Finally the wait is over! It's been an exciting few months here at Dragonfly and we are very happy to share with you the winners of the 2017 Dragonfly Tea Short Story Competition.
This is the third year of our competition, run in association with the Henley Literary Festival, and we received an amazing 1300 entries across the adult and children's categories on the themes of Journey and Maps.
After a tough judging process, our shortlisted entrants were invited to a very special Awards Ceremony at Henley Town Hall, where Dragonfly's Georgia Ginsberg and short story judge Helen Lederer announced this year's winners to a rapt audience. See below for the names of our worthy winners!
Photo Credit: Scarlet Page / Henley Literary Festival
Main Competition
Aimee White
Generation Lotus
Joint 2nd Prize
Julie Hayman
Gold
&
Anita Goveas
The Bombay Flying Club
Children's 12-15
Jessica Griffiths
Maps
Highly Commended
Henry Hindle
Sarcophagus
&
Anna Hughes
In Plain Sight
Children's 8-11
Rose Wakefield
The World at my Fingertips
&
Shreya Ghorpade
The Map of Wealth
Highly Commended
Daniel Beesley
The Treasure Hunt
Children's 4-7
Cora Batchelor
The Magic Fidget Spinner
Highly Commended
Alice Keen
Finding True Treasure
&
Emma Blake
Pirate's Stole My Bunny
Congratulations to all of our winners and runners up, and an enormous thank you to everyone who entered a story - we loved reading them!
This year we have published two booklets with all of the shortlisted stories, if you'd like us to send you a copy of the children's, adults or both, please send an email to hello@dragonflytea.com
