the stand's fall writing contest results

Hey York,

After much deliberation and some tough decisions, the results of this year’s fall writing contest, hosted by The Stand, are finally in! Read on to find out which talented writers have won in these categories…

Best Overall (Senior School)

Best Young Writer (Middle School)

Best Fall Inspired Story 

Scariest Story

Thank you so much to all those who participated! We appreciate all your hard work and the bravery it takes to put yourself out there. Sharing work with others can be daunting, let alone with such a big audience. Well done everyone! 

The submissions this year were so impressive that we have also decided to include some honourable mentions of equally amazing pieces. We can’t wait to see what next year’s competition will bring!

Best Overall  (Senior School)

Zhen He

“Stone on Glass”

Best Young Writer  (Middle School)

Sophie Guevara Nichols

“La Muñeca”

Best Fall Inspired Story

Alex Heike 

“Hiraeth”

Scariest Story

Tie! 

Dori Seeman and Charlotte Yu

“Optical Illusion” (Dori),  Untitled Submission (Charlotte)

Honorable Mentions:

Jade Hauber (“Amy’s Hill”)

Katherine Wilson  (“Lily”)

Zoe Small  (“The Old Prison”)

Lauren Chia  (“Greenhouse Musings”)

Katherine Poon  (Untitled Submission)

Bethany Jacob  (Untitled Submission)

You can access the submissions listed above here:

Zhen He - “Stone on Glass”

Sophie Guevara Nichols - “La Muñeca”

Alex Heike - “Hiraeth”

Dori Seeman - "Optical Illusion" 

Charlotte Yu - (Untitled Submission)

Jade Hauber - “Amy’s Hill”

Katherine Wilson - “Lily”

Zoe Small - “The Old Prison”

Lauren Chia - “Greenhouse Musings”

Katherine Poon - (Untitled Submission)

Bethany Jacob - (Untitled Submission)

Happy Reading York!