Local Young Writer Prize
- At March 14, 2021
- By Brenda Bannister
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Thanks to the generosity of author Kerry Wilkinson, who has waived his fee for talking to our local Writers’ Collective (on Zoom!), we are able to offer an additional £50 for the best short story from a local entrant aged under 21 at the closing date, 31st May 2021. Please see ‘Rules’ if this applies to you.
Local Young Writer Prize
- At March 14, 2021
- By Brenda Bannister
- In Uncategorized
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Thanks to the generosity of author Kerry Wilkinson, who has waived his fee for talking to our local Writers’ Collective (on Zoom!), we are able to offer an additional £50 for the best short story from a local entrant aged under 21 at the closing date, 31st May 2021. Please see ‘Rules’ if this applies to you.
News from one of our previous winners:
- At January 10, 2021
- By Brenda Bannister
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I thought you would like to know that one of Frome Festival’s previous winners has won The William Faulkner Literary Contest in New Albany, Mississippi. Apparently, I was the first UK winner to win the short story category since the competition was established in 1997. The story was called Piano Solo.
Also, (competition successes are obviously like buses – nothing for ages then two at once) another short story of mine is on the shortlist for the HG Wells Short Story Competition. That story is called, The Last Flight of La Librairie d’Afrique du Nord. The results for that are out at the end of November.
I have had some successes in the meantime. My novel My Beautiful Imperial was published at the end of 2017. It was translated into Spanish, entitled Mi Querido Imperial, in 2018.
A more recent novella called The Significance of Swans, came 2nd in the New Welsh Writing Awards in 2019.
I will always be grateful to Frome Festival for helping me on my way.
Best wishes,
Rhiannon Lewis, Winner of the 2017 Short Story Competition with The Jugs Stay with the Dresser
News from a past winner: Rhiannon Lewis recently contacted us with news of her successes since winning the competition in 2017. The organisers and 2017 judge Laura Wilkinson were thrilled to hear of her achievements!
- At January 10, 2021
- By Brenda Bannister
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I thought you would like to know that one of Frome Festival’s previous winners has won The William Faulkner Literary Contest in New Albany, Mississippi. Apparently, I was the first UK winner to win the short story category since the competition was established in 1997. The story was called Piano Solo.
Also, (competition successes are obviously like buses – nothing for ages then two at once) another short story of mine is on the shortlist for the HG Wells Short Story Competition. That story is called, The Last Flight of La Librairie d’Afrique du Nord. The results for that are out at the end of November.
I have had some successes in the meantime. My novel My Beautiful Imperial was published at the end of 2017. It was translated into Spanish, entitled Mi Querido Imperial, in 2018.
A more recent novella called The Significance of Swans, came 2nd in the New Welsh Writing Awards in 2019.
I will always be grateful to Frome Festival for helping me on my way.
Best wishes,
Rhiannon Lewis, Winner of the 2017 Short Story Competition with The Jugs Stay with the Dresser
News from a past winner
- At January 10, 2021
- By Brenda Bannister
- In Uncategorized
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Writer Rhiannon Lewis recently contacted us with news of her successes since winning the competition in 2017. The organisers and 2017 judge Laura Wilkinson were thrilled to hear of her achievements!
I thought you would like to know that one of Frome Festival’s previous winners has won The William Faulkner Literary Contest in New Albany, Mississippi. Apparently, I was the first UK winner to win the short story category since the competition was established in 1997. The story was called Piano Solo.
Also, (competition successes are obviously like buses – nothing for ages then two at once) another short story of mine is on the shortlist for the HG Wells Short Story Competition. That story is called, The Last Flight of La Librairie d’Afrique du Nord. The results for that are out at the end of November.
I have had some successes in the meantime. My novel My Beautiful Imperial was published at the end of 2017. It was translated into Spanish, entitled Mi Querido Imperial, in 2018.
A more recent novella called The Significance of Swans, came 2nd in the New Welsh Writing Awards in 2019.
I will always be grateful to Frome Festival for helping me on my way.
Best wishes,
Rhiannon Lewis, Winner of the 2017 Short Story Competition with The Jugs Stay with the Dresser
Best wishes,
Rhiannon Lewis, Winner of the 2017 Short Story Competition with The Jugs Stay with the Dresser
The 2020 competition is open and our judge this year is author, journalist and broadcaster, Bel Mooney.
- At January 12, 2020
- By Brenda Bannister
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Long List 2019
- At June 16, 2019
- By Brenda Bannister
- In News, Uncategorized
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Congratulations to the writers of these stories which have reached the long list.
1932 (The Bonus Army)
A Little ‘Me Time’
Amazing
Call me Elspeth
Crow
Dictator Perpetuo
Double Take
Far from the Poppy Fields
Fifty Dollars
Foetal Position
Is this the Fussen Train?
It’s a Trap
It’s Later than you Think
Long Way from Home
Murmuration
My Land, your Land
My Name’s Verity
On Brasenose Two
Outside
Plant a Tree in ’73
Podsnezhniki
Rootless
Silver Fish for Silver Coins
The Boxing Day Shout
The Chestnut Harvest
The Condor
The Fire-Breathing Dragon of Salford
The Textures of Life
Trapped in a Box
Visiting Time
Will you make Welshcakes?
Woman in a Chair
You were Warned
Your Move
Short Story Competition 2018
- At February 12, 2013
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2018 Results!
Congratulations to our winners and shortlisted entrants. It was lovely to meet some of you at the prize-giving on July 15th
Julie Evans took first place for ‘The Artist’s Last Model’, William Hillier came second with ‘I am not Elena’ and Suzie Lockhart-Smith was third with ‘Colouring in’. Entries from James McPherson (‘March of the Wassenkinder’), Simon van der Velde (‘Vanishing’) and Josie Turner (‘Dilys’) were all highly commended.
The local prize went to Suzie Lockhart-Smith, with Jason Jackson as runner-up for ‘A Good Man’ and Caroline Mair highly commended for ‘Billy Boy’.
Sadly, guest judge Margaret Graham was unwell, but poet and writer Rosie Jackson stepped in to award the prizes and give her own and Margaret’s comments on the winners.
Many thanks to Frome Festival, Frome Library, our readers and judges, and all who helped on the day.
Stories and photos to follow.