And the winners are.....

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the third Greenacre Writers short story competition


Congratulations to you all.

1st prize: Flapjack by Sal Page

2nd prize: Colours Fade to Black and White by Jo Derrick

3rd prize: Tingalay-O by Cecilia Crowson

Runners up (in no particular order)

Authors in Residence by Andrew Byrne

The Tightrope Walker by Veronica Bright

Expression by Shirley Golden


We were very honoured to have Alex Wheatle as our judge. He said:

"I had to read the short list three times because it's so difficult picking a winner! 

I chose 'Flapjack' as the winner.  It was an original piece of writing and I loved the author's brave approach to a very difficult subject matter. 

'Colours Fade to Black and White' came in second place. I loved the young narrator's voice and the author created some wonderful characters in this short piece.

In third place was 'Tingalay-o' - the prose in this short story's opening is stunning and throughout the piece.  I loved the style of writing and was moved by the end."