2nd June, 2026

Read the 2025 winners’ stories in full

The winners of this year’s Young Walter Scott Prize have been announced, and we’re delighted to present their stories for you to read in full here, in our special anthology.  Download it on the link below.

The anthology is available in print too, and you can get your free copy – and special YWSP bookmark – sent to you by contacting us and giving us your postal address.

Each of the twelve winning stories have been illustrated with a beautiful pen and ink drawing, specially commissioned from renowned book illustrator Tom Morgan-Jones.  We think he’s perfectly captured the essence of each story. The two illustrations above and below are for the category winners’ stories, The Man From Drury Lane by Tasbih Sharuar, and The Porcelain Dragon by Erica Lockett-Yeung.  You can find more visual and literary delights within!

Happy reading, and congratulations to all our winners.

Download link: 2025 YWSP Winners Anthology