And the Winners for the Short Story 2017 are:
Short List for the Short Story Competition 2017
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Frances Ainslie Gail Armson Pamela Birley Michael Brown Douglas Bruton David Cundall Judith T. Drazin Andrew Dutton Sue Gale Elizabeth Goulds Christine Griffin Nick Hawkins D Hill Jennifer Kharibian Glyn Legge Danielle Marsh Amelia Mason |
Rachel McHale Lynne McVernon Laurence Paul Hazel Prior Nicola Ratnett Carol Ross Ana Salote Ann Seed Kay Spencer Richard Strachan Sherri Turner Karen Wallace Samantha Wilcox Christine Williams Matthew Williams William Wood |
Congratulations to all of you who've made it onto the short list.
Commiserations to those who didn't. But don't give up. Read on to see where you could have gone wrong and try again.
Not everyone can go through to the next round - but did you make it easy for the judges to put your story on the 'no' pile? Now's the time to re-look at your entry, as you've got some distance from it, and to analyse where you may have gone wrong. Here are some of the common mistakes people made:
Check out our 'How to Write for Competitions - and win!' course, written by Iain Pattison and Alison Chisholm - two experienced writers and competition adjudicators. Find out more...
It ís always good to get a professional opinion and The Writers Bureau's Review and Appraisal Service will give you that. One of our tutors will give you constructive criticism on your work and help you to improve your writing. For short stories up to 4,000 words it is £50 and then £6 for each additional 1,000 words up to 8,000. Find out more...
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