Ella Stewart – Writing success

Ella has been quietly achieving great things in the literary world.

Kia Ora, my name is Ella and throughout the school year I've had a blast entering several national writing competitions. I'm proud of how this process has helped me to grow, as well as showing me that hard work does in fact achieve results. 

I was highly commended in the Sargeson Prize, a prestigious short story competition run by the University of Waikato, and in August I was lucky enough to be invited to a masterclass at the International Institute of Modern Letters in Wellington, as one of the finalists for the NZ Schools Poetry Award. This was an incredible experience and allowed me to connect not only with other young writers, but to start making connections with established (and terrific) poets Ash Davida Jane and Stacey Teague. 

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