2026 Winners

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PRIZE
NAME
TITLE OF STORY
AGE
School Emirate
SCHOOL
11 and Under
1st
Saikrsna Srinath
The Sage And The Sapling
11
Dubai
Jumeirah English Speaking School
2nd
Kunxi He
The Tale Oof Dragon
11
Dubai
Repton School Dubai
3RD
Shazana Binth Sha
Hope in Stitches
10
Dubai
The Apple International Community School
12-14
1st
Ahan Punatham Kandy
The Last Light in Room 47
14
Abu Dhabi
Mayoor Private School
2nd
Ethen Netto Jacob
The Lantern in the Storm
12
Abu Dhabi
Dunes International School
3rd
Adam Mahmoud Mubarak
The Paper Lanterns

14
Ajman
Al Hikmah Private School
15-18
1st
Lyn Mary Liju
A Lullaby Carried by the Sea
15
Abu Dhabi
Emirates Future International Academy
2nd
Ethan Poh
The Promise of Flight
16
Dubai
Jumeirah English Speaking School
3rd
Ameera Aal Ghardaqa
The Umbrella Man
16
Ras Al Khaimah
Emirates National Schools – RAK

2025 Winners

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PRIZE
NAME
TITLE OF STORY
AGE
School Emirate
SCHOOL
11 and Under
1st
Hania Faisal
 Echoes of Hope 10 Sharjah International School of Creative Science
1st
Nishi Ramchandani
 The Unwritten Hour 11 Dubai Gems our own English high school Dubai
2nd
Nayla Rashed Al Shamsi
 Whispers Across The Dunes 10 Abu Dhabi Brighton College Al Ain
2nd
Maha Ayman Al Khanbouli
 The Entryway… 11 Ra’s al-Khaimah Emirates National Schools, RAK
3RD
Giulia Faccia
 The Forest of Wonders 10 Dubai Swiss International Scientific School [Primary & Secondary]
12-14
1st
 Saanvi Kiran Sweeter Imaginations 14 Dubai Springdales School Dubai
2nd
 Mir Faraz Before She Was My Mom 14 Dubai GEMS The Winchester School – Jebel Ali
3rd
 Leyla Kulak Colors of Connection 13 Dubai Jebel Ali School
15-17
1st
 Alina Ann Vinu Imaginary Bond 15 Abu Dhabi Mayoor Private School
2nd
 Abdulla Abdelqadir Hassan Bawazir The Worn Fairness 17 Dubai Dubai National School – Al Twar – Boys
3rd
 Israa Shaikh “The Dreamweavers” 15 Abu Dhabi Mayoor Private School
18-25
1st
 Sarah Aljabri The Void of Imagination 19 Abu Dhabi Zayed University
2nd
 Mahrukh S.M Imagine Us Alive and Breathing 23 Sharjah American University of Sharjah
3rd
 Yusr Abdulsalam Abdullah Al-Dulaimi The Pencil 21 Sharjah Fujairah

2024 Winners

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PRIZE
NAME
TITLE OF STORY
AGE
SCHOOL
11 and Under
1st
Laranya Gupta 
 Book’s Tale 10 Gems Modern Academy
1st
Hannah Rebecca Main Garcia
 Legacy of the Chessboard: My New Beginning 9 Nord Anglia International School
2nd
Riddhi Sandeep
 A CHAIR TO CHERISH 10 Al Diyafah High School
3rd
Anashwara Rajeh Nair
 Hope starts with the letter ‘H’… So does Home 11 Leaders Private School, Sharjah
12-14
1st
 Alula Grace Marsh Fallen Bird 14 South View School
2nd
 Shekinah Grace Prince A New Beginning 12 Deira International School
3rd
 Arshi Dawar The Change 14 Ambassador International Academy
15-17
1st
 Mara Machado-Mullett Wild at Heart 15 Jumeirah English Speaking School
2nd
 David Fosman Child of the Forest 15 Swiss International Scientific School
3rd
 Mohammed Zaahir Jaleel A Horizon Of Hope 15 GEMS Our Own English High School – Sharjah – Boys
18-25
1st
 Yassmeene Saleh Stars Behind Prison Bars 20 American University of Dubai
2nd
 Zahra Almarhoon A Life Without You 21 Middlesex University Dubai
3rd
 Isabela Pedraz A Soul Made of Clay 21 Middlesex University

2023 Winners

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PRIZE
NAME
TITLE OF STORY
AGE
SCHOOL
11 and Under
1st
Lola Weir
 Old Friends 11 Jebel Ali School, Dubai
2nd
Abigail Main Garcia
 The Magical Room of Imagination 10 Dubai English Speaking School
3rd
Hanna Mattar
 I’ve Got a Friend in Me 11 Nord Anglia School Dubai
12-14
1st
 Mara Machado-Mullett Rosie’s Guardian Angel 14 JESS Arabian Ranches
2nd
 Mir Faraz Coming Home 12 The Winchester School
3rd
 Hadia Kamran An Old Friend 13 International School of Creative Sciences
15-17
1st
 Jaden Isabella Mascarenhas My Oldest Friend, My Greatest Enemy 17 Deira International School
2nd
 Vanishri Shekhawat Friendship Beyond Borders 15 Indian High School
3rd
 Awnnesha Pal The Crocodile and the Rabbit 16 Raha International School, Abu Dhabi
18-25
1st
 Yassmeene Saleh Requiem for a Comrade 19 American University in Dubai
2nd
 Mahrukh S.M Letter By Letter 21 American University of Sharjah
3rd
 Mariam Joseph Sebastian. Starve Me Until I’m Full 19 Manipal Academy of Higher Education

2022 Winners

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PRIZE
NAME
TITLE OF STORY
AGE
SCHOOL
11 and Under
1st
Lila Jones
 Here Comes the Sun 10 Jebel Ali School, Dubai
2nd
Siya Menon
 Here Comes the Sun 11 Our Own English High School, Dubai
3rd
Hannah Main Garcia
 Here Comes the Sun 7 Dubai English Speaking School, Dubai
Lana Al-Khafaji
 The Last Butterfly 11 Dubai English Speaking School, Dubai
12-14
1st
 Alula Grace Marsh Here Comes the Sun: Extract from Explorer’s Journal – First Expedition to the South Pole 12 South View School, Dubai
2nd
 Farah Makni The Sun’s Darkness 13 Brighton College Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
3rd
 Gianne Eva Mathias Read Me When I… 12 Dubai Scholars Private School, Dubai
15-17
1st
 Anyka Chakravarty Going for Gold 17 Gems Wellington International School, Dubai
2nd
 Dimira Tanna Guilded Armor 16 Ambassador School, Dubai
3rd
 Chelsie Murielle Manalo Alcantara The Stars and the Hope that Lies Within 16 Dubai Scholars Private School, Dubai
18-25
1st
 Bee Blake Here Comes the Sun 18 Repton School, Dubai
2nd
 Ishrath Tabassum Jaigirdar The Story of Revival 20 University of Sharjah, Sharjah
3rd
 Mahrukh S.M. There Will Always Be Lighter Days 20 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah