Kid Lit 2023 Competition winners announced!

After much deliberation, due to the high standard of stories received this year, we are pleased to announce that the winners of Kid Lit 2023 are….

Age 4-8 Category…

Winner: Charlie Sockett, age 8, home educated

“Charlie’s story was full of twists and turns! I really wanted to know what happened next!”

Read Charlie’s story here

Runner Up: Zachary Cresswell, age 5, Trinity Primary School

“Zachary’s story was full of imagination, imagining an alien crazy golf competition!

Read Zachary’s story here

Age 9-12 Category…

Winner: Grace Lucas, age 11, Hampton Dene School – The Murderous Gambler

“We were really impressed with the maturity of Grace’s writing. This was a tense tale full of mystery and intrigue”

Read Grace’s story here

Runner Up: Oliver Smith, age 10, Wellington Primary School – A Creepy Cruise

“This was a really fun adventure full of excitement and humour!”

Read Oliver’s story here

Kid Lit is The Courtyard’s Children’s Literacy Project supporting our community in promoting literacy, creative writing and writing resilience following an unprecedented time in our children’s education. A huge thank you to all entrants, your work was fantastic! Keep an eye out for our Kid Lit competition 2024!