National story competition win for William Campbell

William Campbell won a national competition organised by The British Computer Society (BCS) with his short-story, Computer Dating. William was chosen as the over-16 winner of the BCS WriteIT competition by cult fantasy fiction novelist Jasper Fforde (left, in photo).

“The standard of work was incredibly high,” said Jasper. “I really loved the story that won. It was very imaginative.”

After the prize-giving in Swindon, William said: “It is very rewarding to know one’s story-telling entertains and engages other people. That’s one reason for writing.” The writer is also delighted with the prize money, enabling him to leap from a Windows 98 PC to a 21st century machine.

William’s winning story is published in PDF format on the BCS website. The competition was part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the BCS, the leading organisation for IT professionals.