Winners of the Oxford Big Read Competition 2024
Thank you to all the students, teachers, and institutions who participated in the Oxford Big Read this year. We received lots of fantastic entries and our judges had an incredibly tough time deciding the winners.
We are pleased to congratulate this year’s National Prize Winners and Runners-up. We have also selected several works for honorable mention, all of which you can enjoy below.
National Prize Winners
Junior High School
- Student
- Karen Murai
- Teacher
- David Frost
- School
- Osaka Prefectural Suito Kokusai Junior and Senior High School
- Title
- Japan
- Student
- Yuga Shimohara
- Teacher
- Shinichiro Fukuoka
- School
- Shibuya Junior High School
- Title
- Hachiko
- Student
- Lion Hayashi
- Teacher
- Adam Windsor
- School
- Kyoto Seibo Gakuin Junior High School
- Title
- The Litter Queen
- Student
- Akari Hosoe
- Teacher
- Nadhirah Anuar
- School
- Kaichi Nihonbashi Gakuen
- Title
- It's Not Fair
Senior High School
- Student
- Yuina Arai
- Teacher
- Yumiko Ban
- School
- DENSO Technical Skills Academy
- Title
- Through the Looking Glass
- Student
- Ai Ichimyou
- Teacher
- Yoshie Hirata
- School
- Okayama Prefectural Soja Minami Senior High School
- Title
- A Christmas Carol
- Student
- Sae Yamamori
- Teacher
- Yoshimi Kawabata
- School
- National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College
- Title
- Beauty and the Beast
- Student
- Mei Mizuno
- Teacher
- Tomoaki Yamashita
- School
- Chuo University Yokohama High School
- Title
- The Phantom of the Opera
Runners-up
Junior High School
- Student
- Mina Shimizu
- Teacher
- Aoi Goto
- School
- Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School
- Title
- Oliver Twist
- Student
- Risa Matsuoka
- Teacher
- Aki Sando
- School
- Senzoku Gakuen Junior High School
- Title
- Cinderella
Senior High School
- Student
- Sara Yamanokuchi
- Teacher
- Chie Horikawa
- School
- Toko Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
- Title
- The Great Gatsby
- Student
- Yukina Oikawa
- Teacher
- Azusa Kohara
- School
- Tokyo Kasei Junior and Senior High School
- Title
- The Secret Garden
Honorable Mention
We received several wonderfully illustrated and written pieces from students all over Japan. Unfortunately, we were unable to give prizes to all students. However, we would like to give honorable mentions to some of the top entries. (Click each image to enlarge)
