"Young Writers" is an annual short story competition for writers in the age between 16 and 30, living in the county Östergötland in Sweden.Ten winners is announced among the incoming stories by a jury. One of the winners will be awarded a scholarship for a course in writing.In this book we present the 10 winner short stories in the competition 2012.The scholarship in writing 2012 was awarded to Ekaterina Zelenenkaya.