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The Writers' Challenge
We asked the more professional writing competition entrants to help support the newer writers, and we now want to thank the following people who entered into the spirit of things. As promised, you played for the "glory" (and some of our books!), and we are grateful! The standard of stories was very high and literally fractions of points separated each entry - it really was a very close thing. What a joy!
The comments beside each title were made by Jo Holloway during the judging process, at which point she had no idea who had written what - all entries were still anonymous.
The Identification Numbers in the left column were sent to entrants in the acknowledgement emails. The list below is in order of ID. There are gaps because where some people entered more than one story, they were scattered in between the other ID numbers to try and confuse the judges! ;-) ... and we then didn't have enough entries to fill all the gaps.
In total we had 13 entries.
Please note that the category requirements for the current competitions are different; anyone can enter the Open and Christian sections now, and the New Writers have their own division.
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WRITERS' CHALLENGE: HONOURS LIST
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WC0001
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God’s Gift of Doing Good, by Petra van der Zande
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A gentle tale of Dorcas, ending with encouragement that no matter what you are called to, it's just as important a ministry as any other. I liked the Jewish atmosphere, achieved by the dialogue and colloquialisms - I could just hear them speaking that way!
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WC0002
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The Good Samaritan, by Heather Parker
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Sweet story about the rescuing of an unhappy girl who runs away. I liked the twist at the end, of their own daughter having disappeared and not come back yet, and the hope. Very nicely structured.
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WC0003
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Hearing Loss, by
Julie McGowan
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A brilliant insight into the mind of the deeply depressed and disturbed; the sense of loss and yearning is sharply portrayed, and the ending somehow right, yet so wrong and sorrow-filled. Very well written.
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WC0004
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The Yellow Balloon, by
Debbie Roome
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I loved this story; the way it was written, the emotions expressed, and the move toward healing through one of God's directed events. Very professional, and very loving!
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WC0005
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Where The Dancers Come From, by E.C. Seaman
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Written evocatively, with intriguing progression and vision. Without postulation or solution, it leads us to think about the afterlife.
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WC0006
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Writ in Water, by
Penny Feeny
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Fabulous! Beautifully written, evocative, capturing the entire spirit of the whole episode in a few short pages, from an unexpected point of view. Excellent!
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WC0007
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The Awakening, by Linda Cunniffe
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Stirring insight into the suffragette movement and the opening up of one woman's consciousness. Well represented; I felt the outrage myself!
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WC0008
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Magic Seeds, by
Rosalie Warren
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Expertly brought to life, this renewing of the spirit! The ebb and flow was perfection, leading the reader through a variety of emotions, hopes, hopes dashed, and lifted again.
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WC0012
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The Herring Gull, by
Christine Genovese
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A lovely story of the re-birth of two spirits. We're told just enough to know that this is the start of recovery for Celia. Well written, descriptive, draws the reader into all their lives.
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WC0014
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Life After Jake, by Debbie Roome
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A story with depth; shocking, brutal, honest. Sometimes came across a little like a documentary, but generally well told.
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WC0021
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Samuel Street, by
Debbie Roome
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Fascinating vision of changed lives, from outside in. The story carries you along on its waves and has a very real and all-too-true opinion on what can and does bring people back from despair. A story of hope!
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WC0022
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A Piece of Burr Walnut, by Penny Feeny
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I personally found the ending a bit disappointing, but otherwise the story was well written. I had to search for the concept (presumably Bethany entering his life, destroying it, and then leaving without a thought as ephemerally as she came in?), but did enjoy reading this.
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WC0029
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Ashes, by Debbie Roome
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Loved this. Wonderful story telling, beautifully descriptive and visual, heart-rending. Immediate understanding of what he was thinking and feeling. Very realistic, and despite the sadness I ended with a feeling of joy.
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