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Thursday, 7 February 2013

Some writing success at last....

.....I've won second prize in Writers' Forum Short Story competition.  Happy days!  It's for a short story I wrote AGES ages ago - Alegra's Fairy Tale Wedding.  I subbed it to all the Womags (except Peoples Friend - it certainly isn't a PF story!) and got no-where.  You read about "moving on" in the writing world - i.e. forget the rejections and write something else.  But....sometimes you just love a story and believe in it.


This is what I felt/feel about AFTW, so I didn't give up and subbed it just before Christmas to Writers' Forum.  Then in January a lovely email from Sue Moorcroft saying it had been shortlisted; and then last week another email from Sue saying it has come second (£150.00 prize as well!)


The story will be in March's (26th) publication so I'm looking forward to seeing my name in print (at last).  Caroline x
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8 comments:

  1. joanne fox7 February 2013 at 16:04

    Well done, Caroline! That's brilliant news. You must be on the ceiling!

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  2. Suzanne Ross Jones7 February 2013 at 19:35

    FANTASTIC NEWS. I'm so, so pleased. I LOVE this story. Congratulations, Caroline.

    xx

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  3. Scarlet Wilson7 February 2013 at 21:11

    I love writer's forum magazine! Can't wait to see your story Caroline!

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  4. Sally Clements7 February 2013 at 21:54

    That's brilliant, Caroline! I'll be heading down to my local mag shop and getting it. Congratulations!

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  5. Colette McCormick7 February 2013 at 23:07

    Well done.

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  6. Caroline9 February 2013 at 16:53

    Thanks Joanne, and thanks for stopping by. Caroline x

    Thanks Suzanne. I remember you proof reading it for me ages ago! Caroline xx

    Thanks Scarlet. Congrats to you too, on the RNA shortlist. Fingers crossed.

    Thanks Sally. Much appreciated. Caroline X

    Thanks Colette. Much appreciated. Caroline x

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  7. Rachael Thomas12 February 2013 at 06:30

    Fantastic News Caroline. Can't wait to read it!

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  8. Caroline12 February 2013 at 19:36

    Aww thanks Rachael. Hope you have a great time in Fishguard. I *really* must get back there again and meet up with you and Kate W. Caroline x

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