Prize money of more than £1,000 will be given to the successful seven writers who made the cut, with all winners earning £100 and runners-up £50.
Their work is published in an eight-page supplement in today’s JEP.
After a hiatus of several years, the competition was relaunched by the JEP in partnership with Connections: Jersey Festival of Words and sponsor Rathbone Investment Management International.
The judging panel, which consisted of Rathbones director Grant Hamilton, Connections vice-chairman Paul Bisson, Haute Vallée School head of English Kate Sibcy and Jersey Evening Post internet editor Ramsay Cudlipp, was hugely impressed by the standard of work.
Mr Hamilton said: ‘Rathbones were very pleased to sponsor the competition and delighted with the response from Islanders.
‘The judges had a difficult job but it was enjoyable going through the entries and it was obvious that people had been hard at work.
‘We will be looking to run the competition with the JEP again next year and will be encouraging schools to get closely involved.’
More than 100 entries were received for the competition, which featured categories for short stories and open entries across three age categories and a ‘flash fiction’ section for all ages.
Read the winning pieces in today’s copy of the JEP
Flash fiction (All ages)
Winner, Fraser Martin
Runner-up, John Boothman
Short story (18+)
Winner, Dean Masefield
Runner-up, Simon Crowcroft
Short story (14-17)
Winner, Tuesday Dolan
Runner-up, Jacob Cartwright
Short story (8-13)
Winner, Mollie Lutwyche
Runner-up, Martin Wagg
Open (14-17)
Winner, Ellen Baker
Runner-up, Luke du Val
Open (8-13)
Winner, Julia Russ
Runner-up, Mary Bichard
