The winners and runners up for the 2017 SXB Write A Story Competition were announced at the Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Munsterhof in Strasbourg on Friday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. As in previous years, the winners read their stories to the audience.
Winners in each category
To read each winning story, simply click on its title below.
Under 18, non-native speaker
- WINNER — “Saturday” by Anne CARBIENER
- RUNNER-UP —“The Artist” by Joshua DRANESAS
Under 18, native speaker
- WINNER — “The chipper flipper and the civil cynic save Sunnydale – sort of” by Hannah SMITH
- RUNNER-UP — “Acid Rain” by Estelle BRANNAN
18 and over, non-native speaker
- WINNER — “Do Panic. An Island Survival Guide” by Marlene JÄGER
- RUNNER-UP — “The End” by Jasmin HEISING
18 and over, native speaker
- WINNER — “Unexplored Territory” by Mary GORMAN
- RUNNER-UP — “The Tick” by Mike WRAITH
The Short-listed Stories
The Competition Committee and the judges would like to congratulate all 72 writers who entered this year’s competition, especially the short-listed writers listed below, for their contribution in making this year’s competition a success.
Strasbourg Write a Story Competition 2017
Under 18 Non-Native English Speakers
“Saturday” by Anne CARBIENER – Winner
“The Artist” by Joshua DRANESAS – Runner Up
“Apples are Red” by Quentin SIEGRIST
“Over the Moon” by Milena AXENBECK
“Gone” by Jana EL-AGHAR
Under 18 Native English Speakers
“The chipper flipper and the civil cynic save Sunnydale – sort of” by Hannah SMITH – Winner
“Acid Rain” by Estelle BRANNAN – Runner Up
“A Name for Death” by Lorna KLEINSORGE
“Her True Love” by Anastasia BELIKOVA
“Big Girl” by Masha WESTERVEEN
Adult Non-Native Speakers
“Do Panic. An Island Survival Guide” by Marlene JÄGER – Winner
“The End” by Jasmin HEISING – Runner Up
“Dead Ends” by Marie-Anne HICKEL-WRIGHT
“Poseidon” by Alexandra CONSTARATAS
“Bitter Little Pill” by Andrei Ilie POPESCU
Adult Native English Speakers
“Unexplored Territory” by Mary GORMAN – Winner
“The Tick” by Mike WRAITH – Runner Up
“Passage” by John QUINN
“I am Fine” by Joana SIMOES
“The Allotment” by Frances Mary GRAY
