2007 One Page Short Story Prize - COMING SOON

 

The 2006 competition is now closed.
For information on the Short lists and the winners go to Fish News

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The 2006 One Page Prize - The Winners announced.

The winner of the 2006 One Page Story Prize is:

Clorinda Smith from Suffolk , England with "Out of Order".

Clorinda wins €1,000 and, along with the following nine runners up, is published in the 2006 Fish Anthology. This was launched at the West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry on Monday 3 July.

(Actually Fish Publishing would like to apologise to Clorinda for a horrible typo in Out of Order. For those of you with a copy of the 2006 Fish Anthology, go to page 30 and, in the last line of the second paragraph, replace "thingies" with "thing's" which makes it much more readable. Neither Clorinda nor Fish Publishing would ever use the word "thingies" voluntarily, and we apologise to Clorinda and all our readers on behalf of our proofreader for letting this slip through.)

The runners up are:

Alison Grove, Ross-Shire , Scotland - Sudden Sceptic

Sarah MacLeod, Tokyo , Japan - Snowing in Berlin

Eitan Muller , New York , USA - You Talk

Jane Rusbridge, West Sussex , England

Tessa Sheridan, London , England - Thump Sandwich

Tobias Williams, East Sussex , England - Simon's Skin

M.J. Williamson, Magaliesburg , South Africa - The End

Maire Winters, Galway , Ireland - Blow In

Sarah Wright, North Yorkshire , England - Afternoon Friday

 

The winners were selected from the following short list. (In alphabetical order.) Thank you to all who entered .

The Short List

Malcolm Bish - The Milkman
Jo Campbell - Entertaining the Rebbe
Carys Davies - In Skokie
William Dollear - Rejected Openings of Mickey Spillane
Ken Elkes - The Weekly List
Kerri French - Horoscope
Marie Gallagher - Take a Knee
Alison Grove - Sudden Sceptic
Les Hannan - Post Mortem
Tania Hersham - Plaits
Romi Jones - Elephants Abroad
Devin Liddell - The Aberdares
Sarah MacLeod - Snowing in Berlin
Tristan Moss - Knowing Love
Eitan Muller - You Talk
Bryna Rene - Night on Thursday
Lee Rodgers - Gasoline Colors
Jane Rusbridge - Egyptian Embalmer's Last Wish
Tessa Sheridan - Thump Sandwich
Clorinda Smith - Out of Order
Kim Spence - Flipped
Marja Ulpovaara-Greenlees - Ashes
Tobias Williams - Simon's Skin
M.J. Williamson - The End
Maire Winters- Blow In
Sarah Wright - Afternoon, Friday

The 2006 One Page Prize short list above was selected from the following Long List, i.e. those who made it through the first round of judging. There are 100 names on this list out of a total 1,520 entries.

The Long List (in aplphabetical order)
Helen Beecher - Winter Light
Malcolm Bish - The Milkman
Peter Bishop - Hair
Mary Black - Three Short Stories About Corpses: 2. A Green Christmas
Michael Black - Tides
David Bonnett - A Cruise on a Posh Boat
Kate Brown - First Date
Jo Campbell - Entertaining the Rebbe
Tom Campbell - The Life Coach
Fiona Clark Echlin - Intended
Michael Craddock - Last Supper
Bobbie Dahdi - Silver Disc
Carys Davies - In Skokie
Sandra Dingwall - Morning
William Dollear - Rejected Openings of Mickey Spillane
Morgan Downie - The Bed
Linda Dunnett - Waiting
Ken Elkes - The Weekly List
Kathleen Ford - Breakfast
Kerri French - Horoscope
Emma Fuller - Louise
Marie Gallagher - Take a Knee
Sarah Garford - So Exciting and Beyond Reproach
Dian Gottlab - Peace and Quiet
Alison Grove - Sudden Sceptic
Tania Hersham - Plaits
Marie Gallagher - Take a Knee
Ann Garvin - Insult To Injury
Emma Golding - The Birth of Moon & the Imprudence of Wolf
Phyllis Grade - Prophecy
Phyllis Grade - Fear of Flying
Phyllis Grade - Creation
Phyllis Grade - Columbus
Les Hannan - Post Mortem
Jennifer Harwood - My Lip Ring
George Hawthorn - The Final Performance of Mr Samuel Sproule
Jonathan Haylett - The Field
J.B. Hogan - "Womack"
Molly Howard - A Street Encounter
Elizabeth Hutheson - A Final Round
Romi Jones - Elephants Abroad
Catherine Keleher - Prairie Oysters
Jayne Kelly - And Then?
Austin Kenny - Sleeping Beauty Take 5
Bernadette Klubb - Bananas
Russell Lattimer - The Basics
Brendan Lawlor - Dig
Lisa Lebduska - Following the Child, 3
Devin Liddell - The Aberdares
Beverley Jayne Littlewood - Ducking Under Bridges
Dan Luby - Every Night
Sarah MacLeod - Snowing in Berlin
Sheila McConnell - The Agony of Donie Mooney
Deborah McCutchen - Ephemera
Kathleen McKay - Safe Waters
Alan McMonagle - A Liar, A Cheat, And A Thief
Richard Molloy - Would You Like Any Drinks Or Snacks?
Peter Morris - Fight Night
Tristan Moss - Knowing Love
Andrew Mudachi - One More Time
Mary Mullen - Welcome Rosie
Eitan Muller - You Talk
Mary Nathan - MISSING Can You Help? Ring 0500700700
Stephanie Nugent - The Hooker
Helen O'Flynn - The White Horse
Sheila O'Hara - Profit and Loss
Charlotte Parsons - Mental
Kerry Pennington - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Tim Pertwee - Nothing In The End
John Piggott - Flight
Lesley Quayle - Mother's Boy
Dan Reilly - Aphrodisia
Bryna Rene - Night on Thursday
Lee Rodgers - Gasoline Colors
Kim Rooney - The Scent of Snowdrops
Jane Rusbridge - Egyptian Embalmer's Last Wish
Mohamed Saad Tantawy - She
Jane Sales - A Life in 200 words
Tom Scruton - Swans
Andrew Schartmann - Silent Genius (circa 2 minutes)
Andy Shearer - Always The Quiet One
Tessa Sheridan - Thump Sandwich
Margaret Skea - Seeking a Dream, Finding a Mirage
Clorinda Smith - Out of Order
Diane Smith - A Summer Feast
Erin Soros - Logging Camp B
Kim Spence - Flipped
Claire Stanley - Bed Of Nails
Lesley Strutt - Yoga Class At Noon
Pat Sumner - Right Now
Karen Todd - Love Lies Bleeding
J ennifer Till-Kharibian - The Listener
Marja Ulpovaara-Greenlees - Ashes
Terry Weide - The Disassembled Man
Edward Westwater - The Carer
Tobias Williams - Simon's Skin
M.J. Williamson - The End
Steven Willis - Airport
Maire Winters- Blow In
Sarah Wright - Afternoon, Friday
Maha Zahed - Waiting For The Sun

