Youth Creative Competition

The City of Ryde Youth Creative Competition ran from 1 July to 31 October 2024.

The competition was held across three age groups 12-15, 16-19, 20-24 and entries were asked to respond to the competition theme Health and Wellbeing.

2024 Winners

Art Category

Ages 12-15 

Winner: Cathy Chen - P(m)e(n)tal illness 
Runner Up: Zoha Ali - Escapism
Highly Commended: Veronica Nguyen - Can't Remember

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Ages 16-19

Winner: Flora Gao - Refractions 
Runner Up: Jessica Liu - Sweet Illusion 
Highly Commended: Gabriel Gao - Everything Everyhair All At Once

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Ages 20-24

Winner: Stephanie Henderson - I can't wait not to go home

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Writing Category

Click on each link below to download the piece. 

Ages 12-15 

Winner: Sophia Shi - Under those couch cushions(PDF, 48KB)  
Runner Up: Grace Anderson - She Was Enough(PDF, 56KB)
Highly Commended: Lucas Faro-Beer - THE VISION OF CAMUS(PDF, 67KB)

Ages 16-19

Winner: Amelia Mayne - The Anatomy of Colour(PDF, 76KB)
Runner Up: Rozana Eshghighadiri - 2 eggs with yolks intact(PDF, 44KB)
Highly Commended: Tahlia Hall - Passing Storms(PDF, 70KB)

Ages 20-24

Winner: Thuhashini Celia Thirimanna - Melanin and Mental Illness(PDF, 63KB)
Runner Up: Audrey Elia Fallone - Bug Bites(PDF, 56KB)