CollingWord Youth Short Story Contest 2025: Winning Entries
This chapbook brings together the winning stories from the CollingWord 2025 Youth Short Story Contest, showcasing the imagination, insight, and emerging talent of five teenage writers from Ontario's South Georgian Bay region.
Spanning genres from quiet introspection to fantasy and wonder, these original short stories explore questions of identity, curiosity, courage, and transformation-each through a distinct and compelling young voice.
Included stories:
- The Girl Who Asks - Olivia Brown
- Butterfly - Austyn Firman-Foster
- Open Ocean - Katelyn Foster
- The Question - Isaac Morris
- The Wizard's Ring - Sylvia Parker
Celebrating creativity, storytelling, and the next generation of writers, this chapbook stands as a testament to the power of youth voices and the vibrant literary community of South Georgian Bay.