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The Bad Writing competition was new for 2025 and for the first time the entries for the second competition exceeded those for the 500 Words! I have to say the entries for this were fantastic, they were so clever, making it incredibly hard to narrow the list to the top three.
Below are the winner's and runners-up in both age categories.
Years 7 and 8 Age Category
Years 7 and 8 Age Category
Evie, Year 7
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
“The grape sat stubbornly on the table, yellow, oval-shaped and sour, looking surly and suspiciously like a lemon."
Sheroon, Year 8
Aylesbury Grammar School
“At night-time - Well it was five o'clock in the morning, so it was basically night time – someone was asleep.”
Rudra, Year 7
Chesham Grammar School
"Tiffany's toenail fungus pulsed with an ugly glow, signaling the start of something big and atrocious."
Years 9+ age category
Years 9+ age category
Megan, Year 9
Chesham Grammar School
“A long, long time ago, but not too long ago about 3 weeks, there was a town so boring even the grass refused to grow.”
Lucille, Year 10
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
“The protagonist’s name was Autumn, Lara, Millie, or something like that. Maybe Gerald? Oh wait, that's my name. Oh well. It doesn’t matter.”
Chiara, Year 12
Chesham Grammar School
"I had gotten myself into such a pickle that I could almost smell the vinegar."
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