Winning Stories 2021

Due to the ongoing health restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Awards Ceremony was once again held online. The ceremony occurred on April 17. 

To read an excerpt from each winning story, simply click on the story’s title below.

Winners and runners-up in each category:

Under 18, native speaker

WINNER — Cherries by Inès KAUFFMANN

RUNNER-UP — Take It by Anna STEKETEE

Under 18, non-native speaker

WINNER — Million Dollar Man by Sarah FUKS

RUNNER-UP — A Stain of Paint by Ekaterina JGENTI

Adult, native speaker

WINNER — The Vigil by Adrian BUTLER

RUNNER-UP — Cha Cha Cha by Charlotte STURGESS

Adult, non-native speaker

WINNER — Widow to the Court by Cornelia KLEIN

JOINT RUNNER-UP — Another Mask by Olivier UBANELL

JOINT RUNNER-UP — He Saw Heaven by Karin EHRE