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A creative writing prize for young people aged 7 to 18.

Seasonal Shorts: Christmas

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition, we had hundreds of entries and the standard was high across all of the age groups.


Please see below for the details of the winners and the shortlisted stories.

WInners, runners up and shortlisted stories

More Details

11 years old and Under

Winner: 

Christmas Miracle by Ahon Ganguly (Aged 11)


Runners-up:

Jenga by Phoebe Hitchcock (Aged 9)

The Destined Star by Isabella Nikolov (Aged 11)


Shortlisted Stories:

Oscar's Amazing Adventure by Oscar Branson (Aged 7)

The Sleigh Ride Save by Flossie Harrison (Aged 8)

The True Christmas by Mae Le Petit (Aged 9)

Angel by Amelie Kempshall (Aged 10)

Dear Santa by Faye Haden (Aged 11)

Snowflakes of Solace by Abdulrahman Mohammed (Aged 11)

An Eerie Feeling by Emma E.J. Withers (Aged 11)

The Christmas Wish by Joseph Bai (Aged 11)

The Dark Christmas by Anouk Carton-O'Regan (Aged 11)


12 to 15 years old

Winner: 

Just Another Perfect Christmas by Shyla Hamsini Narayan (Aged 13)


Runners-up:

A Gift at Christmas by Abi Wareham (Aged 12)

A Letter of Lies by Sanuli Weganthale Epita Gedara (Aged 15)


Shortlisted Stories:

Christmas in Conflict by Isabel Andrews (Aged 12)

Arson's Christmas by Barrie Speirs (Aged 12)

Rudolph by Zoe Annetts (Aged 12)

Wish by Dhanushiya Asaithambi (Aged 13)

Lost in Fear, Found in Kindness by Chitrita Puri (Aged 13)

Merry Christmas, Michael McCrae by Tabitha Cook (Aged 14)

The Snowman by Megan Purcell (Aged 15)

To Hold on To or Forget by Sophie Bunce (Aged 15)


16 to 18 years old

Winner: 

Red Berries by Daisy Kaye (Aged 17)


Shortlisted Stories:

Sending my Love for Christmas by Macey Thomas (Aged 16)


Look out for further announcements regarding the publication date of this collection. 

Long Listed Entries

11 Years Old and Under

Scarlett Hampshire

Ayomikun Kolawole

Rhea Gharpure

George Miklos Hellawell

Gemma Deguara

Daniel Stearne

Eleanor Orrow

Phoebe Olive Cottrell

Alexa Friedl-Hirst

Oli Tyszkiewicz

Star Comiskey

Thea Houghton and Evelyn Wells

Charlotte Hubbard

Cara Sturgess-Dawson

Ava Hurley

Seth Hemingway

Elsbeth Grange

Sahar

Chinwendu Ezuruike

Lydia Heslop 

Joceleyne Ezeani

Amelia Aston

Corey Fuller

Robert Mairs

Serin Beckford

Martha Lane

Poppy Harman

Polly Cook

Paisley Comrie-Bowcott 

Abigail Lau

Chloe Bradshaw

Nancy Barnes

Adhrit Srinivasan

Rosa Mason

Maximilian Wilson

Luella Ramsden

Jozio

Veronica

Anaya

12 to 14 Years Old

Evan Bhattacharya

Yueru Hu

Katie Etherington

Ada Swift-Marshall 

Alice Watson

Ishbel Fairfoul 

DùniaIsla Jackson

Talia Atkins

Daniel Cook

Nylah Barlow

Hannah Richards

Dua-e-Zahra Khan

Lena Claffey Grudzinska

Arina Milke

Samuel Whaley

Natalie Stables

Jess Carter

Competition Rules

Please see the linked page for the full rules of the competition. 

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