Young Writers Competition

A huge congratulations goes to our students who achieved Merit, Commended or Distinction in the  Wimbledon Bookfest Young Writers Competition recently!

The theme for 2025 was "The Legend," and participants were required to submit their entries in a typewritten format, with a word count between 100 and 500 words.

Entries awarded Winner or Distinction were published in the Wimbledon BookFest Anthology, which students also received.

Particular congratulations to;
Celeste - KS3 Stories overall winner with 'A Witch’s Tale'
Ana G (Sixth Form Alumni 24-25)- KS5 Poem overall winner with ‘Soldier Proletariat'.

Fantastic work, well done to our writers and poets...

Commended
KS3: Maeve G: 'Cobain' – Story
KS4: Liliana G: 'Myths and Legends' – Story

Merit
KS3: Catarina B: 'The Legend Path' – Poem
KS4: Cara H: 'The curse of the Midas Touch' – Poem, Jessica D: 'Looming and glooming' – Story
KS5: Julia K (Year 13, 2024-25) 'Pandora' – Poem, Tanara M- D-S: 'A siren’s call' – Poem, Alexis D: 'The Curse of the Pharaoh’s Tomb' - Story

Distinction
KS3: Madeleine S: 'I’m not her'- Poem, Cara McH: 'Cassandra' – Story,
KS4: Emilia P: 'Pandora’s Box' – Poem, Ericka A: 'Mt. Mayon' – Poem, Elena H-T: 'My name is Gerald Grey' – Story
KS5: Emilia L: 'Holding hands with a Painting' – Poem