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February winners 2025 – adult
In February, we asked for stories featuring frost.
Congratulations to the winners of our February competition. Feeling inspired? Have a go at this month's prompt.
Adult winner
Annie Park
The pair of women hovered by a craft stall. Inspirational quotes on frosted glass.
‘How lovely,’ thought Lou, touching her throat.
‘How ghastly,’ thought Zoe, eyebrows hung like a washing line. “Perhaps we’ll come back later?” to a nod from her friend.
Zoe marvelled at their perfect harmony of opinion.
Gaelic winner
Tia Thomson
Madainn
Dimàirt, ’s gu fortanach chan eil feum agam a bhith dhol a-mach. Dìreach nam laighe gu leisg, a’ coimhead air sgàilean a’ chraoibh-chaorainn aig Iain, ’s ag èisteachd ri ceòl nan innealan-thogail aig an àrd-sgoil ùr ... seòrsa reothadh orm san fhuachd: a’ feitheamh ... an-diugh bidh fios againn.
Translation by The Gaelic Books Council
Tuesday morning, and luckily I don’t have to go out. Just lying here lazily, looking at the canopy of Iain’s rowan tree and listening to the music of the diggers at the new high school… as if I’m frozen in the cold: waiting… today we will know.