The NHSPA English Faculty recently held a Microfiction writing competition. Microfiction is an extremely short form of fiction, usually under 100 words in length. Even with this constraint, Microfiction can be a compelling and powerful medium through which to tell a narrative, as demonstrated by student entries in the NHSPA Microfiction Competition. 

The competition ran across all year groups and reflected the diversity, creativity and ingenuity of the NHSPA student body. Competition entries will be judged by the S.E.E.D. team, and there will also be an English Faculty Prize as chosen by the NHSPA English teachers. Competition winners will be announced early in Term 3. 

Here is one of our shortlisted entries from talented Year 7 student Leo Brasse Warhaft:

"The sound of iron hooves peppered the cobblestone streets as the fiaker made their way through Vienna. As the sun began to set, the winter breeze bit his face and the imposing buildings loomed over him, dwarfing his shadow. Lost. He recalled the months travelling from his hometown of Istanbul to the harsh, forbidding city of Vienna. Retreating from the cold, he ducked into a café. At the counter next to him stood Nikolai, who also hailed from a foreign place–the city of Sofia. As Nikolia bought him a drink, the sun sunk below the quaint Vienna skyline. Home."