{"id":14460,"date":"2020-10-25T22:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T22:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/?page_id=14460"},"modified":"2026-06-01T02:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T02:55:12","slug":"the-sa-writers-college-annual-short-story-writing-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/the-sa-writers-college-annual-short-story-writing-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The SA Writers College Annual Short Story Writing Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14460\" class=\"elementor elementor-14460\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261268b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"261268b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfff05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cfff05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5dcc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5dcc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE  WRITERS' COLLEGE <BR>Short Story Competition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209e60c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"209e60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proudly Supporting Emerging  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data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#Rules\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">COMPETION RULES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640349e elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"640349e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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From Around the World! <br><br>\nThink you\u2019ve got a story worth telling? <br><br>The Writers' College Short Story Competition is your chance to prove it! We're on the hunt for fresh, original voices in fiction.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0f6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0f6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Open to unpublished writers or those with fewer than four publications, from any country.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Win cash prizes, industry recognition, and a chance to impress our expert judges.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0feae elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"bc0feae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-9648517 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9648517\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b5027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39b5027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE LONGLIST<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5739289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5739289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are thrilled to announce our longlisted entrants. With almost 700 entries received, our\u00a0 judges have worked extremely hard to select our top 25. Congratulations to these talented writers who now advance to the final judging round with award-winning authors Alex Smith, Sonny Whitelaw and Lorraine Forrest-Turner.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our website on 15 November to see the winners and the lists for Highest Honours, Honours, Honourable Mentions, and \u2018More Stories We Loved,\u2019 where we celebrate an additional 70 remarkable writers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551514c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551514c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>In no particular order, here are our top 25 stories:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8216;Tally&#8217; \u2013 by Helen le Roux <br \/>&#8216;Deirfi\u00faracha&#8217; \u2013 by Annie Archer <br \/>&#8216;The Perfection of Galatea&#8217; \u2013 by Zac Sherman <br \/>&#8216;Exit Stage Left&#8217; \u2013 by Tristan Grant-Preece<br \/>&#8216;i am who i am&#8217; \u2013 by Ross Ian Fleming <br \/>&#8216;What Comes Next&#8217; \u2013 by Emily Charlton<br \/>&#8216;As We Wind Down the Road&#8217; \u2013 by Juliet Slattery <br \/>&#8216;Inside and Out&#8217; \u2013 by Chris Hedley<br \/>&#8216;Fern-based Existentialism&#8217; \u2013 by Imogen Rimmer<br \/>&#8216;Eucharist&#8217; \u2013 by Haley Vuleta<br \/>&#8216;You Alright, Boy?&#8217; \u2013 by Joseph Janiszewski <br \/>&#8216;Something Like Guilt&#8217; \u2013 by Christian Emecheta<br \/>&#8216;Teddy&#8217; \u2013 by Temara Randell<br \/>&#8216;Cigarette Kingdom&#8217; \u2013 by Sarah Benton<br \/>&#8216;Gangland&#8217; \u2013 by Katharina Kischisch<br \/>&#8216;Dear You&#8217; \u2013 by Alisha Khan<br \/>&#8216;You Are So Beautiful&#8217; \u2013 by Kate Southwood<br \/>&#8216;Protocol Unknown&#8217; \u2013 by Stephanie Hurley<br \/>&#8216;Seeking Heaven&#8217; \u2013 by Fungai Muswerakuenda<br \/>&#8216;Ohio Calling&#8217; \u2013 by Jamila Toussaint<br \/>&#8216;Passing Through&#8217; \u2013 by Gillian Breckell<br \/>&#8216;Six Red&#8217; \u2013 by Jody Kim Fortuin<br \/>&#8216;Adrift&#8217; \u2013 by Taryn Hochstrasser<br \/>&#8216;The Milk Carton&#8217; \u2013 by Yuri Nakamura<br \/>&#8216;After the Bloom&#8217; \u2013 by Trey Montgomery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec10b9b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec10b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9e363 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a9e363\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6eea5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6eea5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE WINNERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b92345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b92345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Writers College Short Story Competition!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This year\u2019s theme, \u2018All the things we didn&#8217;t learn\u2019, inspired remarkable and diverse stories from around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The top stories displayed an exceptional range of originality and emotional depth. They combined authentic character development with inventive plots that drew in their readers.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed07c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed07c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>FIRST PLACE:<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u2018You Alright, Boy?\u2019 \u2013 by Joseph Janiszewski <\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>RUNNER-UP:<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u2018As We Wind Down the Road\u2019 \u2013 by Juliet Slattery<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>THIRD PLACE:<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0\u2018The Perfection of Galatea\u2019 \u2013 by Zac Sherman<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In fourth place is \u2018Deirfi\u00faracha\u2019, written by Annie Archer<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In fifth place is \u2018Tally\u2019, written by Helen le Roux<br \/><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">And in sixth place is &#8216;\u2018i am who i am\u2019 \u2013 by Ross Ian Fleming<\/h5>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08de30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08de30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read the judges&#8217; comments below, as well as the top three stories, the Highest Honours, Honours, Honourable Mention and &#8216;More Stories We Loved&#8217; results lists. We look forward to seeing these writers rise up in the rankings in competitions to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A huge well done to <strong><em>everyone<\/em><\/strong> who entered this year. See you in 2026!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d06a9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d06a9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HIGHEST HONOURS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99de01c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99de01c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These stories stood out for their originality, depth and emotional impact. They combined strong narrative structure, innovative plots and complex character development, fully realising the theme.<\/p>\n<p>In no particular order:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d0194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d0194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Exit Stage Left\u2019 \u2013 by Tristan Grant-Preece<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018What Comes Next\u2019 \u2013 by Emily Charlton<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Inside and Out\u2019 \u2013 by Chris Hedley<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Fern-based Existentialism\u2019 \u2013 by Imogen Rimmer<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Eucharist\u2019 \u2013 by Haley Vuleta<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Something Like Guilt\u2019 \u2013 by Christian Emecheta<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Teddy\u2019 \u2013 by Temara Randell<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Cigarette Kingdom\u2019 \u2013 by Sarah Benton<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Gangland\u2019 \u2013 by Katharina Kischisch<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Dear You\u2019 \u2013 by Alisha Khan<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018You Are So Beautiful\u2019 \u2013 by Kate Southwood<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Protocol Unknown\u2019 \u2013 by Stephanie Hurley<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Seeking Heaven\u2019 \u2013 by Fungai Muswerakuenda<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Ohio Calling\u2019 \u2013 by Jamila Toussaint<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Passing Through\u2019 \u2013 by Gillian Breckell<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Six Red\u2019 \u2013 by Jody Kim Fortuin<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Adrift\u2019 \u2013 by Taryn Hochstrasser<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Milk Carton\u2019 \u2013 by Yuri Nakamura<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018After the Bloom\u2019 \u2013 by Trey Montgomery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bc804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71bc804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HONOURS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a26150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a26150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following stories stood out for their clear prose, compelling characters and a strong command of literary techniques.