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June winners 2024 – young writers
In our June competition, we asked for stories featuring a museum.
Congratulations to the winners of our June competition.
Feeling inspired? Have a go at this month's prompt.
Young writers (12–18) winner
Yifeng Yu, age 14
She enters the Museum of Mexico City, her copper skin reflecting sunlight. Her black eyes and hawk-like nose render a sharp expression. She approaches a placard.
“Battle standard, attributed to Hernán Cortés.”
Inaudible voices circulate.
That night, she dreams. Armor glistens over the ruby river as the Nahuatl people scream.
Young writers (5–11) winner
Briar Jarman, age 11
I weave through the museum’s displays, awed by the mythology.
My attention is drawn to tales of a kelpie. A malicious water spirit that took the form of a beautiful woman and lured unsuspecting men into the water. Drowning them. I scoff. Men. Shaping history the way they want it.