Wymondham College Short Story Writing Competition
Robert Ashton, our retired founder of Swarm Apprenticeships and avid writer of historical and business books, launched a short 300 word writing competition at Wymondham College, Norfolk, earlier this year. Children in years 7 and 8 were invited to write on the theme of ‘Past Present and Future’.
The prizes were book tokens of £50 for first place and £25 for second place. To support a local business we provided book vouchers for Ketts Bookshop in Wymondham as prizes for the winners.
We were warmly welcomed to the College by Hannah Peck who took us over to the library where the students waiting for us.
It was our absolute pleasure at Swarm Training to present the winners with their prizes.
In First Place…….
Reuben Dewhurst
Reuben wrote an attention grabbing narrative written from the perspective on a telephone. He
Used neat short sentences and punctuation to add a sense of urgency to his piece. He
researched his subject and convincingly described how tomorrow’s telephone might be used.
In Joint Second Place……
Oscar Thorell
Oscar wrote a well-researched and considered review of the history and future of Nintendo. The
piece made compelling reading, being highly descriptive and realistic in its suggestion that come what may, Nintendo will evolve to retain its market position.
Olivia Buckley
Olivia wrote a touching story that captured the love a writer can develop for a much loved
fountain pen. She cleverly challenged the brief, describing how a sense of legacy and personal
connection will mean that while the future might bring innovation, there will always be a place for
treasured heirlooms.
Ophelia Hemeledge
Like Reuben, Ophelia wrote her piece in the first person, with the narrator a tree, the subject of
the piece. She creatively described how over a tree’s long life, it can witness much change. At a
time of concern about climate change and the controversial felling of trees in public places, she has
captured well the mood of the moment.
A big thank you and well done to everyone who participated, it was an honour and a privilege.
