ALEX RACE STELLING

Young Writers Day

In Term Two, the College hosted its inaugural Young Writers Day in honour of Alex Race Stelling. Alex was a former College Captain (2018), College Dux and completed his GAP year at CCW in 2019. Sadly, Alex passed away in 2022. He was a highly regarded student, staff member, and a much-loved fellow student. He was a talented athlete, a wonderful leader and an outstanding student. Alex was also a talented writer and poet who loved discussing literature, philosophy and ideas of every kind.

To honour Alex’s love of writing, over fifty students from across the region participated in workshops run by writer and best-selling author and award-winning screen writer, Gabriel Bergmoser. Gabe’s energy lit up the room from the start – and the audience was spell bound by his tales of repeated failures in the literary world, each one only serving to make him more determined to succeed.

The workshops that took place for the students were based on building tension in writing, generating setting and genre ideas, and creating characters. Alongside Gabriel, teachers Mr Gareth Lloyd and author Dr Margaret Hickey also assisted on the day

This day was supported by a foundation that has been set up in honour of Alex by his parents We are sure the Young Writers who attended were inspired and enjoyed learning from Gabriel