Announcing the 2024 Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Challenge winners!

Life can offer us moments when choices need to be made. Sometimes these are huge decisions and sometimes smaller, daily choices. Good or bad, these choices can take us in a different direction or lead us on an unexpected path to something entirely new. The judges were impressed by the wide range of fantastic entries for this year’s Young Author’s Challenge theme ‘A Choice I Made’. We're delighted to announce the names of this year's winners and their schools.

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Primary: Annelise Kehoe 'Deafness will not hold me back', Pukekohe Hill Primary School

Intermediate: Josh Arnold 'Choose Maia', Elim Christian College, Golflands Campus, Middle School

Secondary: Elvies Hu 'Liam's Creation', Pinehurst School

Category winners will each receive a $500 cash prize and books valued at $250. Their school will also receive a $1000 cash prize and books valued at $1000

Prizegiving presentations will be held in Term Four 2024. You can read the winning entries here: https://www.barfoot.co.nz/about-us/supporting-our-community/young-authors-challenge/2024-winners

Please send any questions or queries to youngauthorschallenge@barfoot.co.nz