Former UK resident Cheyenne Palmes is a girl in a hurry, so she's found the SUN program (Start Uni Now) is a good way to make progress towards her goal of becoming a novelist.

Currently completing Year 12 at Rockhampton High School, she recently received a certificate for achieving a High Distinction for her Term One literature course, through SUN at CQUniversity.

Cheyenne Palmes shows off her certificate 

The SUN program gives eligible high school students an opportunity

 to enrol in university courses while they are still at school.

Details are available via 13 27 86 or www.cqu.edu.au/sun

Cheyenne moved from Watford (near London) to Australia a few years ago, after her mother married an Aussie, and she is already working on her first novel.

"Currently, I plan to enter into the Bachelor of Arts after I have finished Year 12 and hope to eventually complete the Master of Letters course. I want to be a writer, specifically, a novel writer," she said.

CQUniversity's Beth Tennant presents Cheyenne with her certificate on parade

"My book can definitely be classified as fantasy. It follows the story of two girls from different worlds and the thread that ties their lives together in ways that affect both of them differently, bringing one girl joy while the other one is left suffering. I really hope to turn it into a trilogy someday soon, after I've finished the first one."

Cheyenne said the SUN program was one of the best experiences of her life.

"I loved every minute of it; it let me stretch out beyond the confines of English at school and examine it a wider angle, even though I was studying specific fields in Popular Genres and the Short Story.

"I found my first course surprisingly easy, which I believe bodes well for further study, which I'm really looking forward to."

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