We’re thrilled to announce the results of Round 2 of The Great Kiwi Write Off 2025!
A huge congratulations to all our winners, and a big thank you to everyone who took part and shared their stories. Your creativity, originality, and storytelling have truly impressed us once again.
Here are the results:
Year 5–6
1st Place: Annabel Mao – The Dust Remembers
2nd Place: Ruby Ware – Invisibility Trouble
3rd Place: Ingrid Hall – The Sea Hamsters
Year 7–8
1st Place: Maia Sharp – Undiscovered
2nd Place: Daisy Kim – The Tale of the Moon
3rd Place: Emily Huai – The Forgotten Cure
Highly Commended
Rona Luo – Crafted, Caged, Condemned
Bella Davies – IGG
Charlotte Mcintosh – In The Bay
Malithi Fonseka – Ink Before the Trophy
Matelita – Whenua: Honouring/Remembering the past
Year 9–10
1st Place: Edward Xu – Rewriting Tomorrow
2nd Place: Stacey Zhang – The Mirror of Tomorrow
Year 11–13
1st Place: Danny Lord – A Body Out of Time
2nd Place: Jenna Arrowsmith – The Clockmaster
A huge thank you to our wonderful judges for your time, insight, and thoughtful feedback throughout this round. Your support truly makes all the difference.
To every writer who entered – ka pai! Your stories matter, and we encourage you to keep writing and creating. We can’t wait to see what’s next in Round 3.
Ngā mihi,
The Stylefit Team