Mere Literary Festival 2006 Results

MERE LITERARY FESTIVAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2006

From a total of 274 adult entries, twenty-four entrants were short-listed for the final round of judging.

Open Competition

1st. 'Bright and Beautiful' by Gabriella Barnes, Lichfield
2nd. 'Loving Memory' by Matthew Davies, Cobham, Surrey
3rd. 'A String Theory' by Alexandra Fox, Hackleton, Northants.
Runners-up:
Judy Yates, E.Budleigh
Douglas Bruton, W.Linton
Cally Taylor, Brighton. This Link to Cally's website opens in a new window.
Georgina Newberry, Charlton Musgrove

Certificates of Distinction were awarded to the following shortlisted entrants:

Gordon Egginton, Warminster. - William Simpson, Broadstairs. - Janet Thurlow, Westbury. - Cally Taylor, Brighton. - Adrian Carter, Pen Selwood. - Norman Kitching, Gosport. - Annalisa Crawford, Saltash. - Sally Zigmond, Harrogate. - Georgina Newberry, Charlton Musgrove. - Robert Swift, Peebles. - Matthew Davies, Cobham. - Tamsin Forman, Brill. - Penny Feeny, Liverpool. - Derek Hayes, Laverstock. - Cathy Whitfield, Tayport. - Gabriella Barnes, Lichfield. - Douglas Bruton, West Linton. - Kate Skillings, Hindon. - Judy Yates, East Budleigh. - Anne Grikitis, Buckhurst Hill. - Emma Marks, Bournemouth. - Angela King, Stroud. - Robert Windsor, Tisbury. - Alexandra Fox, Hackleton.

Certificates of Merit Awards

(Listed as per numerical identifying number)

Ron Unsworth, Wrexham. - Jeffrey A.Lee, Pen Selwood. - Richard Nash, Downton. - James McKinty, Horsham. - Norma Meacock, Clungunford. - Michael Bolt, Broadstone. - Geoffrey Elgar, Canterbury. - Wes Lee, Paekakarika, New Zealand. - Kathleen McGual, Bournemouth. - Ann Newbegin, Bratton. - David McVey, Milton of Campsie. - Rose Taylor, Truro. - Francis T.White, Horfield. - Judy Walker, Hexham. - Richard Bright, Frome. - Jenny Newman, Wallasey. - Caroline Wigley, West End, Southampton. - E.C.Seaman, Newton Abbot.

Local Competition

Entrants living within a ten mile radius of Mere are entered again for this separate competition.

1st. 'Broad Bean Tips' Georgina Newberry, Charlton Musgrove
2nd. 'Trotsky’s Day' Adrian Carter, Pen Selwood
3rd. 'Snowflake' Heather Robinson, Warminster

Certificates:

Elizabeth Carter, Pen Selwood. - Sheila Wurr, Warminster. - Gordon Eggington, Warminster. - Phyllis Higgins - Frome.

Junior Prizes

11 yrs. & Under

1st. 'The Magic Under the Green' Abbey Floyd, Cheddar, Somerset.
2nd. 'Hey Diddle Diddle' Fiona Wilson, Selly Park, Birmingham.
3rd. 'Biffo’s Great Adventure' Edward Ford, Mere, Wilts.

Certificate of Distinction:

Eleanor Parker, Edgehill College, Bideford, Devon.

Certificate of Merit:

Charlie Ford, Mere, Wilts.

12 – 16 Years.

1st. 'The Morgawr' Robert Broughton, Shaftesbury School, Dorset.
2nd. 'Rabbit Tricks' Jane Williamson, Darlington, Co.Durham.
3rd. 'Pieta' Antonia Pirrie, Edgehill College, Bideford, Devon.

Certificates of Distinction:

Morgaine Das Varma, Edinburgh. - Nicola Grant, Edgehill College, Bideford.

Certificates of Merit:

Pollyanna Wigley, West End, Southampton. - Calum Macleod, New Malden.