2011 Summer Competition Results
Summer 2011 Competition Results Announced (2011-11-29 16:24:47)
Monday 31 October - Halloween - was the night for the results of the Summer Competition with the theme of Horror.
Mike Pearcy with An Unexpected Act of Mercy
Sally East with All That I Am
William Campbell with Angel's Trumpet
Picture shows Sally East, Mike Pearcy and William Campbell.
There were 9 entrants and the entries averaged 4,600 words. Seven of the nine entrants attempted the ‘guess the author’ competition. Six of the entrants correctly guessed that Wally was the author of ‘Solo Descent’. Jenni and Mike identified five authors correctly; Wally identified seven authors; Sally E was awarded a bottle of wine for identifying all nine.
There was a maximum possible score of 80 points. The leading 5 entries were separated by 10 points. The result was: In joint 2nd place with 49 points were William (‘Angel’s Trumpet’) and Sally E (‘All That I Am’). First place with 53 points was Mike (‘An Unexpected Act of Mercy’).
Entrants commented on the quality of the critiques. While some people found it difficult to write the critiques, others said that the workshop evening on critiquing led by Wally earlier this term was very helpful. The entrants had a range of ways of going about the task of judging – some read all the stories through first to gain their first impressions, while others read them through more than once, before moving on to the next.