Some late October news which I thought I should hang up here. First the Brighton Prize (Flash Fiction section) - the awards ceremony was on Friday October 28th - I was pleased to make the shortlist with 'That Song by Van Morrison' and totally delighted and surprised to discover that the story went on to win. The song in question is 'Brown Eyed Girl' - a song I sing a lot when I am on my own and which had to creep into a story at some point.
The second piece of news is that I won the University of Sunderland Short Story Competition with a piece that was birthed at an Arvon Course I attended 18 months ago… Emma Unsworth, hearing me read the story out loud, commented that I did not need quite so much swearing and that less is more sometimes. I took her advice and 'Lust for Life' is a winner… The award ceremony was on Thursday October 27th. Oh, and by the way, Lust for Life is a reference to a song by Manic Street Preachers… so, two songs give rise to two stories and they both end up winning competitions…
Congratualtions to all the other shortlistees and thanks to everyone connected with the organisation of these competitions… and thanks to Emma, too, and all the other nice people who attended Lumb Bank with me.
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