SHORT STORY COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The winners of our Short Story Competition are:

1st prize: winning publication in Town and Village (planned for January 2009), £75 cash and a copy of Della Galton’s book on ‘How to write and sell short stories’ was Veronica Bright from Cornwall with ‘African Sanctus.’.

Veronica (pictured) has lived in Cornwall with her husband Roy since 1988, and they have three grown up children and three grandchildren.  She retired early when numbers dropped at school. Five years on, she is enjoying the freedom and opportunity to try all sorts of activities there was no time for when teaching. She loves walking the moors and the coast paths with Roy, gardening, and spending time with family. She has a passion for digital photography and writing. Veronica won the Woman and Home annual short story competition in 2005, and is delighted to have won the Town & Village competition with her winter’s tale.

2nd prize: winning publication in Town & Village (planned for November 2008) and £25 cash was Simon Beasley from Wimborne with his story, ‘Old Tom.’

3rd prize: winning publication in Town & Village (planned for December 2008) and a £10 book token was R M Martin from Ferndown, with ‘Faith, Hope and Snow.’

The Dorset Highly Commended went to Mrs Vivian Gough with her story ‘’The Trapper Comes Home’’