We are proud to share the outstanding winners of the 2025 Short Story Competition.

✨ 2025 Short Story Competition Winners ✨

Gr 3–4

1st Place – Jai Andric, “Swimming Through the Sky”
2nd Place – Oscar Bromiley, “Pair of Pranksters”
3rd Place – Oliver Jonas, “Wombat Boom”

Gr 5–6

1st Place – Oviya Gokulnath, “Echoes in the Mirror”
2nd Place – Isabella Campbell, “A Reflection”
3rd Place – Saoirse Lobo, “Whispers in the Fog”
Highly Commended – Arya Bloxsidge, “Scream”

Gr 7–8

1st Place – Candice Chew, “Wordless”
2nd Place – Lily Esmond, “Colosseum of Fear”
3rd Place – Kaitlyn Silveira, “The Cycle is Never in Balance”
Highly Commended – Sienna Clarke, “Escaping a Predator”

Gr 9–10

1st Place – Nethmi Sella Kapu, “Sweet Whispers of Goodbye”
2nd Place – Ishana Saha, “Louder Than a March”
3rd Place – Sabine Butler, “Flesh and Stone”
Highly Commended – Misha Palod, “Where Silence Screams”

Gr 11–12

1st Place – Ananya Goti, “Lost in the Waves”
2nd Place – Aarna Mehra, “Whispers of the Lost Child”
3rd Place – Joannah Mathew, “Night of Broken Glass”
Highly Commended – Olivia Downes, “Fragments of Her Memories”