Judge Fiona Cooper has selected her winners
for the April Global Short Story Competition and writers from the United States
and New Zealand have taken the honours.
The £100 first place prize goes to Martin
McCaw, of Washington, United States, for Burly‘s Ride, of which Fiona says: “This is a well
constructed story and a very enjoyable read. The writer creates scene and
character with ease - and with echoes of John Steinbeck - and includes humour
and pathos, while remaining pacey and, while the ending is happy ever after, it
feels real and with a nice quirky twist. Well done. “
Our highly commended runner up is Jeff
Taylor, of Hamilton, New Zealand, who wins £25 for Bad Skin Day. Fiona says: “Although any story
including acne sounds quite yucky, somehow this story has an appeal and evokes
both sympathy and humour. It’s a bit like going into the head of the stars of
the television show Embarrassing Bodies and Ronnie is someone you can’t help
but like. Neatly done while avoiding cliche, this writer shows great talent and
skill.”
The writers on the shortlist are:
Paul Freeman, United Arab Emirates
Edward Sergeant
Dedwydd S H Jones, Bedford, England
Ananth Raghavalu, Trichy, Tamil Nadhu, India
Winning stories will be posted on www.inscribemedia.co.uk Well done to our successful writers. You can enter the June competition at the same address.
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