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Paper Cuts winners 

Paper Cuts is all about you writing about what really matters to you – in 100 words.
 
We had hundreds of entries about all sorts of things including falling in love, friends, fitting in, sport, family, music and loads more. 

TOP THREE WINNERS:

Kate Baguley          Molly Lambert          Sam Newman   

The stories written by these top three winners will appear in a Penguin anthology made up of the 50 best Paper Cuts alongside authors like Nick Hornby and Eoin Colfer. They have also had their stories read by Rick Edwards, Sandi Thom and Taio Cruz.
Click here to watch the videos.


Have a look at our  winners gallery  of the top 50 entries and you’ll find something that matters to you.

We even had some authors and celebrities thinking about what mattered to them. Click here to read their Paper Cuts stories.



100 WORDS THAT MATTER

We are giving away 25 copies of the Paper Cuts anthology, 100 Words That Matter, click below to enter the prize draw.

Enter here

                                          Paper Cuts anthology

The Paper Cuts anthology compiles the 50 top short stories sent in for entry into the competition and voted on by the public.

Paper Cuts was run in partnership with ChildLine

ChildLine is a service provided by the NSPCC. In Scotland the ChildLine service is delivered by CHILDREN 1ST on behalf of the NSPCC. NSPCC registered charity numbers 216401and SC037717. CHILDREN 1ST registered charity number SC016092.

Kate Baguley (above) was one of the top three Paper Cuts winners and came down to London to meet the celebrities who were reading the winning short stories.

Click here to read a diary of her day.