<\/p>\n<p>In no particular order:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a2ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a2ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Inheritance of What Stays\u2019 \u2013 by Philip Luke<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Remembering the River Cam\u2019 \u2013 by Fran\u00e7ois Wiid<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018In the Dark\u2019 \u2013 by Chant\u00e9 le Roux<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Smokin\u2019 Sadie\u2019 \u2013 by Rosemary Cole<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Who Holy Fools\u2019 \u2013 by David Thesen<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018From Wellington with Love\u2019 \u2013 by Damilola Oyindamola Afolayan<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Laika\u2019 \u2013 by Alice E. Bennett<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Dust Beneath Our Desks\u2019 \u2013 by Natasha Gurure<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018It Wasn\u2019t Like in the Movies\u2019 \u2013 by Catriona Findlay<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Arthur Biddleston\u2019s Lucky Break\u2019 \u2013 by Hilary Feeney<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Membrane\u2019 \u2013 by Lily Bland<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018To Love a Crooked Thing\u2019 \u2013 by Kamogelo Tselane Mashilo<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Mr Swipe Right\u2019 \u2013 by Mary Murray Bartolom\u00e9<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Something Happens When You Are 10\u2019 \u2013 by Tshegofatso Kunene<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Fringe\u2019 \u2013 by MJ Skinner<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Girl in the Mirror\u2019 \u2013 by Hunter Morris-McCauley<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Morning Star\u2019 \u2013 by Hannah Higginson<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Tuesday\u2019 \u2013 by Maheshwari Panchavaktra<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Last Lesson\u2019 \u2013 by John Keith Anderson Holland<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Watching Paint Die\u2019 \u2013 by Asanda Mthethwa<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Everything\u2019s Unfair in Love and War\u2019 \u2013 by Hana Jain<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Letters He Never Sent\u2019 \u2013 by A. C. Kumar<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Appu\u2019 \u2013 by Niranjana A. V.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018What the House Knew\u2019 \u2013 by Sumana Brahman<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Archivist\u2019s Silence\u2019 \u2013 by Wapalwa Macaria Musaba<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Seasonal Societal Norms vs Counter Culture Living\u2019 \u2013 by J. Hamilton<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The 57\u2019 \u2013 by Omolayo Olamilekan<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Help Wanted\u2019 \u2013 by Jax Graybill<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a10554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a10554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HONOURABLE MENTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e4c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3e4c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stories in this category exhibited potential, showcasing promise in imagination, character dynamics and thematic exploration.<\/p>\n<p>In no particular order:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a431ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a431ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Let\u2019s Forget Tonight\u2019 \u2013 by Nicolette Nieuwoudt<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Stare\u2019 \u2013 by Tara Thor<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Back to School\u2019 \u2013 by William Watt<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Thaw\u2019 \u2013 by Belle Biscotti<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Box in the Loft\u2019 \u2013 by Dimakatso Lin Maphoso<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Family Legacy\u2019 \u2013 by Liezl van Rooyen<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Therese and the Dragon\u2019 \u2013 by C. Lewis Rees<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018A Pocketful of Coins, a Heart Full of Butterflies\u2019 \u2013 by Angela Wu<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018In the Space Where a Name Was Erased\u2019 \u2013 by Luke Liu<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Chair Tombs on the Hill: What We Buried, What We Broke\u2019 \u2013 by Zhonghan<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Blinding Starlight\u2019 \u2013 by Joyce Onyemuche<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Prequel\u2019 \u2013 by Finnegan Sol<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018What the Shards Remember\u2019 \u2013 by Oisin Wren<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Imprints\u2019 \u2013 by Alice Shaw<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018A Dead Cert\u2019 \u2013 by A. D. Anderson<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018What We Inherit\u2019 \u2013 by Lamees Rahaman<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Judgement Day\u2019 \u2013 by Catherine Ferguson<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The New Life\u2019 \u2013 by Haley Kelsey<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Backstroke\u2019 \u2013 by Ahana Nayak<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Keep Holding My Hand\u2019 \u2013 by Jenna Titmus<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Seeds We Never Planted\u2019 \u2013 by Mwewa Mwaba Kashell<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Boy\u2019s Petal\u2019 \u2013 by Mes Nice<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Maple Leaf\u2019 \u2013 by Joshua Kepfer<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Julian and Phillip\u2019 \u2013 by Heather Holdaway<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018I Never Was\u2019 \u2013 by Samantha Maposa<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018When the Comet Comes\u2019 \u2013 by Solmaz Rezaei<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Silent\u2019 \u2013 by Jessica Hayward<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018To Be Seen\u2019 \u2013 by Tehreem Anwar<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Flag That Once Was\u2019 \u2013 by Adam Borzik<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Four O\u2019clock Tram\u2019 \u2013 by Ahmad Azzam<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Home-coming\u2019 \u2013 by Vinay Khandelwal<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018To Dust: The Last Days of Gyanati (Prologue)\u2019 \u2013 by Emmanuella Adams Odeje<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Art to Handling Grief\u2019 \u2013 by Trinity Bryson<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Stuck on Repeat\u2019 \u2013 by Frances Harrison<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Summer Girls\u2019 \u2013 by Anna Grady<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Animal\u2019 \u2013 by Grace Forsyth<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Baby Blues\u2019 \u2013 by Nellie Cook<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0064d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0064d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MORE STORIES WE LOVED<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7250859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7250859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These stories resonated with the judges for unique perspectives, unusual settings, or unexpected emotional impact. While they may need further polishing, they captured the judges\u2019 attention with undeniable charm.<\/p>\n<p>In no particular order:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8aa91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb8aa91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018We Who Bear the Unspoken\u2019 \u2013 by Katie Everest<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Pearl Club\u2019 \u2013 by J. V. Favarulo<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Cryptodepression\u2019 \u2013 by Dandar Rampilov<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Tides\u2019 \u2013 by Fatimah Akanbi<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Butterfly Sanctuary\u2019 \u2013 by Nondumiso Zondi<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Arabesque and Erie\u2019 \u2013 by Ellen Bernstein<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Orphan\u2019 \u2013 by Jess Boyd<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018His Black Box\u2019 \u2013 by Claire Maley<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Last Rhino\u2019 \u2013 by Olive Shaw<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Syllabus of Missing Lessons\u2019 \u2013 by Bella Chacha<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Where the Dust Settles\u2019 \u2013 by Sakariyah Ridwanullah<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Question Game\u2019 \u2013 by Annelies Ondersma<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus!\u2019 \u2013 by Faye Khoushinsky<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Suitcase\u2019 \u2013 by Lomso Mvunelo<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Aviator\u2019s Dream\u2019 \u2013 by Niran Zuo<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018A Story of Kade &amp; Mohun\u2019 \u2013 by Liaam Rose<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Like It\u2019s That Simple\u2019 \u2013 by Morgan Barraclough<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Every Evening, I Die\u2019 \u2013 by Pooja Poudel<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Every Act Returns\u2019 \u2013 by Helen Thompson<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Paper Cranes\u2019 \u2013 by Isobel Brook<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Parent-Teacher Conference\u2019 \u2013 by Marina Kozareva<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Why Must Things End?