A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl from Almondsbury has won a writing competition with her story about a heroic super-dog.

Isabelle Portch’s story Generous Georgia features in My Twist on a Tale: Everyday Heroes Winning Stories, a new book published last week on World Book Day.

Scooping the award in the South West category, Isabelle’s work was chosen alongside 14 other stories entered into Pearson’s My Twist on a Tale writing competition.

Pearson encouraged children between the ages of 4-19 to write a story based on the new theme for 2020: Everyday Heroes.

The book is available to download on Pearson’s website with all budding authors receiving their very own hard copy as part of their prize.

Isabelle’s story – which was accompanied by a beautiful illustration of its star character – follows Georgia, a generous dog who lives in her family’s garden and carries out secret missions.

Isabelle, who attends Almondsbury Primary School, said: “Hearing that I had won was amazing and has made me so happy, I can’t stop smiling.

"I entered the competition really not expecting to win, then I heard I had won and my eyes filled with tears of happiness. I still can’t believe it, it’s the best experience of my life so far.”

Over 1,200 children and young people entered the competition.

Katy Lewis, head of English, drama and languages at Pearson said: “Isabelle should be extremely proud of the story she has written.

"Her imagination and writing skills are outstanding. It was an incredibly difficult decision choosing from the 1000+ stories we received, as they were all fascinating to read, but Isabelle’s piece really stood out.

Author Jemma Wallace, who judged the South West category, said: “I love the colourfulness of this story.

"Going beyond words, with colour and pictures, really lifted the story from the page. I was impressed by the structuring of the story into chapters and the descriptive language used too. The story moved along very well and I really enjoyed accompanying Georgia on her exciting adventure!”