Competitions

Girl Scribes 2023 winners!

Age 5 to 9 – Prose/Short Story 
Gold: Audrey Bell, Mudgeeraba District 
Silver: Lucy Bell, Mudgeeraba District 
Bronze: Hannah Laing, Kenmore District 

Age 5 to 9 – Poem 
Gold: Evelyn Kelly, Walton Bridge The Gap District 
Silver: Sofia Anwar, Middle Park District 
Bronze: Iona Hewett, Chermside District 

Age 10 to 13 – Prose/Short Story 
Gold: Alana McGillivray-Jones, Mudgeeraba District 
Silver: Ava Pokarier, Bardon District 
Bronze: Lillian Boccari, Holland Park District and Harriet Lamont, Walton Bridge The Gap District (tied) 
 
Age 10 to 13 – Poem 
Gold: Emily Bell, Mudgeeraba District and Amelia Hughes, Cleveland District (tied) 
Silver: Abigail Degen, Clontarf District 
Bronze: Charlotte McKeen, Hamilton Clayfield District 
 
Age 14 to 18 – Prose/Short Story 
Gold: Scarlett Wightley, Coopers Plains District 

Age 14 to 18 – Poem 
Gold: Kalani Pringle, Lones District 
Silver: Kara Stokes, Caloundra District 
Bronze: Jacqueline Formby, Sherwood District

Her Excellency, the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland, and Patron of Girl Guides Queensland, enjoyed reading all of the submissions. Here is her message describing her experience reading the Girls Scribes 2023 entries.