Pictures from last night

April 9th, 2011 Comments Off

“The Space” upstairs at Willesden Library Centre

Carrie Cohen reading from “Apartment” by YJ Zhu

Elizabeth Bower reading from “Gusul” by Adnan Mahmutovic

Sarah Le Fevre reading from “Overnight Miracles” by AJ Ashworth

Silas Hawkins reading from “Out of Season” by Mary O’Shea

Sam Taradash introduces Maggie Gee

Before announcing the results Maggie Gee spoke about all the stories and described the judging process.

Steve Moran tries to steal the priceless 2011 WH prize mug from Mary O’Shea

And the winning entries, as chosen by Maggie Gee, are:

1st Prize:
“Out of Season” by Mary O’Shea (Ireland)

Equal runners up:
“Apartment” by Y. J. Zhu (USA/China)
“Homecoming” by Alex Barr (Wales)

Thanks to everyone who made the competition and the event possible, starting with the all the writers who create new short stories, pellucid visions of worlds we would never otherwise see.

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