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RESULT for 'START' Flash Fiction Competition 2013

Our thanks to Dan Purdue  http://lies-ink.blogspot.co.uk/  for judging the
competition entries and providing his book as part of the first prize Somewhere To Start From and
you can find this on Amazon http://tinyurl.com/SoToStFr

You can read Dan's report for the three final entries on 'Winners' page (click on 'Home') 

Winning entry -  The Castle by Tony Oswick

Second Place   - The Weight of Stones by Jenny Long

The competition was to have provided first and second places only, but I'm pleased to say an
Honourable Mention has been awarded to You Start by Fiona Faith Ross.

SHORTLIST                                                                        
                           
Bonds ............................................. Jane Connop
Bubby ............................................. Gail Aldwin
Caught Unawares .......................... Jan McGeachie
Descending and Ascending ......... Tim Craig
Don’t Start ...................................... Brian Webster
Fresh Start ..................................... Barbara Hill
It Started with a Kiss ..................... Keith Havers
Judgement Day .............................. Jilly Gardiner
Room Nineteen .............................. Jim Hamilton
Start ................................................ Steve Clough
Start ................................................ Esther Doel
Start ................................................ Joan Phillipps
Starting Over ................................. Ros Collins
The Castle ......................................Tony Oswick
The Darkness, Waiting.................. Sinead O'Hart
The Fright of their Lives ............... Rob Tye
The Leather-Clad Phoenix ............ Heather Price
The Portrait .................................... Cathy Lennon
The Weight of Stones ................... Jenny Long
You Start ........................................ Fiona Faith Ross

LONGLIST

Don’t you Start by Lyndsay Fisher
Follow Me by Sadie Wikiel
Fresh Start by Linda Hardy
Incendiary by Renay Allen
Over the Brink by Devika Rajeev
Riot by Lyndsay Warner
Start from Scratch by Julie Kilpatrick


Remember, you may not have won this competition but by entering it you have gained a complete story. I suggest you read Dan's report, read the winning entries and read your entry with a critical eye.  Ask yourself if your entry could be improved then either send it somewhere else, or expand on the idea to make a longer piece of work. 

We are currently inviting entries to the following competitions and would be pleased to
receive your work.  Please see the links for full details, rules of entry and entry form:

http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2013-burst-flash-fiction-competition.html

http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2013-open-short-story-competition---maria-smith.html

http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2013-full-stop-short-story-competition---helen-baggott.html

Entry form  http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/entry-form1.html

Thanks to all who entered this competition.

Kind regards,
Debbie