Judge Fiona Cooper has selected her winners for the June Global Short Story Competition.
The £100 first place prize goes to a writer from Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.. Fiona says of Next Time Do It Properly by Margaret Renshaw: “The subject matter of this story touches on some sadly familiar themes, but weaves them together in a fresh way, with subtle twists that are quite intriguing. Part of its success is that there is no one answer offered, and that somehow the writer has kept the ending open yet still manages to resent a realistic and satisfying result. This could well lead to some linked stories - the characterisation is deft and believable“.
The £25 highly commended prize goes to Mandy Huggins, of Cleckheaton in England, of whose story The View Through Rain Fiona says: “Lovely use of language here, and the sadness of shattered love shines in every line. The writer has created a cinematic episode here and totally transports the reader into the shifting realities of relationships. The near escape is excellently done and again, this could lead to a much longer story, while being very satisfying just the way it is.”
The writers on the shortlist are:
Georgia Minoa, Cyprus
Stephanie Constans, Lille, France
Jacqueline Winn, Possum Brush, NSW, Australia
Jane Branson, Horsham, West Sussex, England
Winning stories will be posted on www.inscribemedia.co.uk Well done to our successful writers and there’s plenty of time to enter this month’s competition via the same web address.
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