10-Word Story Competition 2018

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10-WORD STORY COMPETITION

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All In! 10-Word Story Competition 2018 All rights reserved Š Singapore Book Council 2018 No part of this collection can be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the authors featured and/or the Singapore Book Council. Compilation created as part of All In! Young Writers Festival 2018 Layout and Concept Design by CB Peùa


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JUDGES’ CHOICE WINNER

SONG YI JIA

National University of Singapore

“Bury him in Singapore; he always wanted to return home.”



JUDGES’ CHOICE RUNNER UP

JARROLD LIM Temasek Polytechnic

Hell hath no fury like a train breakdown in Singapore.


JUDGES’ CHOICE RUNNER UP

ALICIA SIM YAN TING Beatty Secondary School

Twenty-two degree Celsius–the closest Singapore has got to winter.


JUDGES’ CHOICE RUNNER UP

NICHOLLE TANG

School of Science & Technology

People still hear screams in Singapore, long after the war.


JUDGES’ CHOICE RUNNER UP

JOAN TAN

River Valley High School

He clutched onto the Singapore souvenirs, desperate for a reconnection.


JUDGES’ CHOICE RUNNER UP

RACHEL KAN

Cedar Girls’ Secondary School

Singapore Pediatric Ward. Anti-depressant pills. For ages 6-16. Sold Out.



Held annually, the All In! 10-Word Story Competition invites young writers aged 13 and above to submit narratives using exactly 10 words. The competition is thematic, and is guided by a prompt word for every edition. Entries are in English, and are posted on the Festival’s Facebook Page.


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