\u2019 \u2013 by Henry Grace<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Bike Burn\u2019 \u2013 by T. J. Diedrick<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Before the Forgetting\u2019 \u2013 by Brianna Smith<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Seconds\u2019 \u2013 by Vaughan Hoy<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Beautiful Bones\u2019 \u2013 by Zoe Lelevich<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Fallen Star, Hateful Sun: A Woman\u2019s Life That Had Just Begun\u2019 \u2013 by Lilah Kuhia<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Red Flags\u2019 \u2013 by Rugare Nyamhunga<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Faces: A City That Swallowed Its Own\u2019 \u2013 by Scelo Mdladla<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Luck at a Cost\u2019 \u2013 by Sekutupu Pretty Kubayi<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Night Treatment\u2019 \u2013 by Jacques Smith<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Floating Man\u2019 \u2013 by A. J. Coates<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018By Omission\u2019 \u2013 by Kwazi Zondo<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018This is Not a Metaphor\u2019 \u2013 by Meghan Brown<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Inherited Hand\u2019 \u2013 by Daniel William Scott<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018When the Ice Thaws\u2019 \u2013 by Isabella Dondero<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Melodies of the Downpour\u2019 \u2013 by Jesly Joseph<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Aitu\u0101\u2019s Lesson\u2019 \u2013 by Rosalie Matthews<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Ever Seeing, Never Perceiving\u2019 \u2013 by Murunwa Masipala<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Beyond Knowledge\u2019 \u2013 by Priscilla Eisner<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018703\u2019 \u2013 by Alfonsina Mu\u00f1oz<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Something Like Recognition\u2019 \u2013 by Maeve Solva<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Things I\u2019ll Never Forget\u2019 \u2013 by Bek L\u00f3pez<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018When I Lost My Crown\u2019 \u2013 by Nnedimma Okoli<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018A House Without Mae\u2019 \u2013 by Sofia Read<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Public Transport\u2019 \u2013 by Tom Clayton<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018UnGhost Girl\u2019 \u2013 by Aliye Okay<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Beneath the Skin\u2019 \u2013 by Zara Pearce<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Love and What Else?\u2019 \u2013 by Hannah Hoyle<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Cabin\u2019 \u2013 by Hoda Jebellie<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018And the Last Petal Falls\u2019 \u2013 by Contrite Standtrue<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018The Jar in the Crawl Space\u2019 \u2013 by Liam Cohen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c88830c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c88830c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e46683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e46683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A huge thank you to our judges Karen Jeynes, Alex Smith, Lorraine Forrest-Turner and Sonny Whitelaw, for their hard work, passion and dedication to the art of writing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our 2026 competition will open in February. Please check this page for more details then.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50142c5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50142c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159be2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"159be2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84199b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f84199b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The judges\u2019 ratings and comments for the top three stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ddc9e6 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8ddc9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst Place\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'You Alright, Boy?' <br> by Joseph Janiszewski \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08204e elementor-widget elementor-widget-price-list\" data-id=\"b08204e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"price-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-price-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReadability: Does it hold your attention?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">15\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginality\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">14\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlow (Does the reader move smoothly through the story from point to point?)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">13\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharacterization\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">15\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImagery and use of language\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">14\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverall gut response to story\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">15\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOTAL\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">86\/90<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977e202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"977e202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Judges\u2019 comments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>This remarkable story stayed with me long after I&#8217;d read it. While I have no personal experience of Manny&#8217;s life, the writing is so immersive that I was totally involved from the first sentence to the last. I was particularly impressed with the author&#8217;s economic use of language. Simple statements such as &#8220;Toaster don\u2019t work too good after dad swung it at mum once. By the cord.&#8221; and &#8220;We leave her alone on Fridays.&#8221; say so much in so few words. Genius. Often even exceptional stories have disappointing endings. This ending was bang on right for this all too true tale. <strong>Lorraine Forrest-Turner<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A compelling window into the world of a physically and emotionally bruised teen. Wonderful characterisation. And congratulations on nailing Manny&#8217;s voice without losing the reader. Any &#8216;unfamiliar&#8217; (to my generation) words or phrases don&#8217;t throw the reader from the story because they are easy to understand in context. The ending is unexpected, and yet, it\u2019s that camaraderie of broken lives that works so well. <strong>Sonny Whitelaw<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Vivid and gritty, with brilliant detailing. Puts the reader into the narrator&#8217;s head and life. Memorable creation of the kid&#8217;s point of view through language and phrasing that recreate his headspace. <strong>Alex Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3497278 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3497278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2025-the-writers-college-short-story-writing-competition-first-place\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE STORY HERE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9118042 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9118042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9945d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea9945d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d247e elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"85d247e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Runner-up\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'As We Wind Down the Road' <br> by Juliet Slattery\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ce6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-price-list\" data-id=\"c9ce6ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"price-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-price-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReadability: Does it hold your attention?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">13\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginality\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">12\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlow (Does the reader move smoothly through the story from point to point?)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">15\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharacterization\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">14\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImagery and use of language\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">13\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverall gut response to story\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">13\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOTAL\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">80\/90<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b056e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b056e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Judges\u2019 comments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>This is a beautifully written story about a subject I can easily relate to. The author perfectly captured Ted&#8217;s frustration with his friends &#8216;selling out&#8217; before coming to realise that his poor life choices lost him the things that were most dear to him. I loved the way we felt the exhaustion in Ted without the writer having to say &#8220;Ted was exhausted&#8221;. Perfect example of show don&#8217;t tell. <strong>Lorraine Forrest-Turner<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Story is about people, and this is a very human story. Ted stays in character throughout. Sad, depressing, in some ways, but an exceptional character piece that grabbed me on multiple levels. The complex aspirations of my (Baby Boomer) generation, often abandoned for the practical realities of living an economics-driven society. The moments of joy in their child&#8217;s wonder of the world, not recognised. Stories don&#8217;t need to have happy endings, but they do need to grab the reader&#8217;s emotions. This does that in spades. <strong>Sonny Whitelaw<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The beautiful descriptions and melancholic atmosphere draw the reader in to this series of memories of lessons not learned with a poignant ending. The moon on the sea is a memorable image. <strong>Alex Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85adfce elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85adfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2025-the-writers-college-runner-up-short-story-writing-competition-runner-up\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE STORY HERE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540f377 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"540f377\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b12d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4b12d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06944d0 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06944d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThird Place\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'The Perfection of Galatea' <br> by Zac Sherman\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170f61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-price-list\" data-id=\"170f61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"price-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-price-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReadability: Does it hold your attention?