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First Prize
The Way through the Maze
Barnaby Mauger
Hautes Capelles Primary School
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Primary Years 3/4/5/6
Second Prize
The Last Yeti
Josh Cheesman
Blanchelande College
Third Prize
The Silent Compass
Sebastian Peters
Vale Primary School
Highly Commended
The Journey of the Three
Lottie Cheesman
Blanchelande College
Forbidden Forest
Varun Maharaj
La Houguette Primary School
A Story of survival
Henrietta Ede-Golightly
Blanchelande School
The Journey of her Grandma's Legacy
Seren Trott
Blanchelande School
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Intermediate Years 7/8/9
First Prize
I'm Sick of Yellow Bricks
Maya Dittmar
Elizabeth College
Second Prize
The Journey
Tabitha Wills
The Ladies’ College
Third Prize
Forest of Clowns
Samuel Pailing
Les Beaucamps High School
Highly Commended
The Journey
Evie Collis
Les Beaucamps School
Ode to Joy
Isabella de Verneuil-Smith
Blanchelande School
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Senior Years 10+
First Prize
Trapped in the Pages
Hollie Vaudin
St Sampsons High School
Second Prize
The Last Stop
Chloe Sebire
Elizabeth College
Third Prize
A Hundred Footsteps
Tom Davison
Elizabeth College
Highly Commended
The Wave
Jack Sylvester
Elizabeth College
STYX
Amelie Cohen
Blanchelande School
My journey
Oskar Cleal
St Sampson’s School
The Journey
Bella Harwood
Blanchelande School
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Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
First Prize
We're going on a goat rescue
Seth Carter
Le Rondin School
First Prize
The Cheddar Journey
Antonio Des Santos
Le Murier School
Highly Commended
Finding a Princess
Jessie Romeril
Le Rondin School
The journey of Maleficient the Flying cat
Isobel Neville
Le Murier School
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Challenge
Write a 300-word story on the theme “The Journey”.
Your Write Stuff Challenge for 2025 is to write an imaginative 300-word story entitled, The Journey.
The word ‘journey’ conjures up ideas of travel, which may be exciting, eventful, adventurous, disastrous, even life changing. It may suggest a metaphorical journey such as a transition, a life-changing experience leading to growth; it may be a journey through time and space or it could be inspired by your own journey through life.
The title lends itself to a myriad of interpretations and genres: adventure, fantasy, historical, science fiction, a fictional memoir … the possibilities are endless.
Focus on using vivid description as you create your characters, and close detail in the setting to bring your ideas to life.
Craft your story so that it is vivid and original; the judges will be looking for creativity, clarity, style and accuracy of language which will transport them with you on your journey.
We wish you bon voyage as you embark on this year’s challenge!!
