Monday, April 09, 2007

Better than an Easter Egg - Open Short Story Winners

For some reason Blogger isn't behaving itself for Sam so it is left to me to announce the winner, runner-up and commended writers of the Open Short Story 2006 competition. The stories listed here will be available in a Leaf anthology later in the year.

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who entered for the hours of entertaining reading and the tough choices in the judging.

Open Short Story 2006 Winners:

Winner

'The Light That Remains' by Paul Currion

Runner-Up

'Natural Selection, Gaza 2004' by Robert Wilton

Commended

'Starshine' by Mark Wagstaff

'Breakfast Things' by Mark Wagstaff

'Third Person' by Michael Stewart

'Darling, You Know and I Know' by Lynne Voyce

'Treasure' by Holly Barratt

'Hide and Seek' by Jenny Jack

'Something to Write Home About' by Ian Madden

'Mid-Life Baby' by Annette Keen

'Burning' by Sue Anderson

'Standing Up on the Pedals' by Joanna Quinn

'Perhaps Birches' by Joanna Lilley

'Break, Break, Break' by Sally Douglas


Gav.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

is this the micro fiction 5oo word competiton? or a different one?!

Leaf Books said...

This is the Open Short Story Competition 2006 - the Micro-Fiction competition is a different animal altogether and is still in the process of being judged.

Sam.

Anonymous said...

Who is 'Me'?
Why no picture of 'Me'?

Apart from this, I like your initiative. If I produce a novella, I will submit it to you.

Anonymous said...

Can you tell us how many people entered the contest?

Leaf Books said...

We had 479 entries for the summer short story competition. So again well done to the winners who are featured in the The Better Craftsman.

Anonymous said...

Thanks guys - it's really great to be featured like this, particularly as the quality of the Leaf publications I've read is really pretty good! Thanks for the support and well done to everybody who placed in the competition!

Anonymous said...

How many people did you have enter the Open Short Story 2006 contest?