Competition Winner

I have been stunned by the standard of writing in each and every entry, this quarter, and my sincere thanks goes out to you all for entertaining and moving me with your stories. As you can imagine, though, you've made my job extremely difficult, as far as awarding prizes is concerned. Each of the top three prize-winners (and the shortlisted runners-up) has exceptional merit, and I imagine some of you will disagree with the order in which I've allocated the prizes - if you do, that's fine, but please let the respective writer know. One thing I'm sure of is that you will enjoy all these stories as much as I did.

Spring 2008 prize-winners:

The Life and Times of a Graveyard Bear by Tom Moorhouse - £150 First Prize

The T(r)oll Bridge by Julie Hancock - £50 Second Prize

King of the Castle by Joel Willans - £25 Third Prize

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And don't forget the poetry competition winners - announced here

More prizes, more money - see the forthcoming Poetry Competition

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Spring 2008 shortlisted runners-up:

The Pink Sofa by Ginny Swart

A Bridge Too Far by Christine Griffin

Touching the Past by Stephen Lake

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Highly Commended

Lazaro Zugor

Vivien Aubrey

R V Graves

Teresa Hewitt

Douglas Bruton

Gwen Cremin

Harriet Steel

Phill Campbell

Mark Dawson

Patricia Squire

Michael Gransbury

Mark Rickman

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Previous winners:

The Bit in the Middle by Krystyna Smallman

Magic Thing by Kerry Hood

A Child’s First Dictionary by Christine Cox

Pond Life by Phill Campbell

Seeing in the Dark by Robert Jacobs

Perce’s Girl by Tom Conoboy

A Sheila Called Sheila by Leslie Wilkie

Shepherd Thy Flock by Kelvin Knight

The Man Who Turned a Stone Bridge into a Hammock by Kerry Hood

Dust by Phill Campbell

Pink Boots by Camilla Kelly

The Time it Takes... by Vanessa Gebbie

Twelve Angry Doughnuts by Thomas Styles

Tina Plays the Generation Game by Alexandra Fox

Bus Trip to Lucy by Rachel Brimble

Sick by Miles Deacon

It's Easy if You Try by Faye Robertson

Trust by Moira Brown

A Flash of Inspiration by Faye Robertson

States of Matter by John Ravenscroft

The Singing Giants by Matt Chesterton

Oh, There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays by Rob Wyatt

Owls by John Ravenscroft

A Handful of Dust by Tony Forder

Turkey Trouble by Susanne Farmer

Boris by Sue Houghton

Summer of ’43 by John Connor

A Legacy and a Sheep by Mike Clark

Sundays by Lucy Smith

Snake In The Grass by Rob Wyatt

Sally Budge-up and the Jaws of the Jumble by Pat Mitchell

Coming Home by Chrissie Ward

Black Dress by Valerie Collins

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Recent runners-up include:

Billy by Andy Cocker (£50 2nd Prize)

The Sea, the Sky by Jason Jackson (£25 3rd Prize)

Chemical Ali by Eileen Gilmour (£50 2nd Prize)

Gone Fishing by Mark Rickman (£25 3rd Prize)

Blue Skies by Rebecca Zugor (£50 2nd Prize)

Scary by Mark Rickman (£25 3rd Prize)

The Monkey's Song to the Traveller by Jenny Jackson (£50 2nd Prize)

Joseph by Ben Wright (£25 3rd Prize)

Don’t Trust Them, Daniel by Kath Kilburn (£50 2nd Prize)

Remember by Mel Fawcett (£25 3rd Prize)

Hear the Angels Weeping by Douglas Bruton (£50 2nd Prize)

Hunger by Carol Wolrich (£25 3rd Prize)

Second Chance by Mark Rickman (£50 2nd Prize)

A New Chapter by Mary Keyser (£25 3rd Prize)

A Rose by Any Other Name by Faye Robertson (£50 2nd Prize)

First Contact by Heather Parker (£25 3rd Prize)

Kosher in the Brochure by Tom Conoboy (£50 2nd Prize)

Time for Reflection by Mark Frankel (£25 3rd Prize)

The Proposition by Susan Alison (£50 2nd Prize)

Looking After the Pennies by Rachel Stephenson (£25 3rd Prize)

Faking It by Robert Jacobs - (£50 2nd Prize)

Secret Summer by Kimberley Smith (£25 3rd Prize)

A Bit of a Change by Karen Clarke (£50 2nd Prize)

Grape and Barley Don't Mix by William Minty (£25 3rd Prize)

The Last Fix by Roynon Howes (£50 2nd Prize)

The Keeper of Secrets by Harry Woods (£25 3rd Prize)

And You Get Three Wishes by Johnny S. Geddes (£50 2nd Prize)

The Rake-maker's Garden by Clio Gray (£25 3rd Prize)

Blank Inside by Louise Groarke (£50 2nd Prize)

Scythe Matters by David Smith (£25 3rd Prize)

Holiday in Venice by Gwil Williams (£50 2nd Prize)

Why Does the Bee Die? by Tess Crosbie (£25 3rd Prize)

Granny Comes to Stay by Kerry Nesbitt (£20 consolation prize)

Battle Scars by Liz Summerson (£50 2nd Prize)

My Old Man by Steve Smith (£25 3rd Prize)

What Willum Did by Sandi LeFaucheur (£20 consolation prize)

A Necessary Killing by Hilary Lloyd (£20 consolation prize)

Untitled Novel by Tony Forder (£20 consolation prize)

Not This Time by Miles Deacon (£20 consolation prize)

Calling Back Yesterday by Elizabeth Summerson (£20 consolation prize)

Time Lag by Cyril Bracegirdle (£20 consolation prize)

Pylons by John Ravenscroft (£20 consolation prize)

Don’t Call Me Marcel by Tess Crosbie (£20 consolation prize)

Ghosts by Moira Brown (£20 consolation prize)

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