First Place: The Language of Smoke by Vysnavi SivasuthanSecond Place: House on the Hill by Dulara JayasekaraThird Place: Unravelling by Quin Ang
Highly Commended (in no particular order):
Jellyfish by Vivian Su Rebellion by Joshua Wong The Silent Bark by Ker She Poon Fighter of disease by Arnold Mariathas Outside the Bubble by Katelyn Tjan The Suitcase of Stories by Prathamesh Kalani Whispers of Yesterday by Moukthika Balaganesh
First Place: The Candles at the Edge of a Solar Farm by Mikayla Savundranayagam Second Place: Eurytides Marcellus by Emily ZhangThird Place: Strands of Stories by Shreya Kalani
A No. 3 Scalpel by Anuram Kathirgamarajah Journey to Australia by Lakshita Korimilli Flash by Amber Mestdagh The Sea at Dawn by YoYo Ren Heatwave by Lynn Hyun A New Beginning by Demi Vlahos Ode to a Teddy Bear by Giorgia Minutolo
Category C: Adults
First Place: The Waves Washing Over by Andrew Drummond Second Place: A Mother Like You by Grace Nebesky Third Place: Cancelado y transmutado by Elena Disilvestro
Just Another New School by Edita MujkicCalmate Change by Kym BoekelLast Train from Sendai by John HoldingAll The World's a Stage by Tiffany KimJacko by Lenette GriffinMarion and Henry by Jenny SargentThe Black Side by Sarah Jane Wilson