Oxford University Press Story Writing Competition Winners

2023 Winners

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

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
3rd	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