“Soldier” by Poppi Fella-Pellegrino
“So None Will Find Me Sighing” by Maya Ferguson Klinowski
“A Four Letter Word” by Venura Dasal
“Once in a You Moon” by Ezri Wyman
“Between the Turnstiles” by Emily Sakaguchi
“A Visit from Isabelle” by Zoe Arzuman
“Do Butterflies Kiss Too?” by Lucy Hister
“Absolution” by Erika Mendelssohn
“Lessons from My Father” by Gabrielle Gagnon
Cover Photo: “Black Shoes and Ring” by Kimathi Bwomono
Contest Coordinators
Marlene Bourdon-King Lesley Cowan Victoria Leigh Todd Light
Jeffrey Thomas Jessica Toal with assistance from Will Wallace
JUDGES
Nikita Boodoo Corinna Lin Jeffrey Thomas
Marlene Bourdon-King Melinda Mah Charlotte Toal
Rita Fugiuele Maria Marchese Jessica Toal
Austra Gulens Nora Ohanjians Will Wallace
Krista Kent Ali Parrott Karen Wolfe
Shahnaz Khan Tim Prior Carmen Wong
Susan Leigh Vinuja Shanthasoruban Wales Wong
Victoria Leigh Douglas Small Susan Woodward
Todd Light Larry Smith Anastasia Zaritovskaya
Baruch Zohar
Without the dedication of these volunteer judges: teachers, contest alumna, and members of the community, this contest would not be possible. We thank them for their unwavering support!
Six Guest Authors joined us for AUTHORS’ DAY, sharing their expertise and advice.
We would like to thank these Canadian authors for their generosity
in supporting our student writers by participating in Authors’ Day.
Heather Birrell Ghazal Mosadeq Ben Philippe
Priya Ramsingh Stuart Ross Michael Winter