St. Anne's English Department hosts an annual Literary Laurels Contest. Students enter poems, short stories, scripts, poems, and non-fiction. Our judges review the submissions carefully to select first, second, and third place. Those who place first, move on to the O.E.C.T.A Writing Contest to compete across ours school board. Those that place first here will move to the Provincial Writing Contest.
Our Saints have done extremely well locally and provincially!
Congratulations to all of our Saint Writers who entered our 2025 Literary Laurels Writing Contest.
We would like to thank each of you for taking the time to enter your work.
This year's OECTA winners are as follows:
Junior Division
Poetry
1. Hannah Greff
Non-Fiction
1. Ella Moison
2. Peyton Lanoue
Senior Division
Poetry
1. Leila Shahian
Non-Fiction
Danica Simic
Short Story
Lexi Farrand
Congratulations to all of our Saint Writers who entered our 2024 Literary Laurels Writing Contest.
We would like to thank each of you for taking the time to enter your work.
This year's OECTA winners are as follows:
Junior Division
Short Story
1. Abbey Wilkins
2. Julia Farrow
3. Olivia St. John
Poetry
1.Kiera Ryall
Senior Division
Short Story
1. Karina Grgicak
Non-Fiction
Jordan Machan
Congratulations to all of our Saint Writers who entered our 2023 Literary Laurels Writing Contest.
We would like to thank each of you for taking the time to enter your work.
This year's OECTA winners are as follows:
Junior Division
Short Story
1. Ian Mennell
Non-Fiction
1. Sadie Helgerman
2. Abigail Balkwill
3. Jack Schrey
Senior Division
Short Story
1. Emma Dufault
2. Santo Beninato
3. Karina Grgicak
Poetry
1. Antonios Diab
2. Marian Shakir
3. Emma Dufault
Non-Fiction
1.Vanessa Tran
2. Antonios Diab
Script/Play
1. Noah Pullo
Special Congrats to Noah Pullo and Vanessa Tran who also placed FIRST at the Board Level! Congrats to you both!
Congratulations to all of our Saint Writers who entered our 2022 Literary Laurels Writing Contest.
We would like to thank each of you for taking the time to enter your masterpiece.
This year's OECTA winners are as follows:
Junior Division
Poetry
Abigail Balkwill
Senior Division
Short Story
1. Amy Ling
2. Charlotte Vinten
Poetry
Jasmine Fric
Giulia Congi
Mila Vasquez
Non-Fiction
Charlotte Vinten
Antonios Diab
Play/Screenplay
1. Cullen Burke
It's official! St. Anne's is once again the home to a provincial award-winning writer!
Congratulations to Cullen Burke who won First Place in the OECTA Writing Contest for his script. Cullen competed against students from across Ontario. This award is the OFSAA of writing! Making this accomplishment even more special, is that this is the second time Cullen has won in this category. The first time was when he was in grade 10. Cullen, we are so proud of you and your accomplishments.
Congratulations to all of our Saint Writers for your 2021 entries to the Literary Laurels Writing Contest.
We would like to thank each of you for taking the time to enter your writing.
This year's OECTA winners are as follows:
Junior Division:
Poetry
1 Marian Shakir
2.Grace Atkinson
3. Alivia Roberts
Non-Fiction
1. Emily Young
Senior Division
Short Story
1. Amy Ling - Local Winner
2. Charlotte Vinten
3. Isabelle Montgomery
Poetry
1. Amy Ling
2. Isabelle Montgomery
3. Sabrina Blasutto
Congratulations to all of our Saint Writers for the overwhelming amount of entries to our 2020 Literary Laurels Writing Contest.
We would like to thank each of you for taking the time to enter your masterpiece.
This year's school winners are as follows:
Junior Division:
Short Story
1 Amy Ling
2.Charlotte Vinten
Poetry
1. Sabrina Blasutto
2. David Dutkowski
Honourable Mention - Kortni Milson
Play/Screenplay
1. Cullen Burke
Senior Division
Short Story
1. Ariana Nicola
2. Michela Lepera
Poetry
1. Grace Hamelin
2. Dalya Ergun
Non-Fiction
1. Natasha Blasutto
2. Abbey Dufault
In 2020, two of our Saints won first place in Ontario for their creative writing.
Cullen Burke won first place in Ontario for his original script.
Grace Hamelin won first place in Ontario for her original poem.
We are so proud of them!
The English Department is an Exciting Place!
In 2021, two of our talented writers, Giuliana Musso and Tatiana Cahur, won The Drive Magazine's Writing Contest for their essay. Their essays were published in the magazine and they both received a $500 scholarship.
Congratulations, Giulianna and Tatiana!
In 2020, one of Saints won a writing contest. Talented Gr. 12 student-author Grace Hamelin was featured in the March/April 2020 edition of The Drive Magazine. In addition to having her story published, Grace was also awarded a $500 scholarship from the WFCU.
Congratulations, Grace!
