Each year, students across the country submit artwork, poetry and essays to The Royal Canadian Legion Annual Literary and Poster Remembrance Contests. The Canadian War Museum proudly exhibits the winning entries. This year, there are eight winning posters and two literary pieces.
Poster contests are held at the Senior (Grades 10, 11 and 12), Intermediate (Grades 7, 8 and 9), Junior (Grades 4, 5 and 6), and Primary (Grades Kindergarten, 1, 2, and 3) levels. This year, there were more than 100,000 entries.
2013 Winners:
Senior
Colour Poster: Ginny Hsiang, Surrey, British Columbia
Black and White Poster: Owen Brown, Guelph, Ontario
Poetry: Katelyn Hogan, Northern Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Essay: Daniela Gallardo, Dieppe, New Brunswick
Intermediate
Colour Poster: Justice Jasmine Morin, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Black and White Poster: Emily Xiao Yu, Calgary, Alberta
Junior
Colour Poster: Vince Ropitini, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Black and White Poster: Angel Qiu, Vancouver, British Columbia
Primary
Colour Poster: Joseph Brink, Brampton, Ontario
Black and White Poster: Joseph Brink, Brampton, Ontario
Image:
Detail of colour poster by Joseph Brink, Brampton, Ontario