Novel Writing Contest Shortlist!
13th October 2015
This week, the much anticipated shortlist for the 2015 UoG Novel Writing Contest has been revealed. It was a competitive field and the judges did not approach it lightly: it required much deliberating and soul-searching and debating before they eventually came to a decision. But that moment has come. Before pulling back the curtain, we would like to thank all those who entered – the standards were very high. As with our inaugural competition, we have narrowed the field down to a shortlist of six to be sent on to literary agent Becky Thomas, who is our finals judge and will pick the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner (each of whom will receive a cash prize, and critique). In alphabetical order by author, the shortlist of six is:
- Eva by Phil Bowne
- Year One by Heather Cripps
- The Masterpiece by Rod Griffiths
- Paper Boats by Keely O’Shaughnessy
- Claro by Meg Paul
- All the Things We Knew by Senja Andrejevic
Congratulations to all who entered, and in particular our shortlisted entrants. The three winners will be announced at this year’s anthology launch, for Compass: New Writing IV, on Tuesday October 27th at 6.45 p.m. in TC001/TC002A. So come along to what’s shaping up to be a brilliant event.
