Oz Kids in Print March 2008 www.ozkids.com.au A great tool to improve literacy in schools! Print Post Approved P.P. 334553/00001 Cover design by Marc McBride Incorporating Th e Young Australian FREE ENTRY TO STUDENTS IN PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS Writers’ Awards PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT Dymocks Booksellers proudly sponsors The 2008 Young Australian Writer’s Award Come in and browse our huge range of Educational and Children’s titles! The Spiderwick Chronicles: Samurai Kids: The Lampo Circus Harriet Bright in a Pickle The Field Guide White Crane Alexandra Adornetto Claire Craig Tony DiTerlizzi Sandy Fussell and Holly Black Visit our website for more information www.dymocks.com.au Night Fall ............................................................................................. 20 Oz Kids in Print Ruby Tribe, Sacred Heart Primary School, Croydon, Vic. Conservation ...................................................................................... 25 Published by: Laura Boehm, Kangaroo Flat, Vic. Australian Children’s Literary Board Teacher ................................................................................................. 25 (an initiative of the Children’s Charity Network) Jane Krauss, Wodonga West Primary School, Wodonga West, Vic. ABN 58 109 336 245 Phone: (03) 5282 8950 Fax: (03) 5282 8950 What Is Hard For Wildlife............................................................ 25 170 Forest Road, Lara, Victoria 3212 Madeline McGuire, West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin, Qld. Never Forgetting ............................................................................... 29 Postal Address: PO Box 267, Lara, Victoria 3212 Claire Brooks, Elermore Vale Public, Elermore Vale, NSW. The Selection Committee: ANZAC Poppies ............................................................................... 29 Managing Editor: Carol Dick Meredith Cohn, Manly Vale Public School. Editors: Cliff ord Mann, Bronwyn Jarman At War ................................................................................................... 29 Publisher: Robin Leonard Michelle Lloyd, St. Malachy’s Primary School, Edenhope, Vic. Assistant Publisher: Leanne Johnstone Runner of the Future ...................................................................... 30 Consultant: John Cooper Haylee Wilson, Brighton Secondary School, Brighton, Vic. Finals Judge: Associate Professor Margot Hillel OAM Devastation ......................................................................................... 32 Australian Catholic University Amy Boswell, Arcadia Vale, NSW. Promotions Manager: Tony Marks I Am ....................................................................................................... 33 Hannah Kerber, Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray Heights, Tas. Advertising Manager: Graham Johnstone ................................................................................. Fund Committee: Gail Woods CPA Memory Unlost 39 Josh Chalkley, Normanhurst Boys’ High School, Normanhurst, NSW. Paul Warburton CPA Rob Leonard Poetry, Th ou Art Spiteful .............................................................. 39 Directors: Assoc. Prof. Margot Hillel OAM (Chair) Caitlyn Lightner, Westminster School, Marion, SA. Brendan van Maanen Th e Solemn Oak................................................................................ 40 Dr. Elaine Saunders Den L. Scheer, Northam Senior High School, Northam, WA. Gail Woods CPA Th e House ............................................................................................ 42 Rob Leonard (Executive) Molly Ann Young, French’s Forest Public School, French’s Forest, NSW. Layout/Pre-press: Desktop Dynamics, Geelong Website Production: The Media Warehouse www.mediawarehouse.com.au AWARDS FOR SHORT STORIES Th e Lonely Mouse ...............................................................................7 Olivia Landrigan, St. Joseph’s School, Woodburn, NSW. Rain ...........................................................................................................9 AWARDS FOR POETRY Jesse Giblett, Lance Holt School, Fremantle, WA. Waterlily ............................................................................................... 10 A Secret ...................................................................................................5 Terese Corkish, Santa Sabina College, Strathfi eld, NSW. Louis Morello, Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew, Vic. Teddy Bear Town .............................................................................. 10 Do You Believe in Fairies? ...............................................................5 Sara Thomas, Tacking Point Public School, Port Macquarie, NSW. Joanne Bui, Wellington Secondary College, Noble Park, Vic. Destiny .................................................................................................. 11 A Beautiful Place .................................................................................6 Thomas Curnell, St. Patrick’s Marist College, Dundas, NSW. Melanie Kate Jones, McCarthy Catholic College, Tamworth, NSW. Merry Road ......................................................................................... 13 Animals I Like ......................................................................................6 Malhar Palkar, Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale, Vic. Sriganesh Thavalingam, Girraween Public School, Girraween, NSW. Th e Savage Sea ................................................................................... 14 Taylah Danae Baggs, Mooloolaba State School, Mooloolaba, Qld. Taiwan ......................................................................................................7 Mel Pease, Liddiard Road Primary School, Traralgon, Vic. Ant Future ........................................................................................... 17 Mithila Zaheen, Westmead Public School, Westmead, NSW. Th e Hunter .............................................................................................8 Taylah Danae Baggs, Mooloolaba State School, Mooloolaba, Qld. Cassie Hard ......................................................................................... 26 Jemima Milton, Turramurra North Public School, North Turramurra, NSW. My Alien Husband ..............................................................................8 Jacqui Stewart, Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East, Vic. Comedian ............................................................................................ 28 Shaun Bullock, Quirindi High School, Quirindi, NSW. Who Am I? .............................................................................................8 DRAFTTh e Call of Nature ............................................................................ 31 Jessica Welch, Our Lady of The Rosary, Kensington, NSW. Joelle Cronin, Heatley Secondary College, Heatley, Qld. I Wish .......................................................................................................9 Th e Big Little Turtle ........................................................................ 32 Carolyn Love, St. Michael’s Primary School, Lane Cove, NSW. Jeevni Morgan, Strathfi eld South Public School, Strathfi eld, NSW. ......................................................................... “Less Th an Perfect” 12 A Shared Mind .................................................................................. 33 Chloe Mitchell, Modbury West School, Modbury, SA. Dinali Daluwatte, Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley, Vic. Th e Angel ............................................................................................. 13 On the Line ......................................................................................... 34 Sarah McGeough, Chanel College, Gladstone, Qld. Stephanie Constand, Year 12, Ravenswood School, Gordon, NSW. What It Means To Be Australian? .............................................. 16 Into the White ................................................................................... 37 Frances Grealy, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Toowoomba, Qld. Max Singer, Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay, Qld. My Birds ............................................................................................... 16 Magic ..................................................................................................... 38 Elaine George, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Hindmarsh, SA. Helen Thomas, Tacking Point Public School, Port Macquarie, NSW. Sketches In My Mind ...................................................................... 20 Th e Adventures of Captain Clean ............................................. 42 Isabella Athaide, St. Christopher’s Primary School, Airport West, Vic. Lachlan Stuart, Holy Family Primary School, Menai, NSW. 3 OzOz KidsKids inin PrintPrint From the Editor’s Desk The beginning of another great year. While Australia’s students were on holidays, the Oz Kids publishers with the help of our great web designer (Media Warehouse) have created a great new way to send in your entries. A FANTASTIC ANNOUNCEMENT! Entry to the Young Australian Writers Awards are... NOW ON-LINE! It is simple and it saves on paper and postage. Go to www.ozkids.com.au and do the following: 1. Enter all your details. 2. Then all you have to do is open your document and cut then paste it straight into the submission box provided. Now when an entry is sent in to us it won’t have to be retyped or scanned. You have done the work already so this will prevent the need