I’m really pleased to be amongst the longlisters in Chris Fielden’s To Hull and Back Humorous Short Story Competition. I really appreciate the work Chris does to help and encourage 
other writers and love the fact that this is a competition for humorous short stories – probably the hardest of all to write, but wouldn’t it be great if there were more of them?
The competition continues to grow in popularity year on year; I’m already starting to think about next year’s entry…
By the way, Chris’s book: How to Write a Short Story, Get Published and Make Money is well worth a read. Helpfully, you can order a free taster PDF from his website – a great idea when there are so many ‘how to’ writing books about.
dianne bown-wilson 