2009 Short Story Competition Results
Short Story Competition, 2009 - results (2009-04-06 21:00:01)
This year’s SW short story competition celebrated the 400th anniversary of the birth of the author of Paradise Lost. Participants were invited to interpret the John Milton quote: “Subtle he needs must be who could seduce angels.” The submitted stories varied from the serious to the risqué.
Entries were judged by members of Write Your Story Writing Group, who meet regularly at the Britwell Community Centre. Chair of the judges was experienced journalist Alison Haymonds.
“It was a democratic process which we took very seriously,” said Mrs Haymonds. “For some it was a new experience judging other people’s work.”
The winner of the competition was the humorous Her Mother’s Holiday by Jenni Heward-Craig, a relative newcomer to Slough Writers.
“I would like to say the story was totally fictional,” said Jenni. “But we all know a mother just like this one.”
The results for the competition were:
Jenni Heward-Craig with Her Mother’s Holiday
Dave Smith with Getting Rid of the Devil a football themed tale.
Lee Taylor with Parting Shot a murder mystery.
The winners are pictured below: (from left) Lee Taylor, Dave Smith, Jenni Heward-Craig.
