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The Youth Author Award went to 17-year-old Rama Altaleb for her short story Lost Childhood. Authors between the ages of 13 and 17 were invited to submit a short story under 3,000 words. Altaleb will receive $5,000 and a mentorship lunch with editors of The Walrus. Altaleb is a 17-year-old Syrian immigrant living in Nanaimo, B.C. After arriving in Canada in 2018 from the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, Rama began to reflect on her own lost childhood. It sparked her interest in reading and writing about children in crises. Winning this award has proven to me that I am on the right track and has assured me that I ll achieve my dream of writing my memoir in the future, said Altaleb in a statement. ....
Victoria’s Stella Braun, left, and Nanaimo s Rama Altaleb are finalists for the Youth Short Story prize, part of the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. VIA AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD Amazon Canada and The Walrus have named Nanaimo’s Rama Altaleb and Victoria’s Stella Braun as finalists for the fourth annual Youth Short Story prize, which will be presented May 27. The two 17-year-olds are among five writers between the ages of 13 and 17 who will compete for the award, which comes with a $5,000 prize and a mentorship lunch with editors of The Walrus. The winner will be named during a virtual event that is part of the ceremony for the 45th annual Amazon Canada First Novel Award, whose nominees were also announced Monday. ....