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3rd Place Prize in the It's Only a Number Competition

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Delighted to report that my flash story The Number Six has ranked third in Rebecca Emin's It's Only a Number competition today. Rebecca is a fellow Ether author and prolific flash/short story/novel writer. Thanks Rebecca!

My prize is to be a copy of the Yesterday anthology of short stories, which includes Rebecca's own story Ben. Very much looking forward to reading it ...

Posted by Simon Kewin at 16:19

13 comments:

  1. Deborah Walker1 May 2011 at 17:52

    Congratulations, Simon.

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  2. Rebecca Emin1 May 2011 at 18:20

    Very well done Simon! My judges really had their work cut out but I think they chose some wonderful stories for the top six!

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  3. Simon Kewin1 May 2011 at 18:23

    Rebecca,

    Looking forward to reading the other winning entries too. Thanks once again.

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  4. The Words Crafter1 May 2011 at 19:07

    Congrats! I like the cover of that book :)

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  5. Simon Kewin1 May 2011 at 19:36

    Thanks, Words Crafter.

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  6. Old Kitty1 May 2011 at 21:24

    It's a fab story - very sad and depressed me no end but it's powerfully done!! :-)YAY for you!!!! Take care
    x

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  7. Simon Kewin1 May 2011 at 22:19

    Old Kitty - thanks, and sorry for depressing you. Take care yourself.

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  8. Anne R. Allen1 May 2011 at 22:48

    I was just going to say how much it cheers me to visit your blog (even if your stories are depressing) because you always have great publishing news.

    While the rest of us slog away with our weighty tomes, gathering rejection after rejection, you produce these beautifully crafted little gems that people actually want to publish.

    This is a lesson to young writers everywhere. Start with the short stuff. If you're good at it, you may never be tempted to write a novel and you can have happy publishing experiences, too!

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  9. Anonymous1 May 2011 at 23:35

    Great news, Simon!

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  10. Simon Kewin2 May 2011 at 09:43

    Anne,

    Glad I cheer you up! Are my stories depressing? I can assure you there are some more uplifting ones coming up.

    But yes, short fiction can definitely be an end in itself. That said, I am feverishly beavering away at editing my novel ...

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  11. Simon Kewin2 May 2011 at 09:43

    Thanks, Milo. It all helps ...

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  12. Ellie Garratt2 May 2011 at 09:59

    Congratulations, Simon! It was well deserved.

    Ellie Garratt

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  13. Simon Kewin2 May 2011 at 10:04

    Thanks Ellie. I think I liked the 2nd place story best myself!

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