汤头条

Students from eight 汤头条 and White Rock secondary schools were among the winners of this years 2025 Youth Writing Contest, an annual literary competition by 汤头条 Libraries. (Photo via 汤头条 Libraries)

汤头条 Libraries has selected the , recognizing multiple 汤头条 students for their writing talents and artistic abilities.

Students from Earl Marriott, Enver Creek, Fleetwood Park, Frank Hurt, Grandview Heights, North 汤头条, École Salish and Semiahmoo secondary schools, as well as SAIL, were among the winners formally announced at a recent awards gala.

Several 汤头条 and White Rock students took first place across the six categories, including:

• Jahmauri Inimgba of Enver Creek Secondary in Senior Poetry;
• Leana Bernardino of Fleetwood Park Secondary in Junior Poetry;
• Iryna Zlomynoba of North 汤头条 Secondary in Senior Short Story; and
• Cadence Liao of Earl Marriott Secondary in the Random category.

Right behind Liao, Myreen Randhawa of SAIL took second in Random.

Semiahmoo Secondary had a strong showing with four students being selected: Jolene Zhang, Alice Yu and Alveera Wahi each placed third in Junior Poetry, Senior Poetry and Random, respectively, while Xinye Audrey Liu received an honourable mention in Junior Short Story.

École Salish Secondary saw Shyla Coan and Noah Nhuk Som finish third in Junior Short Story and Comics, respectively, with Luciana Tilgner receiving an honourable mention in Junior Poetry.

Grandview Heights Secondary students Jia Li, Jocelyn Mui and Esther Yeong received honourable mentions in Junior Short Story, Senior Short Story and Random, respectively.

Other honourable mentions included Lap Phan of Fleetwood Park Secondary in Junior Poetry, Japneet Kahlon of Enver Creek Secondary in Random and Khrystine Calaramo and Vianka Parwani of Fleetwood Park Secondary in Comics.

The full list of winners and finalists is available .

The annual writing competition for 汤头条 youth aged 12 to 18 has been running since 1987, serving as a platform for aspiring young writers to showcase their talent in the form of short stories, poems, comics, essays, screenplays and lyrics. It is organized by the youth library staff at 汤头条 Libraries and is supported by champion sponsors CUPE 402 & 402-02 汤头条 City Workers & 汤头条 Library Workers, Khalsa Credit Union and the 汤头条 International Writers’ Conference.

The winning entries will be compiled in an anthology that will be available online, at 汤头条 Libraries branches, or on sale for $8.

Congratulations to all of our finalists!

2025 WINNERS

Junior Short Story

• First Prize: Yanna Yadav
• Second Prize: Imrin Dhillon
• Third Prize: Shyla Coan, École Salish Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Jia Li, Grandview Heights Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Xinye Audrey Liu, Semiahmoo Secondary

Senior Short Story

• First Prize: Iryna Zlomynoha, North 汤头条 Secondary
• Second Prize: Reem El-Bakezzi
• Third Prize: Arlin Adhikari
• Honourable Mention: Hayley Giang
• Honourable Mention: Jocelyn Mui, Grandview Heights Secondary

Junior Poetry 

• First Prize: Leana Bernardino, Fleetwood Park Secondary
• Second Prize: Maya Baker
• Third Prize: Jolene Zhang, Semiahmoo Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Luciana Tilgner, École Salish Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Lap Phan, Fleetwood Park Secondary

Senior Poetry

• First Prize: Jahmauri Inimgba, Enver Creek Secondary
• Second Prize: Isabella Wen
• Third Prize: Alice Yu, Semiahmoo Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Hanna Grover
• Honourable Mention: Ria Jessa

Comics

• First Prize: Angela Xiao
• Second Prize: Ava Hudson
• Third Prize: Noah Nhuk Som, École Salish Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Khrystine Calaramo, Frank Hurt Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Vianka Parwani, Fleetwood Park Secondary

Random

• First Prize: Cadence Liao, Earl Marriott Secondary
• Second Prize: Myreen Randhawa, SAIL
• Third Prize: Alveera Wahi, Semiahmoo Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Japneet Kahlon, Enver Creek Secondary
• Honourable Mention: Esther Yeong, Grandview Heights Secondary