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">12\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginality\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">13\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlow (Does the reader move smoothly through the story from point to point?)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">12\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharacterization\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">12\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImagery and use of language\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">11\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverall gut response to story\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">12\/15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"#\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOTAL\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-price\">72\/90<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bfafd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71bfafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Judges\u2019 comments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>This is a clever take on the original Greek myth of Pygmalion becoming obsessed by the statue of a woman he created. The opening was intriguing and the story kept me engaged throughout. I particularly enjoyed the references to the crab and its shell. The ending too worked extremely well. Did our protagonist want to save or destroy her creator? <strong>Lorraine Forrest-Turner<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A beautifully crafted spec fic story with excellent characterisation. I love how you have taken one of Ovid\u2019s poems, using the tropes of Greek mythology and with it, Speculative Fiction (and increasing real-world fear of robots and AI becoming self-aware) and merged it with a flawed human love that\u2019s based on power and dominance. It&#8217;s a very human\/flawed attribute that all creators have: to continuously seek perfection. Thus, Galatea must inherit the same human attributes. One of the failings I have as a spec fic writer and judge is that I found the ending predictable. That is in no way a criticism because all the elements to reach that ending were crafted as finely as the story itself. <strong>Sonny Whitelaw<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A very original, somewhat grizzly, reflection on creation and creativity with a fascinating narrator. <strong>Alex Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841b65a elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"841b65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2025-the-writers-college-short-story-writing-competition-third-place\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE STORY HERE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7b5bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae7b5bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b810a3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b810a3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0801334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0801334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Win cash prizes for unforgettable storytelling!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8453e elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e8453e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007a277 e-con-full e-transform e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"007a277\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e4be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74e4be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SECOND PRIZE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a5847 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b5a5847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffc1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ffc1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R 5 000 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e73e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e73e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And publication in an anthology of winning stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f782841 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f782841\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15402a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e15402a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIRST PRIZE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc73f2 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"dbc73f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a7bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22a7bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R 10 000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb98cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddb98cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And publication in an anthology of winning stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4677c e-con-full animated-slow e-transform e-transform e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb4677c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f9e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f9e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THIRD PRIZE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a6659 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"66a6659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde625e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cde625e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R 2 500<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e88a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e88a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And publication in an anthology of winning stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9bd7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c9bd7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c54b8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2c54b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3802e51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3802e51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b7d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83b7d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIRST PRIZE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88c578 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b88c578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2bff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c2bff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R 10 000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e0142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e0142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And publication in an anthology of winning stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bf63b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5bf63b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e053e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70e053e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SECOND PRIZE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a408119 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a408119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cebadf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cebadf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R 5 000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587dd68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"587dd68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And publication in an anthology of winning stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c80fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85c80fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeaa805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeaa805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THIRD PRIZE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d39f9d elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7d39f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b713795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b713795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R 2 500<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1586cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1586cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And publication in an anthology of winning stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ad84c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90ad84c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15de685 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15de685\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf2ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebf2ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The top three winners receive editorial comments on their submitted works.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7672e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7672e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609afe4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"609afe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd5655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd5655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>THE JUDGES: <br \/><\/strong><\/h2><p>Our team of award-winning authors who are judging the 2026 Short Story Competition are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefb16f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cefb16f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb9ec9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cb9ec9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b70818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b70818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fiona-Ingram400x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10816\" alt=\"Fiona-Ingram\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fiona-Ingram400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fiona-Ingram400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fiona-Ingram400x400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47cd4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d47cd4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413c61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"413c61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Fiona Ingram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Fiona Ingram [BA\u00a0Hons\u00a0(Natal), MA\u00a0(Wits)] is a multi-award winning author of adult and children\u2019s fiction. She has written eight historical romances (published by USA publisher Bublish), including\u00a0<em>Married at Midnight<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Wayward Miss Wainwright<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Lord Blackwood\u2019s Valentine Ball<\/em>.