WRiting Contest #4 - Storytelling

From folk tales told around a campfire to weekend adventures recounted to friends in school halls, oral stories are one of the most powerful ways we share information–and entertain each other too! For BASA’s storytelling contest, we invite students to write a story that is meant to be told out loud (not just read silently). The story could be a fictional tale, a retelling of a folk tale, or a personal story. Whether breathing new life into a classic story or capturing a key event from your own life, oral stories help us hold on to tales worth telling.

How to participate

Length:

You should be able to perform your text in less than 2 minutes.

Deadline:

February 28, 2026

Submission:

Send your writing to your BASA teacher to submit on your behalf

Contest Winners!

Primary Category

First Place: William Chen
Second Place: Diana Aghamohammadpour
Third Place: Deson Ye
Honorable Mention: Liam Wang and Chan Lin

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Junior Category

First Place: Oliver Yang
Second Place: Jason Wang
Third Place: Andrew Zhang
Honorable Mention: Roris Wang

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Intermediate Category

First Place: Amaer Dhindsa
Second Place: Gray Dickson
Third Place: Sunny Zhu
Honorable Mention: Charlie Huang and Felix Qu

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Senior Category

First Place: Lancy Lan
Second Place: Sharon Chen
Third Place: Deven Mundi
Honorable Mention: Miquel Fung

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Laureate Category

First Place: Riley Tam
Second Place: Eric Miao
Third Place: Elyana Lee
Honorable Mention: Nathan Wong

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