The South Simcoe Arts Council has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers of all ages, in all genres through its Creative Works Writing Contest for five years.

We are so proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Creative Works Writing Contest! Creative Works is a blind contest, which means that the adjudicators did not know who wrote the submissions. Each entry received written feedback from the adjudicator.

Thank you to our sponsors who made this contest possible:
Town of New Tecumseth
Ciniki
Gary and Dian Bowers
John and Nancy Williams
Isolde Ryan

Adult Poetry (judged by Maria Reva)
1st - The Night I Dreamed in Black and White by Jessica Van de Kemp
2nd - Abandoned Beauty by Valerie Losell
3rd - Solastalgia by Valerie Losell

Adult Short Story (judged by Maria Reva)
1st - Pin Pricks by Maggie Moor
2nd - The Red Swimsuit by Sabrina Fielding
3rd - Personal Effects by Peter Frost-Corking

Youth Poetry (judged by Maria Reva)
1st - House of Sorrows by Aurora Taylor
2nd - Perspective of Change by Leila Moore
3rd - Raven by Brooke Bowers

Youth Short Story (judged by Judy Penz Sheluk)
1st - Scarlet Destiny by Aurora Taylor
2nd - Butterflies by Morgan Mumma

Intermediate Children’s Short Story (judged by Carolyn j Morris)
I Am Astro by Yui Hsieh

Junior Children’s Short Story (judged by Carolyn j Morris)
Horrible Breakfast by Akira Hsieh