The Ilminster Literary Festival has announced the winners of its 2025 children's writing competition.
Entries, split into two age categories, five to seven and eight to 11, were submitted from local schools.
The competition, a key part of the festival, encourages children to write creative stories.
Tickets are still available for the festival, which starts on Thursday, May 29, at ilminsterliteraryfestival.com.
The winners and runners-up in each category have been awarded book tokens.
In the five to seven age category, Alvin Brunt from St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School was declared the winner.
Nyla Ring from Herne View Church of England Primary School was the runner-up.
Oscar Naylor from Hinton St George Church of England Primary School was highly commended.
In the eight to 11 age category, Rosie George from Hinton St George Church of England Primary School won.
Heidi Bissell from Merriott Primary School was the runner-up, and Joscelyn Coles from Merriott Primary School, and Megan Whitehouse from Herne View Church of England Primary School, received high commendations.
A spokesperson for the festival said: "This year the quality of the entries was again very high, and the judges had a difficult but rewarding time in arriving at a decision."
Schools that participated this year include Herne View Church of England Primary School, St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School, Merriott Primary School, Haselberry Plunknett Church of England Primary School, and Hinton St George Church of England Primary School.
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