Congratulations to everyone who won, placed or submitted an entry in 2025. You can read the winning entries below. Thank you to everyone who entered. We look forward to seeing you back again in 2026!
My Brother Jack Award Winners 2025
Open Poetry
Judge: Joel McKerrow
Luchi by Aparna Mitra (FIRST PLACE)
In Mum's Garden by Naomi Zander (SECOND PLACE)
Gynandromorphism by Jo Toner (THIRD PLACE)
Gallbladder by Alika Mogilevsky (COMMENDED)
Senior Secondary Poetry
Judge: Joel McKerrow
How to Become an Ocean by Lily Bree (FIRST PLACE)
Love is a Two Way Beachwalk by Minh Hoang (COMMENDED)
Junior Secondary Poetry
Judge: Joel McKerrow
Creased Memories by Millie Drabkin (FIRST PLACE)
At the Pier, Waiting for Apologies by Hili Segev (COMMENDED)
Hello привет and hallo by Sasha Dubin (COMMENDED)
Senior Primary Poetry
Judge: Grace Yee
Eau de Toilette by Winston Kee (FIRST PLACE)
Different by Minana Mhlanga (COMMENDED)
Misunderstood by Jack Klarin (COMMENDED)
Star-Bound Bond by Artemis Liang (COMMENDED)
Junior Primary Poetry
Judge: Grace Yee
The Somersaulting Cloud by Sasha Krapf (FIRST PLACE)
Penguins in Antarctica by Nalini Rendall (COMMENDED)
Please, Thank You, You're Welcome by Xavier Duarte (COMMENDED)
Rain by Radmehr Zamani (COMMENDED)
Open Short Story
Judge: Paul Dalgarno
Abduction Day by Hamish Plaggemars (FIRST PLACE)
That Time of the Month by Alyce Adams (SECOND PLACE)
Bishops by Oscar Revelins (THIRD PLACE)
The Extra by Shoni Bruell (COMMENDED)
South Road Life by Sean Murphy (COMMENDED)
Yellow by Robert Gudan (COMMENDED)
Senior Secondary Short Story
Judge: Paul Dalgarno
One Hell of a Trip by Estelle Lebeau (FIRST PLACE)
Junior Secondary Short Story
Judge: Paul Dalgarno
Cold by Olivia Acfield (FIRST PLACE)
Autumn by Abigail Winarta (COMMENDED)
If I Disappear by Rafaella Chait (COMMENDED)
A Second Breath by Manaswi Behara (COMMENDED)
Senior Primary Short Story
Judge: Eliza Henry-Jones
How Many Steps by Shu Lin (FIRST PLACE)
The Land at the Bottom by Avyaan Dhar (COMMENDED)
The Red Storm by Mia Singer (COMMENDED)
Windsurfer by James Lipchin (COMMENDED)
Junior Primary Short Story
Judge: Eliza Henry-Jones
Chocolate Surprise by Lachlan Campbell (FIRST PLACE)
Churchill the Dragon by Olympia Kee (COMMENDED)
I Need a Drink! by Felicia Pfleger (COMMENDED)
The Mystery Book by Abi Thirugnanam (COMMENDED)
