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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CONGRATULATIONS!

2026 High Schools Short Story Competition

Long list:

• A Letter Home
•  Finding Home
•  I saw Myself in her
•  Little Red
•  Meds
• My Screen Time Is a Raging Monster in Me
• The Hidden Compass
• The Princess and the Smoke
• The World Behind the Phone
• Transience

2026 Year 7-8 Short Story Competition

Long list:

•  A Tail of Two
• Blank Pages
• Debatably Dangerous
• Television Static
• The Fish
•  The Face in the Dark
•  The Star that didn’t Shine

Final placings will be announced shortly. Watch this space!

Our Nation-wide short story competition closes on 30 September, 2026 – nine days folks. Head to the Competition and Results page for details and entry forms

Our Year 7 & 8 and High School Short Story Competitions have now closed and the stories are with the judges. Watch this page for the long lists!