Short Story Competition Results 2025

Category A: 12 to 14 years

First Place: The Language of Smoke by Vysnavi Sivasuthan
Second Place: House on the Hill by Dulara Jayasekara
Third 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

Category B: 15 to 17 years

First Place: The Candles at the Edge of a Solar Farm by Mikayla Savundranayagam
Second Place: Eurytides Marcellus by Emily Zhang
Third Place: Strands of Stories by Shreya Kalani

Highly Commended (in no particular order):

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

Highly Commended  (in no particular order):

Just Another New School by Edita Mujkic
Calmate Change by Kym Boekel
Last Train from Sendai by John Holding
All The World's a Stage by Tiffany Kim
Jacko by Lenette Griffin
Marion and Henry by Jenny Sargent
The Black Side by Sarah Jane Wilson