The results of the January Global Short Stories Competition are in and to my surprise I managed a high commendation and a wee £25 cheque in the mail. This is the first competition I have entered and am amazed to find myself in the top three for my story entitled Michael. The competition is run by author and journalist John Dean and has ties to British author Bill Bryson. My feedback went as follows;
Michael, by Sophie Moon, was our other highly commended story. Fiona said: “To write a completely new story about abuse is some achievement, and to include the elements of innocence and experience from a fresh angle - well, I take my hat off to you. You hit all the five senses with this one, as well as the sixth with that awful frisson of imminent disaster. And the ending was very satisfying, too."
The story will go up in the next couple of weeks at www.globalshortstories.net, and is also in my personal blog.
Let’s hope this bodes well for the barrage of rejection letters I was preparing myself for throughout the coming year,
Champagne for everybody daaahling…
Or maybe Cava..
Xx
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