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Person on a boat.
Sunset over ice in Antarctica.

by Gemma Lovewell

illustrated by Daron Parton

Winner of the 2018 Elsie Locke Writing Prize

"Cursing the surround-vision, which made you feel like you were there, she shut the Holographison down. The incessant birdsong was more than she could tolerate. The disgruntled professor stared across at her sheep. They’d eaten through the day’s plastic and were now pushing hard against the electric fence, not feeling the zaps any more."

Series: School Journal Level 4 November 2018

Learning area: English, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 4

Category: Fiction

Topics: Elsie Locke Writing Prize, environment, fantasy, futuristic, genetics, humour, plastic, student writing, writing

In: School Journal Level 4 November 2018

Publication date: November 2018

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