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Three students from the College of Further Education won Android tablets in the first AO Hall literacy competition.
Reece Duquemin, Scott Armstrong and Sades Waenlor were chosen from around 120 entries in the 101-word short story competition, which was launched to encourage students to get involved with the college’s new magazine, Enrich.
English teacher, Phil Emberton, said the standard of entries was excellent, and thanked AO Hall for its sponsorship.
"We are so pleased with how this competition has gone and really hope it’s something we can develop; at the end of the year we are hoping to be able to put the work into a book so that these students can become published authors," he said.
"At first we had no idea we would get so much support, not only in terms of money but in terms time that Alison (Ozanne) and Louise (Hall) have spent on this and in offering to provide valuable contacts for our students too. This wouldn’t have happened without AO Hall."
Alison Ozanne, partner at AO Hall, said: "We are absolutely delighted with the quality of the work. These entries are so moving and well written. The three of you have got hidden talents that even you didn’t know you had. Each one was different and gripping."
The students were asked to choose a one-word title and use 100 words to tell a story.
Reece, 16, called his "Streets" and wrote from personal experience about a night on the streets. Sades, 17, wrote an historic piece called "Break", about the fall of the Berlin Wall, while 17-year-old Scott wrote in the horror genre with a story called "Shadow".
