Winners of Nottingham Young Creative Awards announced
Published: 22/06/2021
The winners of this year’s Nottingham Young Creative Awards (YCA) have just been announced and NTU and Confetti students have secured wins across multiple categories. Furthermore, an impressive 14 students made it onto the shortlist in categories including Creative Writing, Photography and Film.
Over 600 entries were received for this year’s competition, which is now in its twelfth year. Entrants used their work to tackle issues such as racism, gender stereotypes, mental health and the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
Open to 11 – 24 year olds who live, work or study in Nottingham, the competition aims to recognise and celebrate creative talent in the city. Each category is split into three age groups, 11 – 15, 16 – 18 and 19 – 24. Previous winners have included singer-songwriter Rob Green, poet and performer Bridie Squires, dancer Jamal Sterrett Phoenix and make-up artist and Instagram sensation Romanie-Jade Tulloch. Now, many NTU students will also be joining this list of names.
NTU and Confetti winners
- Sophie Smith, 19 – 24, Fashion & Textiles
- Tom Hennegan, 19 – 24, Film
- Phoebe Andrews, 19 – 24, Graphic Design
- Rosie Baird, 16 – 18, Photography
- Fioralmpa Banousi, 19 – 24, Photography
- Emily Clarkin, 16 – 18, Creative Writing
NTU and Confetti highly commended entries
- Elena Ruiz, 19 – 24, Animation & Digital Media
- Hilda Babirye-Kagaba, 19 – 24, Creative Writing
- Darcy Hill, 19 – 24, Design & Architecture
- Corissa Belprez, 19 – 24, Fashion & Textiles
- Diogo Barbosa, 16 – 18, Film
- Marina Aparicio, 19- 24, Film
- Godsfavour Inyang, 19 – 24, Film
- Ben Johnson and Sam Hyde, 19 – 24, Film
- Louisa Pisaturo, 19 – 24, Graphic Design
- Isobel Robson 19 – 24, Graphic Design
- Sid Ford, 19 – 24, Photography
- Arthur Hsu, 19 – 24, Photography
- Hollie Betts, 19 – 24, Visual Arts
- Chloe Burns, 19 – 24, Visual Arts
- Jake Ojikutu, 19 – 24, Animation and Digital Media
- Lucy Vardy, 16 – 18, Graphic Design
- Ami Sharpe, 16 – 18, Music
- William Saddington, 19 – 24, Music
- Maggie Mason, 16 – 18, Visual Arts
All winners will receive a £100 cash prize, access to workshops and masterclasses within the creative industry and a free download of Serif's Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher software, worth over £70.
All highly commended entries will also receive Serif's Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher software and access to industry workshops and masterclasses to further develop their creative skills.
We are so proud of all of our students who entered this year’s competition, and the impressive number of highly commended entries and winners from NTU demonstrates the talent that we have on offer at the university.
To see the full list of this year’s competition winners, visit the LeftLion website.
We are so proud of all of our students who entered this year’s competition, and the impressive number of highly commended entries and winners from NTU demonstrates the talent that we have on offer at the university.
Want to see more from this year's winners? Head over to the Nottingham Young Creative Award's Instagram where the winners will be hosting takeovers on the channel everyday for the next month.