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2026 Winners
Congratulations to 7-year-old Marlowe Askew-Smith who won first prize in our Gold Short Story Competition for her story ‘The Gold Fox’. Her delightful story is about a girl who makes a gold fox that comes to life and attracts the attention of a lonely king. To read the winning story, along with the second and third prize winners, and the runners-up and highly commended entries, click the button below.
2025 Winners
Congratulations to 8-year-old Myra Saindane who won our Sustainable Futures Short Story Competition. Her story ‘Myra’s Green Awakening’ is about how a trip to India inspired a sustainability mission. It captured the imagination of our judge Michaela Strachan and her story was illustrated by Bronwen James. To read the winning story, along with the second prize, third prize winners, runners-up and highly commended entries, click the button below.
2024 Winners
Congratulations to 11-year-old Ione Knight for winning our Coins and the Sea Short Story Competition with her story ‘The Girl with Hair like Fire’. Ione’s story about the fate of a young girl and her father, a famous Sea Captain, impressed the guest judge Greg Jenner. To read the winning story, as well as those of our runners-up and highly commended entries, just click the button below.
2023 Winners
Congratulations to 10-year-old Muduo Wang for his story ‘M’. Muduo's story of an old Chinese coin captured the imagination of our judge Onjali Q Rauf. To read the winning story, as well as those of our runners-up and highly commended entries, just click the button below.
2022 Winners
Congratulations to 10-year-old Joshua Boholst who won our Jubilee Short Story Competition with ‘Spyder’. In this story, a spider goes on an incredible adventure during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. It was illustrated by guest artist Sarah Edmonds. To read the winning story, as well as those of our runners-up and highly commended entries, just click the button below.
2021 Winners
Congratulations to 10-year-old Rhys Davies for winning our Decimalisation Short Story Competition. Rhys' story of a King George V shilling is a delightful walk through the history of a coin in circulation. To read the winning story, as well as those of our runners-up, just click the button below.