 

 

Summary - The Rules - Entry Fees - On-Line Entries - Postal Entries - Judge

Competition Summary

Opens: 1 December 2005
Closing date: 4 March 2006 (Now extended. New closing date 31 March 2006)
Results: 30 April 2006
Judge - Angela Jane Fountas

A First Prize of €1,000 to the winner plus publication in the 2006 Fish Anthology. Nine runners up will also be selected to appear in the Anthology and will each receive an award of €100 plus five complimentary copies of the Anthology.

All winning authors will be invited to the launch of the 2006 Fish Short Story Prize Anthology. This will take place during the West Cork Literary Festival at Bantry House in July 2006.

The Rules

  • No entry form is needed.
  • The title is not included in the word count - within reason!, i.e. 10-word title max.
  • The Prize is open to writers of any nationality writing in English.
  • There is no restriction on theme or style.
  • Maximum 250 words.
  • The winning stories must be available for the Anthology and, therefore, must not have been published previously.
  • Copyright remains with the author.
  • Notification of receipt of entry will normally be by email.
  • The judges' verdict is final.
  • No correspondence will be entered into once work has been submitted.
  • Stories cannot be altered or changed after they have been entered.

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Entry Fees

The cost of an On-line entry is fixed in Euro and the conversion into your local currency will be done automatically by your credit card company according to the current exchange rate. The cost of Postal entry will be at a fixed rate in Euro, Pounds Sterling and US Dollars.

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On-Line Entries

On-line entries will only be accepted if entered through our website. Please do not send stories as email attachments.

PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE STORY. YOUR STORY IS AUTOMATICALLY LINKED TO YOUR NAME.

Enter on line

  On-Line Entry
€
Per Entry 12.00
Critique (Optional) 25.00
2006 Short Story Anthology (Optional)
(Inc. p. & p.) 		10.00

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Postal Entries

Stories entered by post must be submitted with a minimum 12pt font, 1.5 spacing and printed on one side of the paper only. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE STORY. INCLUDE ALL CONTACT DETAILS ON A SEPARATE SHEET. Include an email where possible. Stories will not be returned unless they are being critiqued.

Include a cheque, made payable to Fish Publishing, in your local currency to cover the cost of all your requirements. We also accept postal orders from Ireland and the UK. Stories will not be returned unless they are being critiqued.

  Postal Entry
€		 Postal Entry
£		 Postal Entry
US$
Per Entry 12.00 10.00 15.00
Critique (Optional) 25.00 18.00 38.00
2006 Short Story Anthology(Optional)
(inc p. & p.) 		10.00 10.00 15.00

Postal entries should be sent to:

Fish Publishing,
Durrus,
Bantry,
Co. Cork,
Ireland.

(There is no postal or ZIP code). If receipt of entry, notification of results, or response to any other enquiry is required other than by email, then send a Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope if posting from within Ireland, or International Reply Coupons if writing from any other country.

 

Judge Biog

Angela Jane Fountas writes, teaches, and runs Write Habit in Seattle. Her work has appeared in The Bitter Oleander, Diagram, Faultline, Monkeybicycle, Pindeldyboz and Syntax, among others. Her story "Lydia" was nominated for a 2004 Pushcart Prize. Angela is a 2006 Jack Straw Writers Program Participant. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama and has been teaching since 1997. She is working on a short story collection and is the editor of the anthology Waking Up American (Seal Press, 2005).

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Short Stories to read online

Read online some of the winning entries from previous Fish Anthologies. These are examples of the calibre that win the Fish Short Story Prize. Short Stories to read online

Writing Short Stories

Our new Writing feature provides some suggestions on the art of story writing. The page is designed to provide writers with on-going, constructive information about how other authors achieved success with writing short fiction. For more information visit our Writing Short Stories page.

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