Tiger-Lily's terrifying tale hits the spot with Spooky Story judges

The talented winner of High Life Highland and MFR’s Spooky Story competition received the top prize this week during a surprise visit from Ginno and Grace.

Tiger-Lily MacIntyre, aged 9, was awarded an I-pad Air during a special assembly at Dalneigh Primary to recognise her achievement.

Tiger-Lily triumphed with the spookiest story from hundreds of entries, beating off competition from aspiring authors around the Highlands to have her story read out live on air on MFR’s Breakfast Show on Halloween.

Ian Murray, Chief Exec of High Life Highland said “There were a huge number of spooky stories submitted this year, and it was a pleasure to hear the winner on the Breakfast Show. High Life Highland Libraries offer a wide range of activities to children across the Highlands, and I hope that being part of the competition will inspire parents and young people to explore everything on offer at their local library, from Technobot sessions to Lego Clubs and more”

Dawn Murray, Station Director at MFR concluded “The standard was really high and we were extremely impressed with the number of children and adults who took time to write a story. We had a really hard time picking the winners”

As well as the overall winner each category winner received a £25 book voucher:

• 7 & Under - Chloe Mackay, 6, Avoch Primary School

• 13 - 17 Year Olds - Olivia Kwiatkowska, 13, Kingussie High School

• Gaelic - Maighsi Rough, 12, Ardnamurchan High School

• 18+ Alan Ross