XTMPI CHRISTMAS WRITING COMPETITION 2020 WINNERS

December 30, 2020

Dearest writers, dearest members of the XTMPI family,

We deeply wish to congratulate you all for your honorable participation in the first ever XTMPI Writing Contest. This is the start of an era. And we welcome you all to be part of it!

Writing is for us, our tool to understand the world. To speak to it. To marvel at its beauty (even at the darkest hours). And it is a gift, really, to be able to give our work to others. To share our work with others, with the purpose of connection and love.

Think of the first book you loved as a child… Remember the feeling, the safety and the friendship you allowed to flourish between you and it.

Reading your work, led me to that feeling. Through tears, and laughter, it took me to that safe and happy place, of pristine hope. So, I want you to feel proud, because you have set a great goal! And you have succeeded in achieving it!

Thank you all wholeheartedly for dreaming & daring! Because writing takes courage!

Here are the results you long awaited. And, trust us! We had such a hard time choosing the winners. That’s why we decided to also award a prize to 6 commended stories and poems.

The winning prizes include publication of the stories and poems in a digital literary magazine, the chance to be featured in a professional video that will be shared through the platforms of social media and through our school website and a FREE voucher to a series of workshops on creative writing which will be held in the fall of 2021.

The runner-up prizes include publication of the stories and poems in a digital literary magazine and a FREE voucher to a series of workshops on creative writing which will be held in the fall of 2021.

We also deeply thank the XTMPI French department for its participation in the competition and for the winners’ outstanding stories! Merci département de français!!!

ENGLISH POETRY PRIZES
1^st prize: Marinos Nikolaides & Chryso Stylianou
2^nd prize: Andreas Iasonos
3^rd prize: Georgia Michaelidou
First commendation: Elina Liassides
Second commendation:  Georgia Charalambous & Stelios Stylianou
Third commendation: Demetra Ioannou

ENGLISH STORY PRIZES

YOUNG STORIES
1^st prize: Marina Kleanthous & Anastasia Konstantopoulou
2^nd prize: Nicola Athinakis & Konstantinos Gonidakis
3^rd prize: Ikaros Pyrgas
First commendation: Sophia-Eleni Kalli
Second commendation: Aggelos Gonidakis

TEEN STORIES
1^st prize: Olga Phaedra Pouppis
2^nd prize: Stella Koundourou
3^rd prize: Rafael Charalambous
First commendation: Daria Christoforou

FRENCH STORY PRIZES
1^st prize: Nicola Athinaki
2^nd prize: Oriana Petridou
3^rd prize: Chryso Stylianou

Congratulations again, all! Félicitations! May we all have a blessed and healthy, above all, year ahead.

Please watch our video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfXdVudrtKM

Best regards,
Christina Metaxa
Writer, XTMPI teacher, XTMPI creative director