We are thrilled to announce the long-listed entries for our 2023 Rotary Dean Scribblers Short Story competition.

Many thanks for all your entertaining stories, and congratulations to those who made the long list. If your story isn’t here, don’t be discouraged. Judging is a very subjective task, and we hope you will keep entering competitions, including this one next year.

Wishing all these young writers the best for the next phase of the competition.

Age 7 to 10 years

	The Adventure	Kyeya Masonde
	The Day it all Changed	Seren Rose Richfield
	Down on the Farm	Kitty Empett
	Keep Moving	George England
	Magdon Heights	Grace Empett
	The Ruins to Rome	Alyssa Buckly

Age 11 to 14 years

	The Arch	Mariana Goncalves
	The Bird Revolution	Kimberley Bandy
	Bloodshed and Betrayal	Imogen Aston
	Crashed	Maddy Norville
	The Deadly Hike	Dora Bajko
	The Dungeon	Joseph Whatmore
	The Girl and the Leopard	Emylea Harding
	The Golden Gem Quest	Michael Mullinger
	The Labyrinth	Oliver Moss
	Lost Souls of the Broken Chapel	Kaiden Krasuski
	The Spiral Stone	Lucibella Marley May Smith
	The Two Boys' Journey	Henry Dewick

Age 15 to 18 years

	A lone wandering mind	Caitlyn Prynn
	It all started when	Libby Adams
	Labyrinthine Whispers	Jenny Crompton
	Lost to Time	Shayna Trim
	SEAL	Dan Thompson
	The Sound of Lightning	Matt Jones
	Turning Point (or not)	Izzy Ogden
	We underestimate the power of love	Chloe Condron