UK winner in February competition - but the Canadians are coming!
THE latest winners have been named in the February Global Short Story
Competition - and this time it is a clean sweep for the UK.
With the first two competition winners coming from Australia and Canada,
this time the winner is David Aldus, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, who
wins £100 for his story Time’s Ticking Clock.
Judge Fiona Cooper, the respected North-East writer, said: “The writer of
the winning story writes like a master of language. The story is tight and
economical in time and scale of action, yet manages to span and explore
complex and thought-provoking issues. There is humour and tragedy in equal
and complex measures. It’s great.”
The runner-up is Grandma’s House, by Mark Frankel, of London, who wins £25,
of whom Fiona said; “This is a lovely, many-layered story spanning years. It
has to be re-read, just to make exactly sure about the bittersweet twist to
it. Excellent.”
The commended story was Interview, by Don Nixon, of Albrighton, near
Wolverhampton, of whom Fiona said; “A thoroughly accomplished story - you
can smell the place and smell the fear, and the supreme arrogance of the
main character builds up very convincingly.”
Well done to all three of you.
The March competition closes on March 31 and already Canadian writers are making a strong showing. They clearly want to taste victory again!
John Dean March 24