Press Release:
Short Story Results '07

Orchardleigh Golf Club restaurant was the venue for this year's Frome Festival Short Story Competition prizegiving on Saturday (July 14). In its fourth year the competition has again attracted a tremendous number of entries. With over 450 short stories received the judges had a tough challenge. As well as an abundance of local entries, writers from all corners of the UK, and around the world, submitted their stories for scrutiny. This year entries were received from across Europe and as far away as Israel, Korea and New Zealand .

Winners of the main competition were chosen by author Gerard Woodward whose latest book 'A Curious Earth' was published this Spring.

The winners, who received £300, £100 and £50 respectively were:

• 1st Prize
  The Power of Purple by Joanne Ford, Solihull
  Download 'The Power of Purple' - PDF format - 59kb
• 2nd Prize
  Marcel's Last Wave by Vee Swindburne, Leighton Buzzard
  Download 'Marcel's Last Wave' - PDF format - 32kb
• 3rd Prize
  Anosmia - The Pros and Cons by Rosemarie Rose, Torfaen, S. Wales
• Commended
  The Leaving Card by Kari Royden, Seoul , Korea
  Thursday Cinderella by Sheila Corbishley, Newcastle Upon Tyne
  First Kiss by Rachel Ward, Bath

The Local Winners were chosen by author Debby Holt whose second book 'Annie May's Black Book' was published earlier this year.

In this category the competition has a Frome winner for the first time:

• 1st Prize
  Issy Remembers by Geraldine Munns, Frome
  Download 'Issy Remembers' - PDF format - 45kb
• 2nd Prize
  Allow Me to Arise You by Kerry Hood, Bristol
  Download 'Allow Me to Arise You' - PDF format - 28kb
• Joint 3rd Prize
  From a Great Height by Stella Goorney, Bath
  Trisha's Dream City-Break by Magnus Nelson, Bath
  Download 'Trisha's Dream City Break' - PDF format - 32kb
• 4th Prize
  The Dog on the Mantelpiece by Ruth Mallon, Frome
• Highly Commended
  One Summer by Veronica Birch, Frome
  First Kiss by Rachel Ward, Bath
  On Nights by Jason Jackson, Bristol

"We were again delighted with the volume and quality of the entries we received this year," said organiser and writer Alison Clink. "It's always nerve wracking as we approach the deadline - the vast majority of entries are submitted in the last few days. Then it's all hands to the pump to complete the judging in time for The Festival! Our thanks and appreciation go to Gerard and Debby for their support and involvement in this year's competition."

Editor's Note: For more information please contact Alison Clink - clinkelmstreet@aol.com , (01373) 463131

The Short Stories available here for download are in PDF format

About PDF files:
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RELATED LINKS

REVIEW: Results of Short Story Competition 2007
REVIEW: Words @ Frome Festival 2007 Review
HIGHLIGHTS: Original 2007 Short Story Competition Information
NEWS: Literary Events at the Frome Festival 2007
Directory of Literary Events at the Frome Festival 2007
External Link to: Words @ Frome Festival - wordswork.net/frome/

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