Write a Book in a Day
On 18 September, students in Years 7 and 9 participated in The Write a Book in a Day Competition. This was a fun and creative team writing competition with some very unique aspects:
- It involved a collaborative team effort, where students planned, wrote and illustrated a book
- Each story grew from a unique set of parameters that were given to each writing team at the start of the day
- The book was to be completed within 12 hours, between 8am and 8pm.
- Completed books were shared digitally with children in hospitals across Australia.
Students were also encouraged to fundraise for the Kids’ Cancer Project. All sponsorship funds raised went toward scientific research to discover better treatments, and ultimately, a cure for children with cancer. Our teams raised a total of $775.33 – well done, girls!
St Ursula’s Team 1 wrote the book titled ‘Radioactive Rivalry: A Fishy Business’. Team 1’s parameters were:
- Primary characters – Environmental scientist and spy
- Non-human character – Goldfish
- Setting – Abandoned house
- Issue – Magical headphones
- Random words – ruby, melts, shiver, tasty, sponge
According to illustrators Gabriella Saliba and Ava Crowley-Sweet: Radioactive Rivalry is a story about an environmental scientist named Billy and a spy named Ivy, who are investigating an abandoned house. They have to learn to work together, despite their strong rivalry, to solve a mystery about an unnatural red lake near the abandoned house.
St Ursula’s Team 2 wrote the book titled ‘Ruby Red’. Team 2’s parameters were:
- Primary characters – TV star and cricketer
- Non-human character – alpaca
- Setting – Tennis court
- Issue – Heatwave
- Random words – ruby, melts, shiver, tasty, sponge
According to writers Jacinta Shori and Eden Vonhoff: The book is about a girl named Jessica whose entire life revolved around cricket. The story starts after she misses an important game. It is set in a farm in Australia experiencing a deadly heatwave, and follows Jessica as it shows her past through her memories and contrasts them to her current life in the city.
While our teams didn’t place in this national competition, I would like to say a big congratulations to the following students:
| Team 1 | Team 2 |
| – Ava Burns Bonnici – Ava Crowley-Sweet – Bianca Fortunato – Olivia Holt – Gabriella Saliba |
– Marion Choi – Ella Rentzepis – Linah Seen – Jacinta Shori – Karyn Tan – Eden Vonhoff |
Lara Summersford
Leader of Inclusive Education
