1st place: The Greater Crested Tern by R.V. Maloney
"I’m skimming through a second-hand book on falconry for research when I meet Laurie for the second time..." Read full story + author interview and judges' comments.
The Author
R. V. Maloney is a writer and dinosaur enthusiast from Portsmouth. Her writing concerns (but isn’t limited to) personalities, relationships, and the lesser romanticized parts of being a human.
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2nd place: The Man Who Repaired Umbrellas on the Corner of Rue Briand by Cath Barton
"He first appeared, or so my mother told me, on a wet Sunday in the summer of 1952, on the corner of avenue Montauban and rue Briand. She was quite definite about the location, though search as I might through the street map of the city, I could never find those names" ... read story
3rd place: Infirmary by Niamh MacCabe
"Mass was compulsory. We would rise at dawn, wakened by a marching nun who squeaked on beige crepe soles through the school’s dormitory. She slow-clapped on her first round and loudly recited The Morning Prayer on her second, her thin voice cracking with stricture." ... read story
Commended
(Alphabetically)
A Christmas Adventure by Hedy A Howe
A Dress That Needs Cleaning by Michael Holloway
Fate by Holly Boardman
How to Improve Productivity by John Holland
Jennifer by Mark Mulholland
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not by Mark Rutterford
Standing at a Cash Machine at 11:59 PM by Philip Young
A Christmas Adventure by Hedy A Howe
A Dress That Needs Cleaning by Michael Holloway
Fate by Holly Boardman
How to Improve Productivity by John Holland
Jennifer by Mark Mulholland
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not by Mark Rutterford
Standing at a Cash Machine at 11:59 PM by Philip Young