Exeter Writers Short Story Competition
The final judging is complete. Exeter Writers would like to thank all those who entered the competition and
wrote such a fascinating and varied selection of short stories. We hope you enjoy reading the winning stories, which
are on our public weblog (click the links). The final line-up is:
First prize:
Learning to Swim by Anne Summerfield
Second prize:
Honour thy Father by Tony Matthews
Third prize:
Swimming Away by Clare Reddaway
Runners-up:
(not in order of preference)
Marigolds in Winter by Linda Mitchelmore
Life Class by Anne M Watts
The Scapedog by Anne Goodwin
Rosie's Kiss by Joan Moules
The Dog in the Pram by Maggie Knutson
Gaudy by Martin Sorrell
Straight A's by Ian Burton
Matoose Rowsay by Jenny Knight
Flight of the Worm by Janet Edwards
Ready to Explode by Catherine Scott
For reference purposes, we are keeping the entry rules online.
EXETER WRITERS SHORT STORY COMPETITION
First prize
£200
Second Prize £100
Third Prize £50
Closed 31 March 2009
Competition Rules
- The competition is open to both published and unpublished
authors writing in any genre, including children's fiction. Stories must not
have been previously published.
- Stories should be up to a maximum of 3,000 words in length,
but there is no lower word limit.
- The entry fee for each story is £3.50 sterling. We are
happy to accept entries from authors living anywhere in the world, but the
entry fee must be paid by sterling cheque.
- Each entry must be accompanied by a separate entry form, which
can be downloaded from our website, copied from this leaflet, or obtained from
our contact address: please enclose SAE.
- The judges will wish to make an unbiased decision on all the
entries, so please ensure that only the story title is printed on the story
itself.
- The closing date for all entries is 31 March 2009.
- The winners will be announced in July 2009.
Entry information
- If you would like confirmation that your entry has been
received, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope.
- The pages of your story or stories should be securely stapled
together. All stories should be clearly typed or printed, on one side only of
A4 paper, and double-spaced. They must be posted to the contact address below,
not sent by fax or email.
- No stories will be returned, so make sure you keep copies of
your entries.
- The winning and runner-up stories will be published on the
Exeter Writers website.
- The judges' decision is final.
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