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Claire van Ryn

The 2012 Young Australian Christian Writer Award was won by Claire van Ryn for her manuscript 'Faith Like a Mushroom'. This collection of reflections serves as a companion on the path to Christian maturity. Claire calls us to understand the Christian faith as a world-view seeking action and transformation. More...

Miriam Dale

Second Prize in the 2012 Young Australian Christian Writer Award was won by Miriam Dale for Sugar and salt: Honesty in faith’. This startling collection of poems examines issues of pride, faith, doubt, empathy and justice in a refreshing and dynamic manner. More...

Darren Wright

Third Prize in the 2012 Young Australian Christian Writer Award was won by Darren Wright for his manuscript ‘St Patrick’s Church (Part Two)’. This rollicking post-modern novella explores deep theological questions and a range of issues facing the contemporary church. More...

Daniel Li

Daniel Li, a student at Waverley Christian College, Victoria, won the 2012 Australian Christian Teen Writer Award. A series of dramatic vignettes, ‘A Short Walk’ charts the life of an unnamed protagonist in search of purpose and meaning. This story is at times raw and shocking but ultimately hopeful. More...

Amber Holmes

Second Prize in the 2012 Australian Christian Teen Writer Award was won by Amber Holmes, a student at Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Victoria. Her composition, ‘The Mask’, is a story of redemption that highlights God's power to free us from expectations. The expectations of others and also our own. More...

Amber Holmes

Amber Holmes, a student at Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Victoria, won the 2011 Australian Christian Teen Writer Award. Her composition, ‘Sunshine’, vividly evokes the conflicting emotions experienced by a family confronting the trauma and challenges of mental illness. More...

Christy Tobeck

Second Prize in the 2011 Australian Christian Teen Writer Award was won by Christy Tobeck of Knoxfield, Victoria, for her manuscript: ‘Who are you anyway?’ More...

 

Jack Burnham

Gold Coast resident, Jack Burnham, won the 2010 Young Australian Christian Writer Award. His direct, intimate and muscular composition, ‘Held in His Hands’, takes us to places most of us will never see. More...

Sarah Longden

The 2010 Australian Christian Teen Writer Award was won by fourteen-year-old Sarah Longden for her essay ‘Choices’. Sarah is a year nine student at St Andrew's Christian College, Wantirna South, Victoria. More...

Leng Te

The 2009 Young Australian Christian Writer Award was won by Leng Te for ‘Into Your Mystery’. The richness of life experience from which Leng Te draws, the enthusiasm with which she writes about it and the maturity with which she reflects upon it prove irresistible. More...

2012 Teen Writer Award Medallion

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2012 YACW Award Medallion

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