Judge Fiona Cooper has selected her winners
for the November Global Short Story Competition and writers from Australia have
taken the honours.
The £100 first place prize goes to Jacqueline
Winn, of Possum Brush, NSW, of whose story Her Quiet Company Fiona says: “This is one of the best
stories about mother/daughter love that I have ever read. The style is
immaculate, words so well chosen that one can feel every texture of the
clothes, the hankies, the minutiae of a whole life. The strata of emotions are
laid bare with the delicacy of an archaeologist, not a crumb of dust discounted
or tossed aside. Lovely stuff, reminiscent of the more tender side of Alan
Bennett.”
Our highly commended runner up is Vicky
Daddo, of Hazelwood South, Victoria, who wins £25 for If you’re happy and you
know it.
Fiona says: “They say that if
children and parents are not embarrassing each other, they’re no doing their
job right. This is a witty piece full of wry understatement and an unpicking of
the many stranded ropes of love, affection and exasperation that bind us
together. This story could well extend into a novella. While wholly satisfying,
there is an element of what happens next which is intriguing.”
Just missing out on the prizes but commended
is Karen Hollands, also from Australia, of whose story The Buddha Fiona says:
“Quirky and raw, it shows great promise.”
The other writers on the shortlist are:
Satyapravin Bezwada, Hong Kong
Jonathan Saint, Dublin, Ireland
Mark Shadwell, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Alex Reece Abbott, York, England
Natalie Scott, Ingleby Barwick. North
Yorkshire, England
James McPherson, Glasgow, Scotland
Nicola Cleasby, Turon, Grenada
Winning stories will be posted on www.inscribemedia.co.uk Well done to our successful writers. You can enter the latest competition at
the same address.
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