Profile of the Award-winning Imaginative Story writer

Kendrea Fernando was awarded 3rd place in Category A at The 2013 Tim Winton award for young writers for her book The Magic Mirror.

Kendrea Fernando has been writing stories since she was 4 years old. Her writing skills were recognized when she was schooling at College Street Normal School, Palmerston North, New Zealand. She wrote stories as part of her school work, and most of them were awarded as the story of the day. Her reading and writing skills were enhanced and encouraged by her teachers at the Currambine Primary School and Beaumaris Primary Schools in Australia.

Kendrea was born in 2005 in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. Kendrea has stepped forward to help the McCusker Alzheimers Research Foundation WA, Australia, to raise funds by donating $1 per book from her book sales.

Kendrea is the youngest donator to The McCusker Alzheimers Research Foundation on this scale. Her passion and motivation to help the foundation are an example for all others. I am so pleased and happy that her book has been recognized and awarded 3rd place in Category A at The 2013 Tim Winton award for young writers. I wish her all success. Professor Ralph Martins (Director of Research), The McCusker Alzheimers Research Foundation, WA Australia.

Kendrea was a pleasure to have as part of our English Enrichment Program. She always displayed an exceptional work ethic, and the stories that she produced were entertaining and very well written. It is very exciting to see her following her passion for writing and to have a book of her own published.

Geoff Smith, Principal, Currambine Primary School, WA, Australia.