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.
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.
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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 |
Last year's selected stores. Click on the cover.
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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 |