Previous Contests & Giveaways
Previous events for young writers, ages 9 and up.
Short Story Contests – our bigger contests with prizes, run approximately twice a year
Mini Contests – mini writing contests with the chance to be featured on the website
Giveaways – where anyone has the chance to win an awesome prize
Mini Contest: September 2024
Winning Entries:
‘The Cure’ – Valentina Pohl Fabris, Age 10
‘The Reflection of a Thousand Possiblities’ – Talia Millership, Age 12
‘Mrs. Harris’s Millinery Shop’ – Talitha, Age 13
‘Mirror of the Earth’ – Myla, Age 14
‘The Future We Have’ – Anais Haythornthwaite, Age 16
Giveaway – August 2024
The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt
A young messenger. A secret mission. A kingdom in peril.
Giveaway Winner: Alayah
May Short Story Contest
~ May 2024
Ages 9-10 – ‘The Golden Locket’ by Valentina Pohl Fabris
Ages 11-12 – ‘The Compass of Heather’ by Talia Millership
Ages 13-16 – ‘’From Beyond Hope’ by Willow Brooke
Thor’s Choice Award – ‘Label Your Units’ by Meg Bales
Mini Contest: March 2024
Contest Theme: Narnia
Short stories inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia.
Click below to read some incredible Narnian fanfiction! 👇
January 2024: Flash Giveaway
Winner: Thea Dozell
Prize Options:
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine
Go Teen Writers: Write Your Novel by Stephanie Morrill, Jill Williamson, & Shannon Dittemore
Choose Your Setting Short Story Contest
~ November 2023
Ages 9-10 – ‘The First Heir’ by Ailith, USA
Ages 11-12 – ‘Ambush’ by Orla Wierenga – New Zealand
Ages 13-15 – ‘Elderberry Mead During A Milatary Coup’ by Little Ladia (who likes berries and cream)– New Zealand
Mini Contest – September 2023
Winning Entries…
Ages 9-10: Mara Scott
Ages 11-12: Talitha Borstad
Ages 13-15: Karena Christen
July 2023: Giveaway
Winner: Waihirere Fifield
(For a bonus entry, participants wrote a six-word story based on a fun picture prompt. Click the button below to check them out!) 👇
May 2023:
The Secret Library Short Story Contest
Ages 9-10 – Grace Kerr Voschezang, New Zealand
Ages 11-12 – Teddie DeMoss, United States
Ages 13-15 – Rebecca, United States
March 2023: Mini Contest
Contest Type: Picture Prompt
Winning Entry (Ages 9-11): Rock Thompson
Winning Entry (Ages 12-15): Willow Brooke
January 2023: Flash Giveaway
For a bonus entry, giveaway participants told us a reason why they love to write. We were flooded with awesome answers and have shared some of them on our new Community page. Click the button below to check them out! 👇
November 2022:
November Short Story Contest
Participants wrote a short story based off a picture prompt, and our two winners, Elizabeth Buckingham (Ages 9-11) and Leiana (Ages 12-15), got to choose their prize from 3 awesome book options.
September 2022: Mini Contest
Contest Type: Picture Prompt
Winning Entry (Ages 9-12): Elena Filatov
Winning Entry (Ages 13-15): Ike Jake
July 2022: Giveaway
Giveaway + Six-Word-Story Challenge
Giveaway Winner: Alexis Forman
May 2022:
Pirates Ahoy! Short Story Contest
Participants wrote a Pirate-themed short story and our two winners, Theodora DeMoss (Ages 9-11) and Sophia Scudder (Ages 12-15), got to choose from 3 of our favourite books.
November 2021
The “Picture This” Short Story Contest
Participants wrote their story using one of four Picture Prompts as inspiration, and the winner (Greta Michaels from New Zealand) got to choose from 3 of our favourite books.
September 2021: Mini Contest
Contest Type: Picture Prompt
Winning Entry: Willow Brooke
December 2020:
The 3×3 Short Story Contest
Participants wrote their story choosing from 3 opening lines, and the winner (Clover Alsop, Age 11-12, from New Zealand) got to choose from 3 awesome book prizes.
“You can make anything by writing.“
– C.S. Lewis