First Place: The Halo of the Night by Sanchitha Meenakshisundaram Second Place: A Wager With Death by Shreya KalaniThird Place: The Inferno by Shiven Rewal
Highly Commended:
A Million Broken Pieces by Quin Ang Ellie and Her Disastrous Baby Sister by Goshen Wu The Shadowed Depth by Anusha KesarwaniJourney to Hope by Aarkin Shah Silent Screams by Mahi BhatFinally Home by Moukthika BalaganeshWrinkles by Damira Bolat
First Place: More Than Masala by Isabelle Annissha Second Place: Bolshoi Ballet by Beant Third Place: The Shadow of a Priest by Elaiza Fernandez
My Sunflower Solace by Lynn Hyun Portrait of Obsession by Emily Forbes Pork by Amber Mestdagh The Kite That Kept Flying by Aarush Shah The Electrician by Jagan Vinod The Cat by Avery Tan Chinatown by Abbey
First Place: Plastic Plants by Brydon McLeod Second Place: Song of the Ocean by Cathy La Third Place: They Don't Umpire Like They Used To by Joshua Ludbrook
Growing Pains by Karen Sargent By the Light of a Quarter Moon by Penni Giuliani A Mother's Kiss by Joy Liao The Pecking Order by Edward Roebuck-Jones Stranded by Marieste Lozande Skin and Blister by Isabel Glynn A Dog Story by Paul O'Meara