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Her interest in myths\u00a0and legends,\u00a0ancient history and travel led to her writing the multi-award winning\u00a0<em>The Secret of the Sacred Scarab.<\/em>\u00a0This is\u00a0the\u00a0first instalment of her children\u2019s adventure series,\u00a0<em>Chronicles of the Stone<\/em>. Fiona has now completed Book Four in the series. Through her novels, she\u00a0takes youngsters all over the world on amazing adventures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She is also an animal rights advocate and writes animal rescue stories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cafb7a6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cafb7a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0bc37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f0bc37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4368cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4368cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alex-Smith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11951\" alt=\"Alex smith creative writing tutor at the writers college\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alex-Smith.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alex-Smith-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bf599 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80bf599\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7019fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7019fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Alex Smith<br \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Alex Smith is the award-winning author of five novels:\u00a0<em>Algeria\u2019s Way<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Drinking from the Dragon\u2019s Well<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Four Drunk Beauties,<\/em>\u00a0<em>Devilskein &amp; Dearlove<\/em>\u00a0(published by Random House\/Umuzi)\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Agency Blue<\/em>\u00a0(published by Tafelberg).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Her work has received widespread acclaim.\u00a0<em>Drinking from the Dragon\u2019s Well<\/em>\u00a0was longlisted for the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award and\u00a0<em>Devilskein &amp; Dearlove<\/em>\u00a0was nominated for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal in the UK.\u00a0<em>Agency Blue<\/em>\u00a0won a Sanlam Youth Literature Award, while\u00a0<em>Four Drunk Beauties<\/em>\u00a0won the Nielsen Booksellers\u2019 Choice Award.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444280d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"444280d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d15ed3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d15ed3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30766ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30766ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lorraine-Forrest-Turner-2021-400x400-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-101215\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lorraine-Forrest-Turner-2021-400x400-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lorraine-Forrest-Turner-2021-400x400-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lorraine-Forrest-Turner-2021-400x400-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ad900 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06ad900\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794a243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794a243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Lorraine Forrest-Turner<\/h3>\n<p>Lorraine has been writing professionally for over 30 years. As well as writing PR and marketing content for business, she also writes short stories and stage plays.<\/p>\n<p>Two of her plays (<em>Seven Stages of an Affair<\/em> and <em>To Have and to Hold<\/em>) are published by Samuel French and three (<em>Dear Lily<\/em>, <em>Bank Holiday Mondays and Other Ways to Kill a Marriage<\/em> and <em>Three\u2019s Company<\/em>) are published by Lazy Bee Scripts.<\/p>\n<p>Many of her short stories have been published in fiction and women\u2019s magazines. These include <em>Planting Primroses in Potholes<\/em> in Yours Fiction, <em>Getting on with Freya<\/em> in Take a Moment, and <em>First Dance<\/em> in Royal Marsden Hospital Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Her stage plays have won numerous awards and have been performed throughout the UK. These include <em>Sparks<\/em> at the Cockpit Theatre, London, <em>Isosceles<\/em> at the ABC Theatre in Cambridge, and <em>Spin<\/em> at the Kenton Theatre in Henley.<\/p>\n<p>Lorraine has recently rewritten her stage play <em>To Have and to Hold<\/em> as a film script. It is currently in production. Her book of short stories <em>13:22 and other stories<\/em> is published on Amazon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed8995 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ed8995\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16da7b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16da7b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514710c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"514710c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Karen_Jeynes-Scriptwriting-tutorlarge327.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-101476\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Karen_Jeynes-Scriptwriting-tutorlarge327.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Karen_Jeynes-Scriptwriting-tutorlarge327-246x300.webp 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9a91b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df9a91b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea1496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karen Jeynes<\/h3>\n<p>Karen has won numerous awards and nominations for her co-writing of TV series, including two Emmy nominations for Best TV Comedy. Currently, she is the head writer for Both Worlds Productions, overseeing\u00a0<em>ZANews: Puppet Nation<\/em>\u00a0(winner of 22 South African Film and Television Awards and two Writer\u2019s Guild of South Africa Awards for Best TV Comedy), as well as\u00a0<em>Point of Order<\/em>\u00a0(SAFTA winner for Best Game Show in 2017),\u00a0<em>Comedy Central News<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Parlement Parlement<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defd627 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"defd627\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3a546 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f3a546\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf8ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbf8ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tanya-Hutley2-400x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-105881\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42df4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c42df4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a9679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a9679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tania Hutley<\/h3>\n<p>Tania started her literary career by writing short stories and has been a runner up in New Zealand\u2019s two most prestigious short story competitions, the Katherine Mansfield Awards and the Sunday Star Times Short Story Competition. In 2010 she won the Page and Blackmore National Short Story Award.<\/p>\n<p>After branching out into novel writing, she published two middle-grade chapter books for children. Then she wrote the <em>Skin Hunter<\/em> science fiction trilogy, and co-wrote <em>The Trouble With Witches<\/em> urban fantasy series. Under the pen name Talia Hunter, she has also published eleven contemporary romance and romantic comedy novels and even made the <em>USA Today<\/em> Bestsellers List. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though Tania started off with traditional publishers, she\u2019s now enthusiastic about self-publishing and the control it gives to authors.<\/p>\n<p>She was born in New Zealand, but has recently moved to Australia where she\u2019s constantly amazed and not at all freaked out by the weird and wonderful critters. When she\u2019s not writing, you can usually find her with a glass of wine, a good book, and a jumbo-sized can of bug spray.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b686f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70b686f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578be23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"578be23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65506f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65506f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sonny-Whitelaw-400x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-105882\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f0adb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44f0adb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ed3f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4ed3f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Sonny Whitelaw<\/span><\/h3><p>Sonny has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for over 30 years. Her work as a photojournalist has appeared in dozens of international magazines,\u00a0 including <em>National Geographic<\/em>.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">She won a Draco Award for her first novel, <em>The Rhesus Factor<\/em>, and all eight of her novels, including five based on the television series <em>Stargate<\/em>, have been international bestsellers.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">A qualified adult educator with an MA in Creative Writing, Sonny taught writing courses to adults and teenagers in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. In 2008, she moved with her teenage son to a small lifestyle property in Oxford, Canterbury.