North West Words has hosted a special awards ceremony for the winners of their 2018 Creative Writing Competition.
The overall competition winner was Tara McDermott!
The awards ceremony took place at Florence Food Co. in Letterkenny, with judge Deirdre Hines and Cllr. Gerry McMonagle presenting the prizes.
Sponsored by Eason, North West Words received fantastic submissions from talented young people from across the North West.
There are three categories; Primary Schools, Secondary Schools Junior Cycle, and Secondary Schools Senior Cycle.
Young writers were invited to pen a short story of up to 1,000 words, or a poem of up to 40 lines. Both the poetry and prose could be based on any theme, giving these young writers a blank canvas for their imaginations to flourish.
The finalists and the titles of their work is as follows:
Finalists: Primary School Section
Diary of an Orca – Lucian Brown
Octavia’s Wish –Tara Mc Dermott
My family – Rebecca Gallagher
The Defeat of the Sewing Machine- Maria Foy
The House of the Goose’s Nest- Cornelia Brown
Quiz Night – Sean Mc Gettrick
Finalists: Junior Secondary School
A creature named Fear- Michaela Galvin
The Crash –Ruth Mc Loughlin
Murder in a Small Town – Mirren Dunlop
Material Girl – Danielle Masterson Burrows
Yellow – Zuzanna Rotuska
Wind as Fox –Thomas Cannon
Finalists: Secondary School Senior
Downfall – Thomas Bird
Waves – Darragh Harkin
Lost Feathers – Brooke Everett
Darkness and Light –Jessica Duffy
Three Months – Kayleigh Warren
Stress- Cian Downey
