Short Story Contest
5th Annual Animal Services Tails of Hope Short Story Writing Contest Winners
This past September, Animal Services along with the Pickering Public Library and HiFive Kids Dental announced this years winners of the 2025 Tails of Hope Short Story Contest.
The Tails of Hope Short Story Writing Contest asked our community to write a short story about their furry friends. We were thrilled to receive so many creative and high quality submissions and are happy to share the top 3 winners, one from each age category:
- Lily The Rescued Cat, by Humayraa Pathan: (5-7 years)
- Me and My Buddy, by Ava Sampat: (8-10 years)
- Wish, by Gloriana Waltus: (11-12 years)
Young authors received a professionally published copy of their story and 4 large compilation books were created to highlight all 25 entries. Two compilation books will be in circulation at the Pickering Public Library, while one will remain at the Pickering Animal Shelter and one at HiFive Kids Dental & Braces. We encourage the community to stop into each of the locations to read these talented authors stories.
Thank you to all of the young authors!
Sponsors
A big thank you to Hifive Kids Dental & Braces for sponsoring this initiative.
Past Contest Winners
Visit the Pickering Public Library's Tails of Hope Webpage for our past winners
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