Regular readers will be aware how much I enjoy the annual NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge. Saunter through my previous posts to read my short stories that became finalists in 2017, 2021 and 2022. Here’s the lowdown: the competition consists of four rounds. Each round you are allocated to a group, consisting of fellow competitors…
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(There is a drum roll, it rattles on longer than the nerves can handle, rumbling through your bowels and building like rising water until you wonder if you will ever be able to breathe again…) Annnnndddddd… I didn’t win! Not even the top 10. I’m not sure where I placed outside of that, as only…
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The judges are close to making their decision. In a few days, I will find out where I finished in the 2022 NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge. Over the course of three rounds and six months, the international field of entrants has been culled from over 6000 to just 45. At 1.59pm on 4 August…
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Earlier this year, I wrote about my first round entry into the 2021 NYC Midnight Short Story Competition. I wasn’t overly happy with my submission. I loved the premise and the setting, but ran out of time. It felt very much like a second draft. Luckily for me, the judges liked it enough and I…
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The winners of the 2017 NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge have just been announced, and I am pleased to announce I am one of them! Sort of. My final story landed me an ‘honourable mention’, sufficient for a handful of minor prizes, but just outside the cash. I’m totally excited about the outcome and proud…
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