Well I got to meet him and ask the following questions. I started enjoying writing in Grades 4,5 and 6.
Nobody really knows who won until they open the envelope.
I had invited some guests. They were my wife, my three kids and my grade five teacher. When I won, I asked my teacher to stand up so I could thank her in front of 1200 people. Some teachers are inspirational and that's when you get started. I draw my inspiration from lots of places including newspaper articles and stories.