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Writing competition – Final results

Winner

David Abbott, for The Next Good Joy That Mary Had

Runner-up

Dudley Martin, for Spoor

Also shortlisted

Catherine Edmunds, for Winter Needs Watching

Darren Gillen, for Spider, Spider

Carolyn Stockdale, for Chapter 39

Special mention

Samuel Dodson, for The taste of champagne

Lucy Kaur, for The Illustrator

Sarah McPherson, for Ice Age

The runner-up’s story will be published on Saturday, 18th February,

The winner’s story will be published on Sunday, 19th February.

MANY CONGRATULATIONS ALL!

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Writing competition – Revealing the Shortlist

I had 32 entries. They were anonymised for me for judging. I scored each entry out of 10 for each of the following criteria:

  • Originality
  • Completeness
  • Emotional impact
  • Word painting

All of the shortlisted entries scored over 30. I have also given a special mention to the entries that scored 29.

I will be contacting all those who entered individually. The winner and runner-up will be offered publication. All those shortlisted or given a special mention will receive a couple of lines of feedback.

Congratulations to the authors of the entries listed below. Feel free to broadcast the fact that you have made the shortlist or got a special mention, but please don’t identify which piece is yours until the final results have been announced.

Shortlist

Chapter 39

Spider, Spider

Spoor

The Next Good Joy That Mary Had

Winter Needs Watching

Special mention

Ice Age

The Illustrator

The Taste of Champagne

Come back on Friday 17th February for the announcement of the winner and runner-up, and names of those on the shortlist and with a special mention.

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