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Announcing the Winners of our Launch Contest!

Updated: Oct 25, 2022

Hello everyone!


We held our first contest for the magazine these past months, and it finally came to a close on September 31st. We received 80+ amazing submissions from incredibly talented young writers from all over the world! After reviewing each one over the course of the past two weeks, our editing team has finally decided on the winners. We from The Playful Porpoise team would like to present the top three winners of our Launch Contest:


✰ First Place:

Deadly Illusions

By Maya S.


✰ Second Place:

A Speck of Hope, A Mile to a Smile

By Adrija Jana


✰ Third Place:

Midnight Witch

By Nyre Brown


★・・・・・・★・・・・・・★・・・・・・★


Honorable Mentions:

Autumn Changes

By Isha Gandi


Jouska

By August Hawley


Unsung

By Leslie Soriente


All works will be published in Issue I. We congratulate these young writers for their success and applaud them for their mastery of the written word!


- The Playful Porpoise Editors



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