The winning story for writers in Years 5 and 6 in the ISEB and IAPS 2025 Time to
Write competition, Arcade Lights, is an original story told from the perspective of an arcade prize toy that is desperate to be won and escape their coin pusher home.
When a little girl’s coin finally jolts it over the edge and into her hands, the toy finally discovers how much happiness they can bring, and how quickly that joy can be
taken away.
