‘The 1st Liverpool International, Open Short Story,
Poetry and Playwriting Competition 2013’
During 2013: the City of Liverpool’s ‘Year of Dementia’
Decided by our Annual International Competition Judge; Linda Walters, in the company of the Group Treasurer / Founder Member and Competition Organiser; Tommy McBride, and our Group Treasurer; Hilary Alexander, on Tuesday 1stOctober 2013
Please direct all email correspondence and enquiries about our international writing competition to the Group Secretary and Competition Organiser Tommy McBride
Short Story Category
1st Prize of £200 goes to Alan McCormack, with his story entitled
‘Swallow’
2nd Prize of £50 goes to Christine Minshill, with her story entitled
‘One Hour’
3rd Placed: a £20 book token goes to Sarah Evans, with her story entitled
‘The Promise’
Short-Listed in the Short Story Category
Maria Lalic: ‘Flying with the Eagles’
Judy Walker: ‘Just a Moment’
Noreen Rees: ‘A Day Out’
Cecilia Crowson-Quinn: Be good and you will be Lonesome’
Ann O Brien: ‘A Soft Day’
Pam Philburn: ‘Abbey Story’
Poetry Category
1st Prize of £200 goes to Don Nixon, with his poem entitled
‘A Politician visits a local care home’
2nd Prize of £50 goes to Tony O Neill, with his poem entitled
‘Ogden’
3rd Placed: a £20 book token goes to David Punter, with his poem entitled
‘Maiden Stars’
Short Listed for the Poetry Category
Beth Tynan: ‘Her’
Rona Laycock: ‘Russian Vodka’
Margaret Gleave: ‘Lava Lamp’
Josephine Scott: ‘The Broken Vase’
Robin Lindsay-Wilson: ‘The Story Tellers’
Anthony Watts: ‘The Mothers’
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Playwriting Category
1st Prize of £200 goes to Lindy Newns, for her play entitled
‘Sky Suspended’
2nd Prize of £50 goes to Fiona Richie Walker, for her play entitled
‘The Sibling Service’
3rd Placed: a £20 book token goes to Dr Phil Leeson, for his play entitled
‘The Night before Christmas’
Short Listed for the Playwriting Category
Danny McCullough: ‘A Soldiers Christmas’
Derek Keen: ‘Food for Thought’
Acknowledgements
On behalf of myself the Group Secretary and Competition Organiser, and everybody associated with our Liverpool based creative writing group, ‘The University of Liverpool Creative Writing Society for Lifelong Learning’, as well as every other person who participated in ‘The 1st Liverpool International, Open Short Story, Poetry and Playwriting Competition 2013’, I would like to say many, many congratulations to each and every one of our international writing competition winners, runners-up, third placed and those who were short listed.
The quality of the writing for each and every category was excellent, so you have all done extremely well considering this year’s competition entrants for 2013, were from countries including America, Holland, Canada, Belgium, Spain, South Africa, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, North and South Wales, and every single English county. Well done to you all; and now for the invitations to everybody who entered our international writing competition, including their friends and family.
‘The 1st Liverpool International, Open Short Story,
Poetry and Playwriting Competition 2013’
‘Annual Gala Awards Night 2013’
Will be held on Saturday 16th November 2013
At ‘The Casa Bar’ 29 Hope St, Liverpool,
Merseyside L1 9BQ Tel: 0151-709-2148
From 7.30pm until late
The large back function room at The Casa Bar in Hope Street Liverpool is booked for our forthcoming Annual Gala Awards Night on Saturday 16th November 2013. Were all of the competition category winners, runner-ups, and the third placed prize winners as well as the short listed, will be invited, congratulated and presented with their prizes by our renowned International Writing Competition Judge; Linda Walters.
Our Group Treasurer Hilary Alexander will be presenting a cheque to Francesca D’Arcy, a representative from the Liverpool branch of the Alzheimer’s Society, and there promises to be a full evening of entertainment as usual. There will be lots more details and information about this wonderful event quite soon.
Take good care for now everyone,
Tommy
