Here are the judge's choices for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place…
Winner: “Running Water”
By Caileen Cachia
2nd Place: “The Salute”
By Matthew Thomas
3rd Place: “Where the Red Dust Didn't Settle”
By Kelly Railton
Also Short-Listed:
Quantum Mechanics for Girls - Liz Gwinnell
Richard the Lionheart - Vivian Wells Snakes and Ladders - Rosalind Adler
Long Listed Authors:
Aiden Everett, Bernadette Stott, Colette Lynch, Colin Kerr David McVey, Dawn Lippiatt,
Denny Jace, Dianne Bown-Wilson, Emma Cruickshank, Gavin O'Toole, Jacqueline Winn, John Bradley, Kristopher Woofter, Luke Davies, Mark Jordan, Peter Latham, Richard Woulfe,
Roger Mills, Sara Green, Tom Farrell
We thank you all for entering. If your entry did reach the long and short lists this year, please take courage from the fact that competition was fierce, and that so many wonderful stories missed by a single (or even a fraction of a) point.
Our judge for this competition is award-winning author SUE COPSEY
Sue is an internationally published author of adult fiction under her pseudonym, Olivia Hayfield. Her novels – modern retellings of historical tales, published by Hachette and Penguin Random House – have all been best sellers.