Thank you for your interest in the SOTA Primary 6 Creative Writing Competition 2022! We received more than 1,300 submissions from all of you promising young writers.
The top three winners and top 20 commendation prize winners were decided after much careful deliberation. The winners are named below, in alphabetical order according to school. All winners were also notified via email.
Congratulations to the winners and finalists! We once again sincerely thank all participants for being involved in this Competition!
Click on the top three winners' names to read their submissions!
Elliot Shan Murray Wigmore | Alexandra Primary School |
Toh Yu Syn | Alexandra Primary School |
Aristeides Tay Jia Kai | Bukit View Primary School |
Leia Mesya Yeo | CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel |
Lim Dahee | CHIJ Our Lady Of The Nativity |
Ng Si Hui | Endeavour Primary School |
Nur Mischa Filastin Bte Mohd Faizal | Haig Girls' School |
Emma Maria Tan Ee Wei | Henry Park Primary School |
Magdalene Lin Minhui | Jing Shan Primary School |
Jacelyn Koh Qian Hui | Nanyang Primary School |
Chew Cheng-En Daniel | Nanyang Primary School |
Reuben Loh Wei Hong | Pasir Ris Primary School |
Reina Alexis Lim | Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School |
Koh Shi Heng Ethan | Poi Ching School |
Aerin Tei | Raffles Girls' Primary School |
Andrea Noemie Kai Xuan Pouilly | Rosyth School |
Vidya Yeo Yun En | Rosyth School |
Janelle Ng Sze Yarn | Singapore Chinese Girls' School |
Goh Li Lynn | Singapore Chinese Girls' School |
Xie Qingyang | Tanjong Katong Primary School |
Olivia Nicole Padawangi | Anchor Green Primary School |
Le Hong Thien Kim | Boon Lay Garden Primary School |
Jeevan Kumar Nitish | Bukit View Primary School |
Madison Rachel Defries | CHIJ Katong |
Arielle Ezekiel | CHIJ Katong Covent (Primary) School |
Maegan Tan Xin Min | CHIJ Kellock |
Amolika Menon | CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace |
Kwek Kai-Yan, Zoe | CHIJ Primary Toa Payoh |
Xing Peach | East Spring Primary School |
Lai Si Ning | Endeavour Primary School |
Ella Loo Yunfei | Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School |
Kyra Chng Kai Yah | Keming Primary School |
Roanne Wong | Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School |
Rutkevych Nikolai | Nan Hua Primary School |
Chan Luo Yi Talise | Nan Hua Primary School |
Goh Si Han Hannah | Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School |
Lim Kang Yu | Queenstown Primary School |
Lim Lee-ann | Raffles Girls' Primary School |
Koo Yun Ye | Raffles' Girls Primary School |
Chaganti Nitya Elalakshmi Pranava Hasini | Sembawang Primary School |
Tan Ler Yee | Sembawang Primary School |
Sara-Therese Foo | Singapore Chinese Girls' School (Primary) |
Sim Yun Xin Cheryl | Singapore Chinese Girls' School (Primary) |
Naydeen Ashaa Sivasangkar | St. Joseph's Institution International |
Skylar Phua Le | St. Margaret's Primary School |
Liew Zi-Han Chloe | St. Margaret's Primary School |
Tan Qiao En Alyssa | Temasek Primary School |
NOTE - Certificates and Book Vouchers will be mailed out to the schools of the three winners and Top 20 finalists by the end of May.
- Certificates will be mailed out to the schools of the Top 50 finalists by the end of May.
SOTA is pleased to announce the sixth edition of its annual nation-wide creative writing competition. This year, the SOTA Primary 6 Creative Writing Competition is proudly supported by Singapore Press Holdings Foundation.
If you will be in Primary 6 in 2022 and have a love for writing, you are invited to take part in this competition.
- Step 1: Pick one of the prompts.
- 'That night, the banyan tree walked away, and nothing was the same ever again.' Begin or end a story with this sentence.
- Write a story that takes place under the floorboards of an old house.
- Imagine a world where eggs are used as currency. Write a story that takes place in this world.
- Write a story about life on another planet.
- Step 2: Write an original short story of no more than 450 words, based on the prompt you have chosen.
- Step 3: Submit your story via this form.
Up to 50 finalists will be invited to a free short story writing workshop.
Of the 50 finalists, 23 students will be named the winners of the following:
- First Prize: $500 book voucher
- Second Prize: $350 book voucher
- Third Prize: $150 book voucher
- 20x Commendation Awards: $50 book voucher each