{"id":15138,"date":"2023-09-26T08:27:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=15138"},"modified":"2023-09-26T12:43:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T02:43:06","slug":"i-won-an-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/i-won-an-award\/","title":{"rendered":"I Won an Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yay! I just won the Port Writers’ Open Writing Competition, with my short story ‘About Time<\/a>‘. Oh my gosh, I’m absolutely thrilled! And what lovely comments from the judge too, who said my story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Has a strong narrative voice’<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Never flags in its pace’<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Allows a clever revealing of the main character\u2019s dilemma’<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Has a strong ending that is not overblown in spite of the emotional impact’ <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘A very satisfying story to read.’<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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

Thank you Port Writers<\/a>, 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!!<\/p>\n\n\n

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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\u2026<\/p>\n

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