Sophia Sinclair Press Service International's chief editor provided an encouraging comment as each young writer was awarded their 'best article' certificate. Sophia read the title of their 'best article' followed by her comment.
Brenden Bell: Why Star Wars still matters
Brenden Bell is a Brisbane-based writer who joined PSI's team of international writers at the beginning of 2016. He writes honestly about faith, culture and church, and is currently in Brisbane working with YWAM as a filmmaker.
Emily Black: The God I don't believe in
Emily Black lives in Melbourne where she is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts. Emily's skill and love for creative writing is evident in her comment pieces—which reflect on faith in a raw and authentic way.
Bridget Brenton: Finding the perfect boyfriend
Bridget has been writing for PSI since 2012. She is bold writer, unafraid to dive into current spiritual and political issues facing the Church. She has a particular talent for crafting attention-grabbing headlines, including: Jesus, Porn and Visual Novels; Go to Hell; and How a Rape Attempt Revealed the Danger of Monasticism
Matt Browning: This will be the best week of your life
Matt Browning is a New Zealand writer with a knack for telling great stories. Some of his recent pieces include: Trump is the modern day Jesus and Games that lead to prison.
Thomas Devenish: Smorgasbord
Thomas Devenish has been a PSI Young Writer since 2013. Thomas is from Hobart, Tasmania, where he works as a freelance motion graphics designer. Thomas is great at storytelling and often uses his own experiences as inspiration for his articles.
Bonnie Dowie: Lessons from a (temporarily) unemployed girl
Bonnie is from South Australia and joined the young writers' team at the beginning of this year. Bonnie's recent pieces have been exploring emotion and the journey to find our strength and identity in God, above all else.
Tim Everton: What The Hulk taught me about repentance
Tim's writing covers a diverse range of topics—everything from pop culture to creativity. Tim is from South Australia and has been writing for Press Service International since 2014.
Jo Fuller: God cares about the little things
Jo Fuller is a writer from the Sunshine Coast who writes with great clarity and sensitivity. Her most recent piece, Rio Olympics and Prostitution, explored a Christian response to the dark side of the current Olympic Games.
Caitlyn Furler: The renewing of your mind: God's reset button
Caitlyn Furler joined us as a new young writer a few months ago. Immediately, her writing expressed a maturity and thoughtfulness that is beyond her 18 years. Caitlyn works as an assistant in a law firm and loves writing, music and people.
Sam Gillespie: Play or learn, why not both?
Sam Gillespie is a Sydney-based writer who thoughtfully processes his faith and his love of gaming culture in a number of his articles. Sam is a PhD student and has been writing for Christian Today since 2012.
Charley Goiris: The Actor's Handbook—What's your motivation?
Charley has been writing for Press Service International since 2013 and more recently has written a number of pieces drawing inspiration from her modelling and acting experiences.
Kara Greening: Value in suffering
Kara Greening is a writer from South Taranaki in New Zealand. Kara's writing is always thoughtful and seeks to explore some of the harder issues faced by those in the Church.
Tomorrow we continue with Part 2
Dr Mark Tronson is a Baptist minister (retired) who served as the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years (2000 ret) and established Life After Cricket in 2001. He was recognised by the Olympic Ministry Medal in 2009 presented by Carl Lewis Olympian of the Century. He mentors young writers and has written 24 books, and enjoys writing. He is married to Delma, with four adult children and grand-children.
Mark Tronson's archive of articles can be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/mark-tronson.html