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">When she\u2019s not having an enormous amount of fun exploring the South Island, Sonny splits her time between researching and writing scientific reports, editing fiction and non-fiction manuscripts, and working on her own exciting young adult science fantasy series called <em>The Runes of Creation<\/em>. Find out more about this series on her website.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Sonny tutors the Write a Novel Course, the Short Story Writing Course and the Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy Course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed60e61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed60e61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554dd91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"554dd91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c4caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64c4caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Andrew-Salomon-400x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10810\" alt=\"Creative Writing Course tutor at The Writers College Andrew Salmon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Andrew-Salomon-400x400-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Andrew-Salomon-400x400-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Andrew-Salomon-400x400-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b7d82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0b7d82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fb156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0fb156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Andrew Salomon<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p>Andrew Salomon is an award-winning author. His debut novel\u00a0<em>Tokoloshe Song<\/em>\u00a0was shortlisted for the Terry Pratchett First Novel Award.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Additionally, his short fiction has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. He has also received the PEN Literary Award for African Fiction and the Short.Sharp.Stories Award.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Andrew is the author of the young adult thrillers\u00a0<em>The Chrysalis<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Wonderbear<\/em>. His latest novel is the dark fantasy thriller\u00a0<em>The Equilibrist<\/em>. He completed an MA at the Institute for Archaeology at University College London. Some of his most memorable experiences have been at rock painting and engraving sites in subterranean caves and shelters across the world. These often find their way into his fiction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4dde5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a4dde5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400d310 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"400d310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7037a23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7037a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arja-Saalafranca-A.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-101552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arja-Saalafranca-A.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arja-Saalafranca-A-289x300.webp 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf2a1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acf2a1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a04157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a04157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Arja Salafranca<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p>Arja has published three collections of poetry, <em>A Life Stripped of Illusions<\/em>, which received the Sanlam Award for poetry and\u00a0<em>The Fire in Which We Burn<\/em>.<\/p><p>Her third poetry collection is\u00a0<em>Beyond Touc<\/em>h (Modjaji Books\/Dye Hard Press 2015), a co-winner in the poetry category of the South African Literary Awards in 2016.<\/p><p>Her fiction has been published in local and international journals and anthologies, as well as online. Her debut collection of short fiction,\u00a0<em>The Thin Line<\/em>, was published in 2010 (Modjaji Books) and short-listed for the Wole Soyinka Award.<\/p><p>She has also edited two anthologies,\u00a0<em>Glass Jars Among Trees<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Edge of Things<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463c734 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"463c734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b4746 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50b4746\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50b687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a50b687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Closing date for free earlybird entry:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5ba30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a5ba30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">31 May 2026<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e1f92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17e1f92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2f0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f2f0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final closing date:<br><br><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bb21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46bb21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">30 September 2026<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867e94c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"867e94c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8b190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f8b190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Longlist Announced:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342b273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"342b273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">31 October 2026<br><br><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eff273 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Competition Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af86ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af86ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"147\"><strong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"145\">Who Can Enter<\/strong><\/h4><p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"243\">This competition is designed to support beginner writers aged 16 and up from any country. We accept entries from writers who:<\/p><ul data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"406\"><li data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"280\">Have never been published <strong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"278\">or<\/strong><\/li><li>Have been published <strong>four or<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"328\">fewer times<\/strong> in any genre (fiction or non-fiction), in any publication (paid or unpaid).<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"491\">If you have had more than four pieces published, you are <strong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"479\">not eligible<\/strong> to enter.<\/p><p data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"512\"><strong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"510\">Not eligible:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"659\"><li data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"575\">Journalists, copywriters, web writers, or content writers.<\/li><li data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"659\">Writers who have ever earned a living from writing, even if it was decades ago.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"678\"><strong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"676\"><br \/>Exceptions:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"816\"><li data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"816\">Unpaid articles for community or workplace newsletters or blogs with a circulation of <strong data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"782\">under 5,000<\/strong> do not count as published work.<\/li><\/ul><h4 data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"843\"><strong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"841\"><br \/>What to Submit<\/strong><\/h4><ul data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"1443\"><li data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"890\"><strong data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"863\">Story length:<\/strong> Maximum <strong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"887\">2,000 words<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"1003\"><strong data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"914\">Word count limit:<\/strong> If your story exceeds the word count by more than 50 words, it will not be considered.<\/li><li data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1268\"><strong data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1025\">Theme for 2026:<\/strong> <em>The End of the Line<\/em>.<br \/><ul data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1268\"><li data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1131\">Writers are free to interpret the theme in any way they choose.<\/li><li data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1225\">The exact phrase <em data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1187\">&#8220;The end of the line&#8221;<\/em> must appear somewhere in the story.<\/li><li data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1268\">Writers must create their own title.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1443\"><strong data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1291\">Genres accepted:<\/strong> All genres are welcome (literary, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, speculative fiction). However, <strong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1402\">literary fiction<\/strong> tends to perform best with our judges.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4 data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1472\"><strong data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1470\">Entry Requirements<\/strong><\/h4><ul data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1676\"><li data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1508\">Only <strong data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1505\">one story per entrant<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1552\">Entries must be written <strong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1549\">in English<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1621\">Stories must be <strong data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1599\">original and unpublished<\/strong> (including online).