The 2021 competition
On International Literacy Day 2021, we launched our My Twist on a Tale writing competition for its third year!
The free competition, which we opened up to 4–19 year olds across the UK, encouraged young people to cast their minds ahead to the future and produce their own reflections on what tomorrow might bring.
The winning stories and poems ranged from earthlings zipping around on hoverboards and cyborg dogs to a space version of Romeo and Juliet and the need for new laws to keep people safe.
We created audio versions of each winning story too. We hope you enjoy listening to them!
Who were the winners in 2021?
Our Key Stage winners:
Key Stage 1 winner:
Sebastian Dechamps
Key Stage 2 winner:
Veer Khanna
Key Stage 3 winner:
Nathaniel Reed
Key Stage 4 winner:
Emily Spratt
Key Stage 5 winner:
Adrienn Baczur
Our regional winners:
Scotland winner:
Aidan Harris
Northern Ireland winner:
Emma-Louise White
Wales winner:
Holly Thorpe
East Anglia winner:
Jessica Smith
North East winner:
Erin Cooper
North West winner:
Larrie Marsh
Yorkshire and the Humber winner:
Taya Brown
London winner:
Leo Templer
South East winner:
Phoebe Harris
South West winner:
Sophia Papasouliotis
East Midlands winner:
Tanya Arion
West Midlands winner:
Jasmine Hussain
The beautiful illustrations are by Liliana Perez, c/o Collaborate.
