The Royal Gazette this week honoured the winners of its annual Christmas Short Story contest. Lynn Furtado (left) won first prize in the adult category for her story "Cockroach Christmas" while Idrees Sharieff (third from right) won the under-18 category with "The Four Christmateers". Shown are (from left to right): Adult recipients Ms Furtado, Paulette Whitman Dixon (exceptional promise), Sarina Bean (honourable mention), Betty Azzario-Thompson (runner-up), Royal Gazette Editor Bill Zuill, under-18 recipients Molly Watts Johnson (runner-up), Nicholas Park (honourable mention), Idrees Sharieff, Chelsea Mayeaux (exceptional promise) and Jaciano Furbert-Wade (honourable mention). Not shown are Under-18 honourable mention recipients Wyatt French and Shannah Brown. The stories will be published on Friday in The Royal Gazette's Christmas Greetings supplement.

Photo by Meredith Andrews