Budding Writer to Get Stories Published

• Saturday, 13 September 1997
• Short StoriesMedia

BUDDING young writer James Duncan of Kadina High School is to have one of his winning short stories published in a new book.

The achievement is part of the 15-year-old Year 9 student’s prize as third placegetter in the inaugural Australian Schools’ Short Story competition run by the Australasian Publishing Group.

His story, Etched in Red, will feature in an anthology of competition entries, Shades of Darkness, to be published later this year.

The contest, with a horror/thriller theme, attracted 3000 entries from around Australia.

Kadina High principal Toni Hughes said that it was a wonderful achievement for a student from a country high school to perform so well in a national competition.

Ms Hughes said that James had also received a trophy and a cheque for $100 as part of his prize.

James’ latest success follows a price in a writing contest recently organised by Sydney’s Taronga Park Zoo.

Published: 13/09/1997

Source: The Northern Star

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