The Golden Pen

The Golden Pen Storytelling Competition is closed for another year.

Congratulations to everyone who entered the Golden Pen Storytelling Competition this year, the shortlisted stories will be available in the Chill-Out Zone at FRONT to read until the 17^th April and we will publish our Anthology below asap.

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The Golden Pen - 2026 Winners

Junior Category

Winner: A Spark Too Far by Elizabeth

Runner Up: Slushy Sprinter by Rohan

Runner Up: The Final Blow by Levi

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Middle Category

Winner: The Butterfly Collection by Eve‍

Runner Up: The Girl Who Wasn’t There by Joanna

Runner Up: Frog and Fly are Friends by Zoë

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Senior Category

Winner: citrus trees by Maisha

Runner Up: METAMORPHOSIS by Ava

Runner Up: The Collapse by Grace

Thank You to our Judges

Junior Category: Isobel Bevis is a Wilan, Ballardong Noongar woman, a writer and an educator.

Middle Category: Ivy Chen Zhang is a Librarian and Aquatic enthusiast.

Senior Category: Amanda Kendle is a writer and podcaster who loves travelling slowly, reading great books and hanging out with her teenager and her cheeky cat.

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