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Competition Showcase

This section of the website showcases stories by Writing Magazine and Writers' News competition runners-up.

You can also see a selection of past competition winners here.

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Just the other side , Siobhan O'Leary, 2nd prize, Ghost story competition
Recyling
, Pat Holness, 2nd prize, Shyness competition
It was amazing how life could change...
, Alyson Hilbourne, 2nd prize, Shyness competition
My Old Wound
, Emily Cleaver, 2nd prize, The Unwritten Sherlock Holmes
Missed opportunities, Kate Walters, 2nd prize, Last Train
No Way Ever Again, John Keenan, 2nd prize, Old friends
The old bachelor down the road, Andrew Shearer, 2nd prize, First Line
Close to you, Julie McGowan, 2nd prize, Love story
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Moira Cooke, 2nd prize, Crime story
My Mum, Jacqui Seddon, 2nd prize, 'Five hundred quid' story
Do my wings look big in this, Tess Niland Kimber, 2nd prize, Adult fairy story
Tell Me How, Sara Steven, 2nd prize, Growing old gracefully
Robin red head, Tamara Finlay, 2nd prize, Writing for Children
Innocence, Jane Sykes, 2nd prize, Ghost story
The Blizzard, Stephen Lake, 2nd prize,January Mornings story
Betty's Seance, Hannah Cundall, 2nd prize,Seance story
Trouble in store, Keith Havers, 2nd prize,Window Dresser story
Happy Christmas – The Party's Over, Tracey McNaughtan, 2nd prize,Office party story
The Dealer's Tale, Dudley Howell, 2nd prize,Drug addict story
Lost and found, Alison Stickings, 2nd prize, Walking the dog story
Aquired Tastes, Andre Blackie, 2nd prize, Photo story
A Crisis of Identity, Nancy Lynne, 2nd prize, Holiday story
Louise, Karen Smith, 2nd prize, Teenage Love story
Out of the Night, Barbara Inglis, 2nd prize, Nightmare story
Birdwoman, Julie McGowan, 2nd prize, Writing for children
Louisa, Jennifer-Anne Taylor, 2nd prize, Modern Ghost story
Three Times Lucky, Lesley McLaren, 2nd prize, Superstition story
Seven Stones, Elizabeth Day, 2nd prize, Murder story
Pure Poison, Ruth Stroud, 3rd prize, Murder story
A Steep Learning Curve, Linda Jenner, 2nd prize, Adoption short story
A Girl in the Family, Alsion Hale, 3rd prize, Adoption short story
Wheels of Steel, Fran Tracey, 2nd prize, Wheelchair short story
Can't Walk Away, Jo Baker, 3rd prize, Wheelchair short story
Inky's True Love, Anne Cleasby, 2nd prize, Boy meets Girl
Boy meets girl, Mary Rout, 3rd prize, Boy meets Girl
Changing Horizons, Shane Payne, 2nd prize, Sea story
Bodregan Bay, Marjorie Jackson, 3rd prize, Sea story
The Auditor, Richard Travers, 2nd prize, Picture story
Desk Job, Abigail Carter, 3rd prize, Picture story
Looking for Peace, Enid Dickson, 2nd prize, Falklands Anniversary Short story
Questions, Mary Clarke, 3rd prize, Falklands Anniversary Short story
We're moving to where?, Kathleen Reeves, 2nd prize, Writing for children
E-mails from Escomb, Roma Oxford, 3rd prize, Writing for children
Shifting Sands
, Ali Hale, 2nd prize, Sands of time short story
A Waste of Time, Diane Harrison, 3rd prize, Sands of time short story
The Spirit of Friendship, Elaine Miles, 2nd prize, Railway ghost short story
Fox Talking,
Robert Burns, 3rd prize, Railway ghost short story
Playground Duty, Alyson Hilbourne, 2nd prize, Duty short story
The Last Shift, Wendy Fernridge, 3rd prize, Duty short story
Turquoise Sea, Stella Baker, 2nd prize Debt short story
View from the bridge
, Rebecca Kershaw, 3rd prize Debt short story
The Siege
, Esther Chilton, 2nd prize Librarian short story
No Typical Librarian, Mary Thompson, 3rd prize Librarian short story
A Ghots's Craving, Jenna Warren
Fate of an idol, Shaun Avery
A New Beginning, Annette Linstead
Ruby Cell, Richard Fox
No Angel
, Christine Sutton
Greater Love
, Dawn Bush
Collision
, Fran Tracey
The Tortoiseshell Comb, Malcolm Welshman
Dr Murdo's Walking Stick, by Sara Lee

