Incite 2015
InCITE 2015 prompt: Make us laugh!
There are plenty of stories that make us sad, or scared, or angry, or uplifted. But there seem to be fewer stories that actually make us laugh. It’s not easy to use words on a page to make someone laugh. But we need more humour in the world, and when it works, it’s wonderful for the writer and the reader. Write something, about anything, where the intention is to make the reader laugh. There are lots of ways to get there. Slapstick, wordplay, irony, exaggeration, sarcasm, black humour, and more. You decide. Be careful not to push it too far. When writing humour, sometimes less is more.
Congratulations to our 2015 InCITE Winners announced Saturday, April 11, 2015 @ Hillfield Strathallan College. Our 2015 judge was author Terry Fallis.
Grade 7-8
Grade 9-10
Grade 11-12
Cover artwork “Alchemy” by Diana Salman, Hillfield Strathallan College.
There are plenty of stories that make us sad, or scared, or angry, or uplifted. But there seem to be fewer stories that actually make us laugh. It’s not easy to use words on a page to make someone laugh. But we need more humour in the world, and when it works, it’s wonderful for the writer and the reader. Write something, about anything, where the intention is to make the reader laugh. There are lots of ways to get there. Slapstick, wordplay, irony, exaggeration, sarcasm, black humour, and more. You decide. Be careful not to push it too far. When writing humour, sometimes less is more.
Congratulations to our 2015 InCITE Winners announced Saturday, April 11, 2015 @ Hillfield Strathallan College. Our 2015 judge was author Terry Fallis.
Grade 7-8
- First place: Inaara Ahmed-Fazal , St. Clement's School
- Second place: Matthew Borinsky, The York School,
- Third place: Anna Karnay, The Bishop Strachan School
- Honourable mention: Demi Pallas, Holy Trinity School; Tristan Vena, MacLachlan College
Grade 9-10
- First place: Spencer Arshinoff, Crestwood Preparatory School
- Second place: Eloisa Cervantes, The York School
- Third place: Sydney Kalyn, Appleby College
- Honourable mention: Sarah Williams-Habibi, Hillfield Strathallan College; Elise Kennedy, Bayview Glen
Grade 11-12
- First place: Chloe Eidlitz, Appleby College
- Second place: Christian Mele, Bayview Glen
- Third place: Sarah Wong, St. Clement’s School
- Honourable mention: Jack Vanden Broek, Royal St. George’s College; Megan Hill Country Day School
Cover artwork “Alchemy” by Diana Salman, Hillfield Strathallan College.
