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.