Winners of the 2024 Mayoral Make-A-Book Literacy Challenge
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual Mayoral Make-A-Book Literacy Challenge for 2024.
This year was another incredible year – with 630 participants, who created 584 original books – across all different genres and formats! Among these, 49 outstanding books were chosen as winners.
Mayor Angela Evans congratulated all the talented students who participated in our annual book-making competition.
“With more than 500 outstanding books – this year’s stories were diverse, creative, and full of imagination. With so many thought-provoking and original stories, our judges found choosing the winners incredibly challenging!” Mayor Evans said.
"Although not everyone can take home a prize, the vision and dedication of all participants truly shined through. And to all our student storytellers out there: keep reading, keep writing, keep illustrating... and remember that your creative imagination is your special gift to the world. Thank you for sharing your stories with us."
See below for a full list of winners, who have all been notified of their success. Winning students will be honoured in person by Mayor Angela Evans, at a ceremony at Woodville Town Hall in September. They will receive a prize of a $30 QBD voucher.
All participants are recognised for their efforts. All physical books will now be returned to students - along with a participation award.
- Winning entries: Will be returned to students at the awards ceremony.
- All other entries: Will be returned to students (either to schools or via post).
Want to know how to enter the Mayoral Make-a-Book Literacy Challenge next year? Sign up for our Charles Sturt Libraries newsletter – where we will announce details next year’s competition.
Winning Books – 2024 Mayoral Make-A-Book Literacy Challenge
‘The Stray Cat’ by Belle
‘The Day I Learned To Handstand’ by Ruby
‘The Magical Wizard’ by Anastasia
‘The Princess and the Dragon’ by Joshua
‘The Three Little Pigs’ by Isobelle
‘Under the Sea Tales’ by Estelle
‘The People Zoo’ by Eva-Lee
‘The Cruskit Man’ by Eve
‘Dreams’ by Alexia
‘The Best Dancer Ever’ by Ava
‘Bob and the Ant Crooks’ by Marnie
‘Bear’ Path by Jacob
‘The Kind Girl’ by Kara
‘Stuck in a Box’ by Zoe and Emily
‘My Bad Day’ by Paige and Coby
‘We Are All Different’ by Laleia
‘Ashley and Max’ by Billie and Amelia
‘Freddy and the Food Foes’ by Filip
‘The Great Big Adventure’ by Isara
‘Kindness in the Key Eddy the Elephant’ by Stella
‘The Secret of Time’ by Natanim
‘The Themepark Witch’ by Emerson
‘The Rainy Day’ by Bushra
‘James and Bob's Big Ocean Adventure’ by Eli
‘The Mysterious Fog’ by Olivia
‘Always Stand Up For What is Right’ by Zara
‘The Penguin Time Traveler’ by Zen
‘The Insect Hunter’ by Zen
‘The Big Bad Dog!' by Freya M
‘Hachi the Honeybee: How a Little Honeybee Made a Big Difference’ by Alexandra
‘Georges Journey to Find a Friend’ by Amelia
‘Jeff Kid’ by Churui and Qian
‘The 3 Bad Chicks’ by Celisse
‘6 Happy Frogs’ by Jacqueline
‘Under Pressure’ by Maya
‘The Runnning Competition’ by Aafreen
‘Splash’ by Chloe
‘Llamas With Hats’ bu Austin
‘Never Ending Boredom’ by Yazhini
‘Poh's Migration’ by Qian
‘Are You Real?’ by Sage-Ella
‘Space Mission’ by Leonardo
‘Jason's Halloween’ by Nathan
‘Microbes History’ by Sonya
‘The Last Hope’ by Melissa
‘The Gem Seekers’ by Jayden
‘Gori and Suhi - The Two Unique Sushi's’ by Nhi
‘The Potion of Immortality’ by Benjamin
‘Everyone Is Different’ by Westport Primary Autism Inclusion Group