Hey!
Just a quick one to say thank you to anyone who voted for
me in the recent contest I took part in! Unfortunately I didn't win the public
vote, or place on the Judges' shortlist, so rest assured I'll be posting the
story to the site in a few months with a horrible new cover image at some point
in the near future!
The winner of the Readers' Choice Award was a story
(perhaps provocatively) titled 'It.' Well, I say story, it was actually a 1000
word poem. It's a powerful piece, and well worth a read... but I feel it had a
tiny unfair advantage in subverting the contest slightly. Yes, I'm bitter, but when
you're reading through hundreds of long form stories, a poem cropping up is
obviously going to feel like a breath of fresh air. To be fair to the author
they've really taken full advantage of the structure of the poem, creating dark
and powerful suspense, and making it look visually appealing. I'm just saying,
if I submitted a short story to a poetry contest, I doubt many would feel
it acceptable that way around. But - it's a public vote and not bound to the
same constraints as the main contest.
The overall winner was a wonderful story called 'Subject
34'. It's clever, current, and the concept is great! The 'subject' himself is
also really well portrayed. So for a couple of minutes, definitely worthy of
your perusal!
The link to the contest results announcement page is here
- http://bit.ly/2vnBvBH
Thanks again for your votes! I'm just glad two entries
that at least made the short list came from my group!
Until next time, buh-bye! :)
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