As last year, the standard of entries was impressive. So many had winning qualities – compelling plots, brilliant characterisation, skilful crafting. Choosing the winner from so many excellent entries was no easy task but here, after much deliberation, rereading and discussion, are the choices of our expert and passionate selection panel.
1st Place
Midnight Malachi - Annie Walmsley
2nd Place
Detours around God - Fiona Barber
3rd Place
Come for Me - Jessica Loizou
Short Listed Chapters:
Coin in the Coca-Cola - D N Martin An Inconvenient Human - Amanda Huskisson The Likes of Annie - Aisling Kearney
Long Listed Authors:
Philippa Brush
Kirsten Mickelwait
Dorit d'Scarlett
Nola d'Enis
B.M.Hagen
Michael Carin
Maggie Richell-Davies
Abigail Graham
Pamela Gawler-Wright
Marjory Embleton
Pnina Shinebourne
Clare Dean
Mark Rhodes
Shona Woods
Lucy Emma
Kay McClaughlin
Mary Annes Payne
Aneeta Sundararaj
Sylvia Bluck
Patrick ten Brink
Lisa Hutchins
Margaret Fry
Elaine O'Connor
Glenda Cooper
Laura Karlatsky
Annabelle Grierson
Dianne Bown-Wilson
Congratulations to our winners and all the short and long-listed writers.
Thank you to all our entrants.
