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First Prize
The Way through the Maze
Barnaby Mauger
Year 3 Hautes Capelles Primary School
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Primary Years 3/4/5/6
Second Prize
The Last Yeti
Josh Cheesman
Year 5 Blanchelande College
Third Prize
The Silent Compass
Sebastian Peters
Year 6 Vale Primary School
Highly Commended
The Journey of the Three
Lottie Cheesman
Year 3 Blanchelande College
Forbidden Forest
Varun Maharaj
Year 6 La Houguette Primary School
A Story of survival
Henrietta Ede-Golightly
Year 6 Blanchelande School
The Journey of her Grandma's Legacy
Seren Trott
Year 6 Blanchelande School
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Intermediate Years 7/8/9
First Prize
I'm Sick of Yellow Bricks
Maya Dittmar
Year 8 Elizabeth College
Second Prize
The Journey
Tabitha Wills
Year 7 The Ladies’ College
Third Prize
Forest of Clowns
Samuel Pailing
Year 7 Les Beaucamps High School
Highly Commended
The Journey
Evie Collis
Year 7 Les Beaucamps School
Ode to Joy
Isabella de Verneuil-Smith
Year 9 Blanchelande School
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Senior Years 10+
First Prize
Trapped in the Pages
Hollie Vaudin
Year 10+ St Sampsons High School
Second Prize
The Last Stop
Chloe Sebire
Year 10+ Elizabeth College
Third Prize
A Hundred Footsteps
Tom Davison
Year 10+ Elizabeth College
Highly Commended
The Wave
Jack Sylvester
Year 10+ Elizabeth College
STYX
Amelie Cohen
Year 10+ Blanchelande School
My journey
Oskar Cleal
Year 10+ St Sampson’s School
The Journey
Bella Harwood
Year 10+ Blanchelande School
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Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
First Prize
We're going on a goat rescue
Seth Carter
Year 5 Le Rondin School
First Prize
The Cheddar Journey
Antonio Des Santos
Year 10+ Le Murier School
Highly Commended
Finding a Princess
Jessie Romeril
Year 5 Le Rondin School
The journey of Maleficient the Flying cat
Isobel Neville
Year 10+ 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!!
