Inkling Magazine (Vol. 5)

Read the Winning Entries From 2025’s Teen Writing Contest

It was another very successful year for our Teen Writing Contest with over 100 entries between the poetry and short story categories. We want to thank each and every teen who submitted their work to this year’s contest – your creativity and talent is always so impressive.

Congratulations to this year’s winners!

Short Story Winners

1st Place: Braelyn Rickard
2nd Place: Lilly Pedrosa
3rd Place: Brielle Matthies
Runner-Up: Rebekah Enebeli
Runner-Up: Helen Duan

Poetry Winners

1st Place: Jasmine Dong
2nd Place: Maryam Khattak
3rd Place: Chloe Chris-Aluta
Runner-Up: Priyanshi Dokania
Runner-Up: Nadia Radwan

You can now read the winner’s entries in our 2025 online edition of Inkling Magazine (Vol. 5).