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300 Words: The Finalists

300 Words: The Finalists

Age Category 7 - 9

Winner:

In the Wild Wood 

Bertie Hope-Jones, age 7

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The Story of the Paisley Peacock 

By Katy Gibson, age 8

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The Unlikely Viking Heros of Scotland  

By Lillie Florence Drynan, age 8  

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The Wild Woods 

Flora Graham, age 7

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Sumi and Tom 

Arlo Jeffrey

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Age Category 10 - 12

Winner:

Charge of the Reivers 

By Fergus Rawson, age 12  

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Longing For Scotland 

By Maddison Brown, age 12

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 The Arrival of the Viking Longboats 

By Hannah Graham, age 10

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 The Shield 

By Maisie Brown, age 11  

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The Magic Needles

By Florrie Rose Bell 

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Sheep Rule

Angus Sinton , age 10

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William Armstrong 

By Ally Pritchard , age 12  

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Age Category 13 - 15

Winner:

Corryvreckan 

By Angus Millar, age 13

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Memories  

By Kalen Madrak Hughes

 

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A Scottish Beach

By Rosa Becattelli, age 13  

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The Mystery  

By Neive Douglas

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The Witch and the Leofy 

By India Forrest, age 13 

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The Great Tapestry of War 

By Donald Fergus Cameron, age 13

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The Great Tapestry of Scotland

By Aleshya Ballantyne, age 13

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