I Won an Award!

Yay! I just won the Port Writers’ Open Writing Competition, with my short story ‘About Time‘. Oh my gosh, I’m absolutely thrilled! And what lovely comments from the judge too, who said my story:

‘Has a strong narrative voice’

Never flags in its pace’

‘Allows a clever revealing of the main character’s dilemma’

‘Has a strong ending that is not overblown in spite of the emotional impact’

A very satisfying story to read.’

I will cherish these comments, and use them to power through my writing goals this week. Let’s do it!

Thank you Port Writers, for selecting my story as the first place winner, and for running the competition. It’s fantastic that competitions like this are judged anonymously, so it’s a real test of writing ability. Congratulations also to the other winners. Yippee!!

Zena Shapter

Zena Shapter writes from a castle in a flying city hidden by a thundercloud, reaching across age and genre into the heart of storytelling. A multi-award-winning author of speculative and contemporary fiction, she teaches writing at festivals, libraries and schools, judges various literary awards, mentors and edits other writers, and encourages everyone to value the importance of creativity. She loves movies, frogs, chocolate, and potatoes, though not at the same time!

4 Comments:

  1. Well done Zena, am proud you were my mentor!

  2. Three cheers, and celebrate it with chocolate.

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