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GPPL’s Collins Writing Contest winners announced

Apr 15, 2021 | 5:55 PM

The Grande Prairie Public Library has announced the winners for the 33rd Collins Writing Contest.

The contest usually centres around a particular theme. This year’s, exploring The Bots, drew 218 submissions.

The awards have been given out since 1988 and in honour of Clem & Muriel Collins.

“Clem & Muriel Collins believed in encouraging the imagination of writers of all ages. Their idea was to promote a simple theme and let the writer grow it from there,” says Jacob Fehr, Head of Children’s & Teen Services at the Library.

Community volunteers evaluated the submissions. The winners include:

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Grades 1 to 3

First: Cleansy the Cleaning Robot by Aiden Rochon

Second: The Magical Robot Adventure by Hannah Schroeder

Third: The Rumble McJumble by Brooke Baker

Honourable Mention: The Attack of the Evil Robot Bananas by Jaydan Everett

Grades 4 to 6

First: Dreams by Denver Carruthers

Second: Dark Deceptions by Priya Pilat

Third: Blitz by Xander Rauch

Honourable Mention: Linked by Eli Lefever

Honourable Mention: Silence by Dylan Tyndall

Grades 7 to 9

First: Marionette by Hannah Wiens

Second: The Leg that Changed the Future by Kayla Burns

Third: Allaband Island by Faith Sweeney

Grades 10 to 12

First: Humanity by Anna Morris

Second: CAPTCHA by Tyson Black

Third: The Bots by Olivia Waldner

Adult

First: Quality Time by Tara Wiebe

Second: Electric Dreams by Judy J. Dettling

Third: Drone Wars™ by Teresa Wouters

Honourable Mention: Anomaly of a System by Mikayla Jacques

“The entries for this year’s contest ranged from light-hearted jaunts with friendly robots to cautionary tales about all-too-real future developments in artificial intelligence,” added Fehr. “The entries demonstrated both the creativity and determination of Grande Prairie authors.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an awards ceremony will not be held. The winning stories will be published in an anthology due out later this spring, which will be available at GPPL.