Short Story Competition 2018 Winners
Short List for the Short Story Competition 2018
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Frances Ainslie Dianne Brown-Wilson Lori Butterworth Caitlin Collins Susan Comer Bary John Cooper Gillan Drew Sandra Edwards Trevor Escott Julie Evans Christine Genovese Jenny Grittan Michael Hall Thomas Harrison Alice Herve Alyson Hilbourne Pamela Trudie Hodge Catherine Hokin Caroline Hurley Jason Jackson Robert Kibble Lynn King |
Gilbert Maisie Lynne McVernon Simon Paul Miller Carl Mitchell Julie Molloy Alex Morrison Gill Osborne Jenny Own Hazel Prior Elaine Sanderson Padmini Sankar Peter Scoffham Ann Seed Kay Spencer Veronica Swinburne Michela Tamma Jennifer Tucker Marita Wild Victoria Williams Jacqui Winn Barbara Young |
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...
Or you could have up to 2000 words reviewed for £25. Find out more ...
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