The power of literacy at your fingertips! The CNIB Braille Creative Writing Contest celebrates braille literacy and encourages young people to flex their creative muscles while practicing their braille skills. Meet the winners of each contest category!
The 2024 Braille Creative Writing Contest winners
Group 1 Poetry (Grades K-2)
First prize $150: Fred Crawford (Brantford, ON)
Second prize $100: Ruby Gencarelli (Ottawa, ON)
Group 1 Short Story/Essay (Grades K-2)
First prize $150: Trey Ruffin (Brampton, ON)
Second prize $100: Anaya Gill (Calgary, AB)
Third prize $50: Raniya Shahzad (Saskatoon, SK)
Group 2 Poetry (Grades 3-5)
First prize $250: Marcus Mogaji (Whitby, ON)
Second prize $150: Eduard Penteado-Logue (Ottawa, ON)
Group 2 Short Story/Essay (Grades 3-5)
First prize $250: Aiza Shah (Scarborough, ON)
Second prize $150: Ibrahim Ali (London, ON)
Third prize $100: Nidah Azemi (London, ON)
Group 3 Poetry (Grades 6-8)
First prize $300: Moussab Mahamat Ali (London, ON)
Second prize $200 Juliet Pinter (Toronto, ON
Group 3 Short Story/Essay (Grades 6-8)
First prize $300: Zara Gandhi (Markham, ON)
Second prize $200: Janna Cheung (Toronto, ON)
Third prize $150: Ali Zaben (Ottawa, ON)
Group 4 Poetry (Grades 9-12)
First prize (tie) $400: Anika George (Sechelt, BC)
First prize (tie) $400: Steve Kiema (Edmonton, AB)
Second prize $300: Abian Flaka (London, ON)
Group 4 Short Story/Essay (Grades 9-12)
First prize $400: Habiba Hafez (Edmonton, AB)
Second prize $300: Matt Silvius (Sturgeon County, AB)
Third prize $200: Donna-Lynn Laughton (Thunder Bay, ON)