Writers' News

Mermaid, Richard Travers, Sea Story 2nd prize winner
Missing Mark
, Rosemary Gemmell, Getting Lost 2nd prize winner
The Scrap Heap
, Michael Harrison, Frequent Flyer, 2nd prize winner
A Humble Christmas, Linda Jenner, Once bitten twice shy, 2nd prize winner
Down the Aisle, Julie Murphy, Mid-story sentence, "Maybe it was going to work out after all", 2nd prize winner
End Game, Sheila Forbes, Call Centre short story, 2nd prize winner
My Charlotte, Elizabeth Barclay, Keeping up with the joneses, 2nd prize winner
Minging my Ps and Qs, Christine Markey, last line story, 2nd prize winner
Career Girl, Sheila Benton, Short short love story, 2nd prize winner
Powered Cycle, Julie Noble, Cyclist short short, 2nd prize winner
You Show, Carole Hawkins, Chance Encouonter, 2nd prize winner
Life is what you make it, Allison Symes, First line, 2nd prize winner
Ditch the Bitch, Kate Walter, Marriage guidance story, 2nd prize winner
A Problem Called Chloe, Jenna Cleaton, Imitation story, 2nd prize winner
A two-faced spade, Carol Purves, Call a spade a spade, 2nd prize winner
An English Rose, Yvonne Higgins, Wine Buff short story, 2nd prize winner
The Clutter Cult, Sue Fairhead, Character change short story, 2nd prize winner
Not strictly a hat, Kate Thurlow, Summer hat short story, 2nd prize winner
The Rules of Chess, Rebecca Kershaw, Chess short story, 2nd prize winner
Waiting, Lorna Fraser, First Line short story, 2nd prize winner
Terminal 90, Barbara Wadd, New Broom , 2nd prize winner
Well Suited, Lindsay Satherthwaite, Loyalty, 2nd prize winner
Shuffling the tiles, Sherri Turner, Scrabble, 2nd prize winner
Cutting down to size, Valerie Bowes, Last Line 2nd prize winner
Shooting Stars, Karen O'Connor, Autograph Hunter 2nd prize winner
The Collector, Amy Colclough, Motorway service station 2nd prize winner
The Bench in the Park, Andy Humphrey, Bench in the Park 2nd prize winner
The First Spark, Margaret Moundson,No Smoke Without Fire 2nd prize winner
Grey Area, Lorna Chapman, Last line 2nd prize winner
Patching Up, Angela Petch, Anonymous letter short story 2nd prize winner
Crisps and cottage cheese
, Val Wilson, Putting on the inches short story 2nd
The Art and Craft of Deception
, Susan Butler, House agent short story 2nd prize
The Tell
, Jenny Yates, Gambling short story 2nd prize winner
Ennui, Caitlyn Hallman, First line short story Runner-up
A Second Chance, Claire Powell, 2nd prize, Washing-up short story
A Crockery Classic, John Keenan, 3rd prize, Washing-up short story
Squeezing benefit from misfortune, Lynne Worwood, 2nd prize Ill wind short story
Wind of change
, Jennifer Moore, 3rd prize Ill wind short story
A Proper Finish
, Catherine Sinclair, 2nd prize Painter and Decorator short story
Bearing Up, Judith Williams, 3rd prize Painter and Decorator short story