A fifth grade pupil had made an interactive PowerPoint presentation about a boy called Virtu, who travels into cyberspace.  He is taught about safety issues by his friend the Alpha Dog. They won first prize with "Virtu in Cyberspace part 1" in the 9-12 years category. The class also received the special prize for the best technical solution with “Virtu in Cyberspace part 2” in which the reader/listener of the story can choose his or her own storyline of events.

In the 13-16 years category, a 13-year-old girl won first prize for "SunQueen", a story about a meeting with a chat friend who turns out to be an older man. In the story the main character’s mobile phone plays a vital role in securing her safety.  "SunQueen" was also declared the overall national winner and will represent Denmark in the international second phase of the competition.

"Wonderfully rambling" and "filled with suspense and thrilling shock effects" were some of the Danish jury’s comments after reading and selecting the stories submitted by children from all over Denmark. The jury included Charlotte Blay, the author of over 60 books for children and adults, and Hanna Lützen, the Danish translator of the Harry Potter books.  Another jury member was Peter Holm, Creative Director of the web production company, Titoonic.

The stories entered to the competition reflect Danish children’s experiences of the new media. There were interactive stories with multiple endings, stories with PowerPoint using audio effects and passages written in chat language.

Karsten Gynther, Chairman of the Danish Media Council, said:

"We are standing in the middle of a technological generation gap.  Many parents can’t follow their children’s smart use of the Internet and mobile technology. The competition has given parents a new insight into children’s use of the new media by letting children tell stories about their media use."

The first prize winners received a laptop computer. Second prize and third prize winners received computer games and books.  The prize for the best technical solution was a digital camera.

At the event, there were journalists from Danish television, newspapers and magazines as well as members of Danish organisations that deal with issues concerning children and new media.