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The 2017 WoW! One thousand word story competition - short list 
First Prize - £200  Second Prize - £100  Third Prize - £50
Congratulations to our amazing winners! 

First Prize - Family Secret by Jill Yates
A baby is born, a woman dies. A child brings danger home. An intense and moving story about the precariousness of life under occupation. 
Second Prize - Spring Forward, Fall Back by Robert Kibble
Ellie's always been his friend, but now Ron wants her to be his girlfriend. The time has come for him to make his move. We were charmed by both the quality of the writing and the original idea.
Third Prize - A Shaggy Dog Story by Emily Sharma 
We laughed out loud at this romantic comedy. When love isn't at first sight, enlisting help becomes necessary.  

Here is our rather long short list. We were charmed by so many of the stories and the standard was high. Congratulations to everyone listed! We really enjoyed reading your stories. The third Exeter Story Collection will be published later this year containing selected stories from all our short fiction competitions. 
Short List

A Broken Bit of Biscuit - Douglas Bruton
A Shaggy Dog Story - Emily Sharma
Family Secret - Jill Yates
Flower Girls - Tony Oswick
Incorrect Pin - Bronwen Griffiths
Reflections - Wanda Dakin
Slow Loris - Helen Taylor
Spring Forward, Fall Back - Robert Kibble
The End of Term - Elizabeth Ducie
The Marathon of Motherhood - Louise Mangos
The Opposite of Space - Bridget Blankley
The White Road - Mary Bevan
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Last year's selected stores. Click on the cover.

Long List
A Broken Bit of Biscuit - Douglas Bruton
A Chance Encounter - Yvonne Garber
A Hundred Words to Live - Robert Kibble
A Right Thumb - Thaarun Thirumeninathan
A Shaggy Dog Story - Emily Sharma
Crucial Pursuits - Joanna Campbell
Family Secret - Jill Yates
Flower Girls - Tony Oswick
I Removed the Bullet - PJ Stephenson
Incorrect Pin - Bronwen Griffiths
Local Hero - Alyson Hilbourne
Memories of Maneesha - Philip Eley

​Mr Snowman - Julie Hayman
My Friend Blessing - Karen Silverthorne

Reflections - Wanda Dakin
Repossession - Frank Rowbotham
Seeing the Light - Grahame Lloyd
Slow Loris - Helen Taylor
Spring Forward, Fall Back - Robert Kibble
The End of Term - Elizabeth Ducie
The Marathon of Motherhood - Louise Mangos
The Opposite of Space - Bridget Blankley
The White Road - Mary Bevan
Uncle Wilfred - Christine Hooper
Who Am I? - Emily Sharma


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