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300 Words 2025: The Finalists Event

  • June 18, 2025
  • 8:25 am


On Saturday 14th June the finalists of the 300 Words Story Writing Competition gathered at the Borders Book Festival for an exciting event to discover who the winners of the Great Tapestry of Scotland’s 300 Words Story Writing Competition were! 

Everyone at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, and our judge, Mairi Kidd, were overwhelmed with the outstanding quality of all the stories received and it was an incredibly difficult job to select just one winner from each category.

We would like to congratulate all the children that entered the competition. You should all be incredibly proud of your amazing writing and achievements. 

After much deliberation, Mairi Kidd selected the following as the winning stories for our 300 Words Story Writing Competition:

Category 7 – 9

Winner:

Whale



Read the story here

By Isacc Lammie

Category 10 – 12

Winner:

The Scots of Skye



Read the story here

By Jonathon Nixon

Category 13 – 15

Winner:

Mary, Queen of Opps



Read the story here

By Kourtni Reid


Discover all the finalists stories here


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