fiction writer and freelance journalist
My story Would Love to Meet was recently awarded third prize in the Erewash Writers’ Group Open Competition, judged by Simon Whaley. You can read it here.
One of the joys of entering competitions is reading the winning entries and this selection showcased a superb range of different styles and talents. Congratulations to all the other winners and many thanks to the organisers and judge.
I’m delighted that my story “The Reinvention Test” has been awarded second place in the National Association of Writers’ Groups Short Story Competition. Very encouraging!
Vol 6 of Feed Me Fiction from Fictuary is out now, featuring my own story – Blue Genes – and a specially designed cover. I’m soooo impressed and delighted.
The icing on the cake (and who doesn’t like icing?) is that my story Ursus Maritimus got an honourable mention in their latest competition.
The Momaya Annual Review has just been published and I’m delighted that one of my stories – In the Frame – has been included. It received an honourable mention in the Momaya Press short story competition with the theme this year being ‘treasure’.
The foreword of the book starts with the words:
“You are holding in your hands a compilation of some of the finest short stories written in English this year.” Wow.
I’m delighted to have two of my stories included in Henshaw Treats an anthology just published by Henshaw Press. The book contains thirty two of the prize winning and highly commended stories from the Henshaw Short Story Competitions over the past two years. All proceeds go to Save the Children, so it would be great if you could support both the competition and the charity by buying the book.
Highly delighted to have been awarded First Prize in this month’s Fictuary competition. Really pleased that competitions such as this exist to provide challenge and encouragement to those of us who otherwise would often feel we are in a writing wilderness. Please support them.
If you’re reading this and you have a few minutes please vote (ideally for my story ‘In the frame’ ) on the KISHBOO website.
Voting is quick, free and easy – visit www.kishboo.co.uk
Please click on the FB ‘Like’ button at the bottom of the story, or email your vote to ebox@kishboo.co.uk.
Voting for the stories in the current competition ends on Monday 28th September 2015.
This is a splendid publication, each issue contains some great short stories and like many other initiatives needs people’s support to make it viable.
dianne bown-wilson 