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YWCA Real Story Competition


Congratulations to all who submitted their stories.

 

See the list of 2008 Winners here.

 

See the list of 2008 Finalists here.

 

Launched in 1997, the 100th birthday year of YWCA Vancouver, the YWCA Real Story Competition invites young men and women to explore their goals and dreams for the future by writing about women who inspire them.

The competition invites students in grades 8–12 from Greater Vancouver to submit an essay on the topic "She Inspires Me." Each year, hundreds of submissions are received from throughout the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Howe Sound and Sunshine Coast.

All entries are screened by a group of volunteers, with the top entries passed on to a judging panel. The identity of each writer is unknown throughout the process. To determine the winning entries, judges considered both the inspirational impact of the entries as well as the insightful perspectives conveyed by the stories.

 

Presented by: Scotiabank
Sponsored by: The University of British Columbia
Bond Reproductions
Global BC
The Vancouver Sun
The Beat 94.5FM
Youthink Magazine
Generously supported by:
The Fisher Foundation

 

For more information about the Awards or to be added to the email list, please contact

She Inspires MeYWCA Real Story Competition
535 Hornby Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2E8
tel 604 895 5768
fax 604 684 9171
realstory@ywcavan.org

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