2005 Wadadli Pen winners (front from left K. Charles, C. Beazer, S. Li, V. Benta; back R. Adams and S. Martin) flanked by Youth Minister Winston Williams and Wadadli Pen chief judge, D. Gisele Isaac.
*In addition to prizes mentioned, all winners receive a certificate from the YE WYPP team.
Also, special prize to the school with the most submissions – Buckley’s Primary – 20 books donated by Macmillan Publishers. This included copies of Backfire and Act of God (various authors); Baba and Mr. Big, Full Circle: The Rami Johnson Story, A Cow called Boy, and Big Doc Bitterroot (C. Everard Palmer); The Legend of St. Ann’s Flood (Debbie Jacob); Caribbean Folk Tales and Fantasies (Michael Anthony); The Annihilation of Fish and Other Stories (Anthony Winkler); and The Boy from Willow Bend (Joanne C. Hillhouse)
Honourable Mention – Under-12 Category:
Chatrisse Beazer, 10, Irene B. Williams School student for her story A Scary Night.
Prize Package:
- Big Banana gift certificate
- Best of Books gift certificate [valued at EC$40]
- EC$100 cash – YE WYPP [thanks to American Women’s Club & Daily Observer contributions]
- YE WYPP certificate for ‘The Boy from Willow Bend’ (Joanne C. Hillhouse) courtesy Macmillan
- Teddy Bear – HERO
Honourable Mention – General:
Debesha S. A. Grant, 18, for her story Blue Mountain Hike.
Prize Package:
- Images.Cam photo package
- Motion in Poetry book/CD combo – Motion/Women’s Press
- EC$100 cash – YE WYPP [thanks to American Women’s Club & Daily Observer contributions]
- YE WYPP certificate for ‘Dancing Nude in the Moonlight’ (Joanne C. Hillhouse) & ‘Brother Man’ (Roger Mais) courtesy Macmillan
Kennella Charles, 16, Ottos Comprehensive student, for her story Awaken to the Night.
Prize Package:
- Images.Cam photo package
- The Source gift certificate [valued at EC$125]
- EC$100 cash – YE WYPP [thanks to American Women’s Club & Daily Observer contributions]
- YE WYPP certificate for ‘Dancing Nude in the Moonlight’ (Joanne C. Hillhouse) & ‘There’s No Place Like’ (Tessa McWatt) courtesy Macmillan
Verdanci Benta, 12, Antigua Girls High School student, for her story Boysie’s Fixed Account.
Prize Package:
- Woods Gift Certificate [valued at EC$100]
- Best of Books Gift Certificate [ valued at EC$40]
- EC$100 cash – YE WYPP [thanks to American Women’s Club & Daily Observer contributions]
- YE WYPP certificate for ‘The Hummingbird Tree’ (Ian McDonald) & ‘Butler, Til the Final Bell’ (Michael Anthony) courtesy Macmillan
BEST UNDER 12 WRITER
Best Under-12 Writer:
Sarah Ann Li, 11, St. Andrew’s School student, for her story Lucky Dollar.
Prize Package:
- Happy Kids Gift Certificate [valued at EC$150]
- Caribbean Helicopters [US$80 voucher for tour]
- Red portfolio, mini-portfolio & paints – Harper’s
- EC$150 cash – YE WYPP [thanks to American Women’s Club & Daily Observer contributions]YE
- YE WYPP certificate for ‘The Boy from Willow Bend’ (Joanne C. Hillhouse) & ‘Going Home and Other Tales from Guyana’ (Deryck Bernard) courtesy Macmillan
- Teddy Bear – HERO
TOP THREE WRITERS
Third Place:
Liscia Lawrence, 17, Clare Hall Secondary School student, for her story Misinterpreted.
Prize Package:
- EC$350 Food voucher – Anjo Wholesale
- Jolly Beach day pass for two
- EC$100 Kool Net gift certificate
- Benetton bag
- EC$50 Best of Books gift certificate [courtesy Cedric Holder and the Cushion Club]
- ‘Motion in Poetry’ – Motion/Women’s Press
- YE WYPP certificate for ‘Dancing Nude in the Moonlight’ (Joanne C. Hillhouse) & ‘Brother Man’ (Roger Mais) courtesy Macmillan
Second Place:
Rilys Adams, 15, Antigua Girls High School student, for her story Fictional Reality.
Prize Package:
- Two LIAT tickets
- Citizen watch and bracelet [from Colombian Emeralds]
- Best of Books Gift Certificate [valued at $60]
- EC$100 Kool Net gift certificate
- YE WYPP certificate for ‘Dancing Nude in the Moonlight’ (Joanne C. Hillhouse) & ‘Ginger Lily’ (Margaret Knight) courtesy Macmillan
Winner:
Sandrena Martin, 16, Antigua State College student, for her story The Torturer.
Prize Package:
- Personal Internet Communicator [MAX]– Cable and Wireless
Me, Joanne C. Hillhouse, collecting the Cable and Wireless contribution from Corporate Communications Manager Paula Lee.
- BWIA ticket to any Caribbean destination
- Cross Pen – Stephen B. Shoul [est. value EC$120]
- ‘Bein’ Black’– Althea Prince/ Insomniac Press/ Canadian Scholars’ Press
- EC$100 Kool Net gift certificate
- YE WYPP certificate for ‘Dancing Nude in the Moonlight’ (Joanne C. Hillhouse) & ‘Such as I have’ (Garfield Ellis) courtesy Macmillan
- Teddy Bear – HERO
