Esther Chilton

Competition Winners

When I was teaching a course on writing competitions at Swanwick Writing Summer School back in August, I launched two competitions for those attending the school. I had some fantastic entries for both competitions which made my job of choosing winners very difficult. But I promised I would announce the winning stories today so I’ve kept my promise. Here goes…

Competition One: For stories between 1000-3000 words on any of the following themes: LIBRARY, JOURNEY and LOVE.

1st Place: David Caunce with Stick or Twist?

2nd Place: Sally McMahon with Travelling with Sarah

3rd Place: Sharon Richards with Still on the Shelf

Competition Two: For flash fiction stories on any theme, up to 250 words.

1st Place: Terry Lowell with A Father’s Son

2nd Place: Terry Baldock with Dead Ahead

3rd Place: Allison Symes with Catching Up

Congratulations to all of you. I will be publishing the winning stories over the next three weekends. Prizes will be awarded after publication.

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Esther Chilton
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10 responses to “Competition Winners”

  1. allisonsymescollectedworks Avatar
    allisonsymescollectedworks

    Lovely news to come into, Esther. Thank you so much. Congratulations to
    all of the winners.

    Allison Symes

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    1. Esther Chilton Avatar
      Esther Chilton

      You’re very welcome, Allison. It was a tough decision to make – as you’ll know when you’ve judged writing competitions. I’ll be publishing all the winners over the next few weekends, so your story will be posted here Sunday 20th October. Thank you so much for entering.

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  2. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    Congratulations to the winners.

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    1. Esther Chilton Avatar
      Esther Chilton

      Thanks, Robbie.

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  3. Hugh W. Roberts Avatar
    Hugh W. Roberts

    I’m looking forward to reading the winning stories, Esther. Judging the entries must have been tough; well done to everyone who entered.

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    1. Esther Chilton Avatar
      Esther Chilton

      Thanks, Hugh. It wasn’t easy – there were some fantastic stories.

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      1. Hugh W. Roberts Avatar
        Hugh W. Roberts

        I’ve only judged a story competition once, and I remember how tough it was, Esther. Were there any other judges, or was it just you? I was judging with somebody else, and I recall all the discussions we had. But it was fun, too.

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      2. Esther Chilton Avatar
        Esther Chilton

        It was just me. I’ve judged by myself for most competitions but also experienced being one of a number of judges. We all had different opinions!

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  4. Annette Rochelle Aben Avatar
    Annette Rochelle Aben

    Hearty congratulations to ALL!

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    1. Esther Chilton Avatar
      Esther Chilton

      Thank you, Annette.

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