INCITE 2019
2019 INCITE
InCITE Student WinnersCongratulations to all students who submitted writing to our annual creative writing contest.
Grade 7 and 8:
First Place: Star Wars – In Defense of Superweapons
Andrew Kang | Hillfield Strathallan College | Grade 8
Second Place: The Wake of His Dreams – Poem
Mia Kohn | The Bishop Strachan School | Grade 8
Third Place: Two Wolves
Joni Maguire | St. Clement’s School | Grade 8
Honourable Mention: Tom
Ammie Dai | Appleby College | Grade 8
Grade 9 and 10:
First Place: The Wait
Kathryn Tuns | Crestwood Preparatory College | Grade 10
Second Place: Escape to Sealand
Jensen Timmins | MacLachlan College | Grade 9
Third Place: Dead Eyes Leave No Stories
Daniel Ma | Appleby College | Grade 10
Grade 11 and 12:
First Place: The Offred Before
Carly White | Greenwood College School | Grade 12
Second Place: Night in the Woods
Hillary Krofchak | Pickering College | Grade 11
Third Place: Cutting The Strings
Georgia Gardner | Crestwood Preparatory College | Grade 12
Honourable Mention: Minerva McGonagall
Serendipity Holloway | MacLachlan College | Grade 11
Writing Prompt:
INCITE 2018-2019
InCITE 2019: Fan Fiction
Do you love The Big Bang Theory? Do you think Ant-Man and the Wasp should get married? Can’t wait for Avengers 4 or the next season of Stranger Things?
Do what countless writers have done before you – write your own stories about your favourite characters. Many professional writers started out by writing fan fiction and applied the lessons they learned in writing those stories to their own work. Some even found themselves writing their favourite characters professionally!
Try your hand at it.
What Can I Write?
Students may write four different types of fan fiction for the contest:
Some places to start…
Your poem could describe the joys of living in a world with your favourite character in it, the despair of living in a dystopic world, or be a lyrical description of a fictional universe setting.
Your short story could tell a new tale about your favourite characters or combine characters from different universes. How would Sheldon, Leonard and Penny react to meeting the Avengers?
Your essay could examine the impact of the characters if they existed in real life. How about an essay by a Gotham District Attorney explaining how Batman’s methods actually do more harm than good and prevent criminals from being sent to jail? Batman’s use of violence and intimidation is against the law and the courts probably won’t convict any one he captures.
Your photo essay could look at the history of a character or the character’s costumes or equipment, tell a story about a character, or look at anything else about a fictional universe you want to explore further.
Let your imagination run wild – but be true to the characterizations and rules of the fictional universe you’re writing in. Aim to write the characters being ‘borrowed’ as if they were being written for the story, novel or television show where they regularly appear.
Good luck!
Grade bands (one entry from each grade band from each school):
InCITE Student WinnersCongratulations to all students who submitted writing to our annual creative writing contest.
Grade 7 and 8:
First Place: Star Wars – In Defense of Superweapons
Andrew Kang | Hillfield Strathallan College | Grade 8
Second Place: The Wake of His Dreams – Poem
Mia Kohn | The Bishop Strachan School | Grade 8
Third Place: Two Wolves
Joni Maguire | St. Clement’s School | Grade 8
Honourable Mention: Tom
Ammie Dai | Appleby College | Grade 8
Grade 9 and 10:
First Place: The Wait
Kathryn Tuns | Crestwood Preparatory College | Grade 10
Second Place: Escape to Sealand
Jensen Timmins | MacLachlan College | Grade 9
Third Place: Dead Eyes Leave No Stories
Daniel Ma | Appleby College | Grade 10
Grade 11 and 12:
First Place: The Offred Before
Carly White | Greenwood College School | Grade 12
Second Place: Night in the Woods
Hillary Krofchak | Pickering College | Grade 11
Third Place: Cutting The Strings
Georgia Gardner | Crestwood Preparatory College | Grade 12
Honourable Mention: Minerva McGonagall
Serendipity Holloway | MacLachlan College | Grade 11
Writing Prompt:
INCITE 2018-2019
InCITE 2019: Fan Fiction
Do you love The Big Bang Theory? Do you think Ant-Man and the Wasp should get married? Can’t wait for Avengers 4 or the next season of Stranger Things?
Do what countless writers have done before you – write your own stories about your favourite characters. Many professional writers started out by writing fan fiction and applied the lessons they learned in writing those stories to their own work. Some even found themselves writing their favourite characters professionally!
Try your hand at it.
What Can I Write?
Students may write four different types of fan fiction for the contest:
- Poetry – up to 120 lines
- Short Stories – up to 1500 words
- Essay – up to 1500 words
- Photo essay – up to 10 images, accompanied by one 400-500 word explanatory paragraph
- Create your own fan fictional universe and populate it with fan fictional characters.
Some places to start…
Your poem could describe the joys of living in a world with your favourite character in it, the despair of living in a dystopic world, or be a lyrical description of a fictional universe setting.
Your short story could tell a new tale about your favourite characters or combine characters from different universes. How would Sheldon, Leonard and Penny react to meeting the Avengers?
Your essay could examine the impact of the characters if they existed in real life. How about an essay by a Gotham District Attorney explaining how Batman’s methods actually do more harm than good and prevent criminals from being sent to jail? Batman’s use of violence and intimidation is against the law and the courts probably won’t convict any one he captures.
Your photo essay could look at the history of a character or the character’s costumes or equipment, tell a story about a character, or look at anything else about a fictional universe you want to explore further.
Let your imagination run wild – but be true to the characterizations and rules of the fictional universe you’re writing in. Aim to write the characters being ‘borrowed’ as if they were being written for the story, novel or television show where they regularly appear.
Good luck!
Grade bands (one entry from each grade band from each school):
- Grades 7-8
- Grades 9-10
- Grades 11-12