Windscript Volume 24, 2007-2008 - Saskatchewan Writers' Guild
Windscript Volume 24, 2007-2008 - Saskatchewan Writers' Guild Windscript Volume 24, 2007-2008 - Saskatchewan Writers' Guild
The Magazine of Saskatchewan High School Writing Foreword – 1 Prose Editor’s Foreword – 2 Poetry Editor’s Foreword – 3 Artist Statement – 4 History 6-2, 6-1 – 5 Jonathan Alexson Waiting for My Perfect Picture – 6 Ceara Caton Imagination – 7 Katherine Sthamann Third World Speaks – 8 It Would Be Easy Sarah Neufeld Hair – 9 Blaire Stevenson Armarillo – 10 Amanda Johnson The Red Dress – 11 Arden Angley The Oracle’s Guard – 12 Will Gordon Bombs Chase me to My Grave – 14 Rebecca Thera iPod Generation – 15 Ben Whittaker The Age of Computers – 16 Sarah Neufeld windScript Light Bulb Moments – 18 Victoria Bridge Blues – 18 Currie-Hyland Prize Feline Simplicity – 19 white is not black – 19 i am – 20 Jocelyn Lukan Dear Santa – 21 Katherine Sthamann The Astronomy of Friends and Strangers – 22 Charlie Peters Relationships – 22 Renee Dumont Nightmare – 23 Ceara Caton Widower – 25 Your woman soft and small – 25 Jerrett Enns Award for Poetry Arden Angley The Chinese Restaurant – 26 Hayley Muench Toothflesh – 27 Jerrett Enns Award for Prose Bright Lights – 28 Amanda Ahner Daughter to Mother – 29 Victoria Pawliw The Last Tea Party – 30 Sarah Neufeld contents A Reaction to my Stupid Action – 32 Stephanie Clarkson Kill the Songbird that Does Not Sing – 33 Sarah Neufeld Painter – 34 Arden Angley Water Flirting – 35 Hayley Muench My Blunt Obituary – 36 Annette Nedilenka Jerrett Enns Award for Prose Writer Biographies – 37 volume 24
The Magazine of Saskatchewan High School Writing Foreword to windScript Welcome to windScript, the Saskatchewan Writers Guild’s e-zine of high school writing. windScript volume 24 1 foreword Volume Twenty-four of windScript is published on-line at http://www.skwriter.com. We hope you enjoy reading the remarkable poetry and stories from the high school students whose work was selected. Many thanks to Jennifer Still, the poetry editor, and to Adrienne Gruber for editing the fiction and non-fiction. Special appreciation to artist Chad Coombs for providing some of his exciting work to accompany this issue. Thanks to each and every student who sent in their work, and to Saskatchewan’s teachers and librarians who encourage student writing. For more information, please contact: Beth McLean Education & Publications Officer windscript@sasktel.net Phone: (306) 791-7746 2007 Award Winners Amanda Ahner Arden Angley Jocelyn Lukan Annette Nedilenka The Jerrett Enns Awards are awards of excellence named in honour of Victor Jerrett Enns, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild from 1982 to 1988. It was Victor who first presented the idea of windScript to the Board of the Guild in 1983. His enthusiasm and determination kept the magazine alive in its first two years until permanent funding could be found. The Currie-Hyland Prize was established as a tribute to Robert Currie and Gary Hyland in recognition of their literary excellence, commitment, and generosity to students and fellow writers. The prize is awarded for excellence in poetry to a high school writer living outside Regina or Saskatoon.
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The Magazine of <strong>Saskatchewan</strong> High School Writing<br />
Foreword – 1<br />
Prose Editor’s Foreword – 2<br />
Poetry Editor’s Foreword – 3<br />
Artist Statement – 4<br />
History 6-2, 6-1 – 5<br />
Jonathan Alexson<br />
Waiting for My Perfect Picture<br />
– 6<br />
Ceara Caton<br />
Imagination – 7<br />
Katherine Sthamann<br />
Third World Speaks – 8<br />
It Would Be Easy<br />
Sarah Neufeld<br />
Hair – 9<br />
Blaire Stevenson<br />
Armarillo – 10<br />
Amanda Johnson<br />
The Red Dress – 11<br />
Arden Angley<br />
The Oracle’s Guard – 12<br />
Will Gordon<br />
Bombs Chase me to My Grave<br />
– 14<br />
Rebecca Thera<br />
iPod Generation – 15<br />
Ben Whittaker<br />
The Age of Computers – 16<br />
Sarah Neufeld<br />
windScript<br />
Light Bulb Moments – 18<br />
Victoria Bridge Blues – 18<br />
Currie-Hyland Prize<br />
Feline Simplicity – 19<br />
white is not black – 19<br />
i am – 20<br />
Jocelyn Lukan<br />
Dear Santa – 21<br />
Katherine Sthamann<br />
The Astronomy of<br />
Friends and Strangers – 22<br />
Charlie Peters<br />
Relationships – 22<br />
Renee Dumont<br />
Nightmare – 23<br />
Ceara Caton<br />
Widower – 25<br />
Your woman soft and small – 25<br />
Jerrett Enns Award for Poetry<br />
Arden Angley<br />
The Chinese Restaurant – 26<br />
Hayley Muench<br />
Toothflesh – 27<br />
Jerrett Enns Award for Prose<br />
Bright Lights – 28<br />
Amanda Ahner<br />
Daughter to Mother – 29<br />
Victoria Pawliw<br />
The Last Tea Party – 30<br />
Sarah Neufeld<br />
contents<br />
A Reaction to my Stupid<br />
Action – 32<br />
Stephanie Clarkson<br />
Kill the Songbird that<br />
Does Not Sing – 33<br />
Sarah Neufeld<br />
Painter – 34<br />
Arden Angley<br />
Water Flirting – 35<br />
Hayley Muench<br />
My Blunt Obituary – 36<br />
Annette Nedilenka<br />
Jerrett Enns Award for<br />
Prose<br />
Writer Biographies – 37<br />
volume <strong>24</strong>
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