadale, Vic. The Fire............................................................ 42 By Abbie Sayce, Woodleigh Junior School, Minimbah, Frankston Sunflower grow grow!................................... 27 Some Dreams Are Deadly.............................. 7 South, Vic. By Hannah King, Regent College, Victoria Park, WA By Prisca Ochan, Mansfield State High School, Mansfield, Qld. Journey Through Space................................. 44 Sitting by the Window................................... 30 A Big Lesson for Kings.................................. 10 By Grace Blanch, The Essington School Darwin, Nightcliff, NT By Owen Small, Crescent Head Public, Crescent Head, NSW By Jack McGill, Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Ck., Qld. Friendship........................................................ 34 A Dragon Saved My Life............................... 11 By Simone Fritchley, Kolbe Catholic SC, Craigieburn, Vic. By Lily Evans, Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Ck., Qld. Front cover image by Colour Palindrome........................................ 35 Sunset Ride...................................................... 12 Marc McBride By Jemma Curran, Essington School, Nightcliff, NT By James Burwood, St. Mary’s Primary School, Hampton, Vic. Front cover image by Marc McBride The Colour Poem........................................... 35 Fear................................................................... 12 Photo credits – ‘Fear’, p. 12: Vectorportal.com. By James Kearney, The Essington School, Nightcliff, NT By lsabelle Messenger, Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon, NSW ‘Animal’s View – My Mistress’ Death’, top p. 29: My Imagination.............................................. 35 Mr Linden’s Library....................................... 14 Maria Li, http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1176401; bottom By Jennafer Milne, Eynesbury Senior College, Adelaide, SA By Isabel Nakonieczny, Lauriston Girls’ School, Armadale, Vic. p. 29: Jeremy Wrenn, http://www.morguefile.com/ archive/display/698577. ‘Moonlight Connection’, p. School............................................................... 35 Road to Desperation...................................... 18 41: Lize Rixt, http://www.sxc.hu/photo/945067. ‘In By Olivia Chum, Mt. Pritchard Public School, Mt. Pritchard, NSW By Jessica Carpenter, Kelmscott Senior High School, Kelmscott, WA a Melbourne minute...’, p. 20; ‘Life Returning’, p. 38; My Amazing Grandpa................................... 37 In a Melbourne Minute... ............................ 20 ‘Daredevil’, p. 40: Frank Jones, Desktop Dynamics, By Francois Kruger, Nambour Christian College, Woombye, Qld. By Sarah Jenkin-Hall, Eynesbury Senior College, Adelaide, SA Geelong. Published by: The Selection Committee: Fund Committee: ..........Gail Woods CPA Australian Children’s Literary Board Managing Editor: ..........Carol Dick Paul Warburton CPA (an initiative of the Children’s Charity Network) Editors: .........................Rachael Hinga, Rob Leonard ABN 58 109 336 245 Bronwyn Jarman Directors:.......................Prof. Margot Hillel OAM (Chair) Phone: (03) 5282 8950 Publisher: ......................Robin Leonard Prof. Peter Blamey Fax: (03) 5282 8950 Assistant Publisher: .......Leanne Johnstone Dr. Elaine Saunders 170 Forest Road, Lara, Victoria 3212 Finals Judge: ................Professor Margot Hillel OAM Gail Woods CPA Postal Address: Australian Catholic University Rob Leonard (Executive) PO Box 267, Lara, Victoria 3212 Marketing Manager: .....Christi Valentine Layout/Pre-press: ..........Desktop Dynamics, Geelong Sponsorship Manager: ..Ernest Bland Website Production: ......The Media Warehouse Advertising Manager:....Graham Johnstone www.mediawarehouse.com.au August 2011 4 FROM THE EDITOR’S BOOK REVIEWMOLE HUNT DESK The Maximus Black Files: Mole Hunt.by.Paul.Collins.(Ford.St..Publishers) ISBN.9-781-921-665-2-64. 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