<\/li><li data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1676\">Entrants must have written the story 100% themselves.<\/li><\/ul><h4 data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1709\">\u00a0<\/h4><h4 data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1709\"><strong data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1707\">Competition Timeline<\/strong><\/h4><ul data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"2018\"><li data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1772\"><strong data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1736\">Free entry deadline:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1769\">31 May 2026 (midnight, UTC)<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1843\"><strong data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1797\">Paid entry period:<\/strong> After 31 May, a <strong data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1832\">R 150 entry fee<\/strong> applies.<\/li><li data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1890\"><strong data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1865\">Final deadline:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"1887\">30 September 2026<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1942\"><strong data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1919\">Longlist announcement:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1939\">31 October 2026<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2018\"><strong data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1967\">Winners announced:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1988\">15 November 2026<\/strong> (published on our website).<\/li><\/ul><h4 data-start=\"2020\" data-end=\"2053\">\u00a0<\/h4><h4 data-start=\"2020\" data-end=\"2053\"><strong data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2051\">Prizes and Publication<\/strong><\/h4><ul data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2315\"><li data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2125\">Winners will be notified by <strong data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2093\">email<\/strong> and announced on our website.<\/li><li data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2193\">Prize money will be paid via <strong data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2190\">electronic transfer or PayPal<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2315\">Writers <strong data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2224\">retain copyright<\/strong> but grant permission for their story to be published on our website and in an anthology.<\/li><\/ul><h4 data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2343\">\u00a0<\/h4><h4 data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2343\"><strong data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2341\">Important Notes<\/strong><\/h4><ul data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2982\"><li data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2422\">The judges&#8217; decision is <strong data-start=\"2370\" data-end=\"2379\">final<\/strong>. No correspondence will be entered into.<\/li><li data-start=\"2423\" data-end=\"2566\">If you do not receive an <strong data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2498\">entry confirmation within three working days<\/strong>, please re-send it. Your submission may have been lost in transit.<\/li><li data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2740\"><strong data-start=\"2569\" data-end=\"2589\">No generative AI<\/strong> (ChatGPT, etc.) may be used. If a story appears to be AI-generated, it will be disqualified, and the author will be banned from future competitions.<\/li><li data-start=\"2741\" data-end=\"2835\">Submission fees are <strong data-start=\"2763\" data-end=\"2781\">non-refundable<\/strong>. Please ensure you wish to enter before submitting.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2984\" data-end=\"3139\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60f958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d60f958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Submit\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9498f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9498f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95ecd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e95ecd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/the-short-story-writing-course\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SAWC-Short-Story-Ad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105914\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SAWC-Short-Story-Ad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SAWC-Short-Story-Ad-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc510e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bc510e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40508b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b40508b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca368a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dca368a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Submit Your Entry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd9f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd9f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We only accept <strong>email submissions<\/strong>. Follow these steps to ensure your entry is correctly formatted and considered for judging.<\/p><ol><li><h2><strong>Email Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2><\/li><\/ol><ul><li>Copy and paste your story into the body of the email AND attach it as a Word document (.doc or .docx).<\/li><li>Use the subject line: <strong>The 2026 Writers&#8217; College Short Story Competition<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Make your submission payment (below). Keep your payment receipt number and include it with your submission.<\/li><li>You will receive the submission address once payment has been made.<\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"2\"><li><h2>Entry Requirements<\/h2><\/li><\/ol><ul><li><strong>Title your story uniquely<\/strong> \u2013 do not use the competition theme as your title.<\/li><li>In your email, include:<ul><li>Your story\u2019s title and your name (e.g. <em>Once Upon a Time<\/em> \u2013 by John Smith).<\/li><li>The following declaration:<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><em>&#8220;I declare that this is my own work, 100% unassisted by generative AI (such as ChatGPT etc.), and I have been published in a mainstream print or online publication fewer than four times.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Your <strong>word count<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"3\"><li><h2><strong> Formatting Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2><\/li><\/ol><ul><li><strong>Do not include your name<\/strong> anywhere in the story document \u2013 entries are judged blind.<\/li><li>Use a <strong>readable font<\/strong> (Arial or Times New Roman, size <strong>12 or larger<\/strong>).<\/li><li>Line spacing should be <strong>1.5 or double<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Instead of indenting paragraphs, leave a <strong>clear line between them<\/strong>.<\/li><li>If a formatting detail is not specified here, it means we\u2019re flexible \u2013 <strong>story quality matters most<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Winners will be required to provide <strong>valid proof of identity<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Make sure your story has been edited and polished according to tips and guidelines provided on our college site under \u201cWriting Resources\u201d, or on our webzine. 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Remember to make a note of your transaction number or proof of payment, this is required when you make your submission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4262d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d4262d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f7907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54f7907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can also pay via bank transfer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bank &#8211; FNB<\/li>\n<li>Account name: SA Writers College (PTY) LTD<\/li>\n<li>Account number: 62859782916<\/li>\n<li>Branch Code 250655 (Will be automatically selected)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please use the name that will appear on your entry as a reference.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to email us proof of payment, your name and email address.<\/p>\n<p>We will then contact you with the submission details.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa0662 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dfa0662\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff37b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ff37b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e26a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f2e26a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ANTHOLOGY\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b36be6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b36be6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce6ec89\" data-id=\"ce6ec89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be6401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0be6401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download our Free Anthologies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a606d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a606d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click on a cover to download our free anthologies that showcase the winning stories from past competitions in South Africa and New Zealand (+\/- 1MB). Since 2023, the competition has opened to international entries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e96bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e96bee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5dd771\" data-id=\"a5dd771\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a27d99 animated-slow elementor-widget__width-initial 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sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049282d animated-slow elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"049282d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SAWC_Short-Story-Anthology_2013-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SASSV2_400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16291\" alt=\"The SA Writers College Short Story Anthology Vol 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SASSV2_400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SASSV2_400-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6629b