The winners of this year’s Spring Festival Short Story Competition were announced yesterday. Organised in conjunction with the Gibraltar Chronicle, this very popular annual competition attracted a total of 456 entries across a wide age range, from school children to adults.

The Minister of Culture, John Cortes, presented the awards yesterday at a special awards ceremony held at the John Mackintosh Hall.

A panel of judges consisting of Mr Charles Durante, Ms Conchita Triay and Mrs Aida Delaney judged the competition.

The Prize Winners are:

The Ministry of Culture Award – Overall Competition Winner – £1000 Winner: Julian Felice with ‘The Voice’

Adult Category: 
Winner: Camilla Sykes with ‘Ebb and Flow’


Runner-up: Yvonne Sacarello with ‘The Poem’


Highly Commended: Michele Attias with ‘The Radical Power of A Song’

Best Story in Spanish Language:
Winner: Mark Montovio with ‘El Cordon Plateado’

Runner-up: Brian Gordon with ‘El Comité’

School Years 11 to 13:

Winner: David Lester with ‘The Bored Student’ – Bayside Comprehensive School

Runner-up: Nicole Zinovev with ‘Consumption’ – Prior Park School

Highly Commended: Jack Bingham with ‘Vengeance’ – Prior Park School

Highly Commended: Zachary Raven with ‘The Nothing of Nowhere’ – Bayside Comprehensive School

School Years 8 to 10:

Winner: Phoebe Gatenby with ‘Regrets’ – Prior Park School

Runner-up: Martha Taylor with ‘The Platform’ – Prior Park School

Highly Commended: Sophie Lines with ‘The Night’s Sharp Eye’ – Bayside Comprehensive School

School Years 6 to 7:

Winner: Lea Tryb with ‘Where are you 62?’ – Bayside Comprehensive School

Highly Commended: Daisy Moir with ‘The Perfect Day’ – Prior Park School

School Years 4 to 5:

Winner: Gianella Pitto with ‘Growing’ – Loreto Convent

Runner-up: Poppy Grace Down with ‘The tale of the Rabbit, the Eagle and the Dolphin’ – St Joseph’s Middle School

Highly Commended: Oscar Kaziewicz with ‘Curious Chuckles’ – Loreto Convent


GCS would like to thank the judges, the Gibraltar Chronicle and all participants for their continued support.