2022 Open Competition Results
Our short story open competition for 2022 closed as usual on the 1st March and again, the standard of entries was excellent.
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Our BWC judges had a tough job as always but managed to prepare a shortlist of fifteen stories this year to put forward to the final judge who had this to say in summary:
"I have had a difficult time trying to choose the winner(s) this year and all of the stories each have had reasons why they should be chosen.
I have enjoyed each of the stories sent to me, having had to have countless read - throughs. I marvel at the ingenuity of the minds of each author. They all deserve an accolade."
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Wendy Nottingham
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There can only be three winners though and we're delighted to announce the prizes this year go to:
1st Place - Forest Bathing by Dianne Bown-Wilson
2nd Place - Open Evening by Julia Clayton
3rd Place - My Nan by Les Clarke
Narrowly missing out on one of the top three spots but worthy of special mention from the judge were:
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Gratitude by Bryan Thomas
Anti-Social by James Wood
Everyone But Me by Vanessa Bullock
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Thank you again to everyone who entered this year and congratulations to the winners
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who submitted entries, it really was a great competition this year and was a real showcase of talented writers.
The competition for 2022 will be open later this year so please keep an eye on our competition page for full details.