animated-slow elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d6629b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SA-Anthology-2018-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SAWC-Anthology-3-Coverv2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-103687\" alt=\"10 winning stories from the SA Writers College Short Story Competitions 2018-2022\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8ac7b animated-slow elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be8ac7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NZWC-Short-Story-Anthology-2010-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NZWC-Anthology-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-104728\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c88de08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c88de08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-499a76e\" data-id=\"499a76e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d73577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d73577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Winners of the SA Writers College Short Story Competition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93af85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c93af85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We would like to acknowledge the past winners of our Short Story Competitions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cd7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44cd7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2025<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First Place: \u2018<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2025-the-writers-college-short-story-writing-competition-first-place\/\">You Alright, Boy?<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2019 \u2013 by <strong>Joseph Janiszewski<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Runner-up: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2025-the-writers-college-runner-up-short-story-writing-competition-runner-up\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">As We Wind Down the Road<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019 \u2013 by<strong> Juliet Slattery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Third place: \u2018<strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2025-the-writers-college-short-story-writing-competition-third-place\/\">The Perfection of Galatea<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u2019 \u2013 by<strong> Zac Sherman<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9e222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae9e222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2024<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First Place: \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2024-the-writers-college-short-story-writing-competition-first-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hypotheticals<\/a><\/span>\u2019 \u2013 by <strong>Risima Mashila<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Runner-up: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2024-the-writers-college-runner-up-short-story-writing-competition-runner-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\">The Keeper of Knowledg<\/span>e<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019 \u2013 by<strong> Karla Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Third place: \u2018<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2024-the-writers-college-short-story-writing-competition-third-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span>Lego Baby<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u2019 \u2013 by <strong>David Missen<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b967086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b967086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2023<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2023-the-writers-college-short-story-writing-competition-first-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">Return to Court<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019 \u2013 by <strong>Taki Scordis<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: \u2018&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2023-the-writers-college-runner-up-short-story-writing-competition-runner-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">The People of Colour<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019 \u2013 by <strong>Ross Fleming<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewriterscollege.com\/2023-the-writers-college-short-story-writing-competition-third-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">The Time Love Was Good to Me, or: How I Came to Grow Apples<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019\u2013 by <strong>Travis Inglis<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9ae54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d9ae54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2022<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/sa-writers-college-2022-short-story-competition-winner\/\">People Like Us<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u2019 \u2013 by <strong>Matshediso Radebe <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/sa-writers-college-2022-short-story-competition-runner-up\/\">&#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">Rubicon<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019 \u2013 by <strong>Jengo Ata<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/sa-writers-college-2022-short-story-competition-third-place\/\">The Jab<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u2019\u2013 by <strong>Werner Labuschagne<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9971b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9971b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2021<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/sa-writers-college-2021-short-story-competition-winner\/\">&#8216;We Ate His Bowels First&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/span> by <strong>Gabisile Shabangu<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/sa-writers-college-2021-short-story-competition-runner-up\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8216;A Crumpled R10 Note and a Bloody Hand&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/span> by <strong>Vuyiswa Kubalasa<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawriterscollege.co.za\/sa-writers-college-2021-short-story-competition-third-place\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8216;Wild Peonies &amp; Pink Flamingoes&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/span> by <strong>Kea Isaacs<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af9c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af9c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Ratcliffe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: &#8216;Sit Down; You&#8217;re Brown&#8217; by <strong>Javi Reddy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: &#8216;Record Cards&#8217; by <strong>Merle Grace<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f947d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f947d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2018<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: &#8216;There&#8217;s an App for That&#8217; by <strong>Simon F. Ratcliffe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: &#8216;Hero&#8217;s Brush With Mutiny&#8217; by <strong>Amelia Warren<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: &#8216;Mother Knows&#8217; by <strong>Hendri Rhodes<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad1d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ad1d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2017<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: &#8216;Frankie&#8217; by <strong>Heinrich van der Walt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: &#8216;The Teen Factor&#8217; by <strong>Janice Gardiner-Atkinson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: &#8216;King of the Road&#8217; by <strong>Carina Mar\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac207f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac207f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2016<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: &#8216;My Mother Takes One Look at Me and Gives Me Away&#8217; by <strong>Bruce McKenzie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: &#8216;And the Meek&#8217; by <strong>Matthew Child<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: &#8216;The High Road Less Travelled&#8217; by <strong>Les Hellmann<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ebce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47ebce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2015<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: &#8216;An Anniversary, Shaded&#8217; by <strong>Duncan Aird<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: &#8216;Rembrandt&#8217; by <strong>Ian Sutherland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: &#8216;The Exchange&#8217; by <strong>Natanja Greeff<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae831a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae831a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2014<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place (Literary Fiction): &#8216;That Night&#8217; by <strong>Melita Vurden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place (Popular Fiction): &#8216;The First Time&#8217; by <strong>Mike Forde<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up (Literary Fiction): &#8216;Death and Sandwiches&#8217; by <strong>Gina Kukard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up (Popular Fiction): &#8216;On the Way Home&#8217; by <strong>Natisha Parsons<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389aac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"389aac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2013<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: &#8216;Food for Thought&#8217; by <strong>Carla Lever<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: &#8216;Wholesale&#8217; by <strong>Liam Kruger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: &#8216;Sleeping Dogs&#8217; by <strong>Eleanor Talbot<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b7b363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2012<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First Place: &#8216;Go&#8217; by <strong>Aname van Zyl<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Runner-up: &#8216;Tune in Again Next Week&#8217; by <strong>Carla Lever\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third place: &#8216;A Gambling Man&#8217; by <strong>B. 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