Have a great summer!
Thank you to all who entered the competition this year!
Now that the Strasbourg Write A Story competition is over for this year, the Organizing Committee wishes you all a great summer of fun and writing.
The Short-listed Stories for 2023
Winners and Runners-Up
Under 18, native speaker
“Mr Capgras and the solipsist” by Isabella LOTVONEN – WINNER
“The screams of silence” by Raja EL AGHAR – RUNNER-UP
“Going home” by Lorelei CLARKE
“Charlie” by Analise DURIGA
“Anonymous User” by Nouria HACI DANIELL
Under 18, non-native speaker
“Golden” by Lola HUBER – WINNER
“Radish Thursday” by Louisa MANGRAU – RUNNER-UP
“If I were you (Sirius)” by Bana BAYRAMOVA
“Time Runs Out” by Tess BONVALOT
“Facing the Moon” by Lucilla MANCIOCCHI
Adult, native speaker
“Neighbors” by Sheila O’LAUGHLIN – WINNER
“Found Object: Two Men Drinking (obverse) Figure (reverse)” by Kit SAMARA – RUNNER-UP
“The Mothers in Me” by Lauretta ALONGE
‘Running into your ex” by Kate BRADD
“No going back” by Rachel IVES
Adult, non-native speaker
“Heroes” by Jasmin HEISING – WINNER
“Aladdin-Zidane or The Man of My Dreams” by Birgitt KRUMBÖCK – RUNNER-UP
“The girl who cried wolf “ by Cornelia KLEIN
“The tesserae necromancers” by Maylandie KUNTZ
“Red Balloons” by Arzu TUNER
Buy the 2023 Book
Our Free Writing Workshops
For those of you who haven’t attended one of the free writing workshops that the competition offers, they are designed to give your writing a little boost and help you to get a head start on your story for the competition. They are geared towards adults, whether native or non-native speakers, and are meant to teach, guide, and inspire you, the writer. The workshops are free of charge. Click here for more information and to register.
