Kendrea's book "The Magic Mirror" was awarded the 3rd place in Category A at The 2013 Tim Winton award for young writers. Kendrea Fernando has been writing stories since she was 4 years. 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 schoolwork 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.
