2019 Summer Competition Results

Results Summer Competition 2019 (2019-11-13 16:12:22)

• First and the Summer Competition Trophy: Resistance by Michael Pearcy

• Second place: Bible John by Edward Harte

• 3rd place: It's good enough for Socrates by Zoe Downing-Lane

Commendations were awarded to: Lorraine Forrest Turner for , Logie's Place; Terry Adlam for Duty calls and Carol Breuer for The Viennese connection.

In the photo from the left: Zoe Downing-Lane, Lorraine Forrest-Turner, Michael Pearcy, Terry Adlam, Edward Harte and Carol Breuer.

The short story competition, judged by local thriller writer Vera Morris, attracted a record number of entries from the group.

Entrants were asked to write a 3000 word short story starting with the line "Even after 30 years, his/her name still filled me with dread/guilt/desire."

Slough writer Michael Pearcy has won Slough Writers Group's �thriller� competition with his moving war time story �Resistance�.

Second place was awarded to Edward Harte for his chilling tale Bible John and third place to Zoe Downing-Lane for her black comedy It's good enough for Socrates.

Three members received commendations � Terry Adlam for Duty Calls, Carol Breuer for The Viennese Connection and Lorraine Forrest Turner for Logie Place,

On presenting her summing up, Vera Morris said: "It was wonderful to read about such a wide variety of ideas, characters and situations. Writers have to be prepared to step out of their comfort zones � and this collection certainly shows that! We had every aspect of human life with some striking scenes, arresting images and good twist endings."

Report by Lorraine Forrest-Turner