prizewinning
Found 5 works tagged 'prizewinning'.
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Signor Pietro's Pigeon
Published Jul 30, 2019 · 2,950 words (11 minutes) · 1 view
Historical coming of age 18th century prizewinning Yorkshire
A young boy learns a lesson when he tries to secure his pigeon fame and fortune at the grand opening of Halifax Piece Hall in 1779. Shortlisted in the HWA/Dorothy Dunnet Short Story Competition 2017.
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Thinking Outside the Box
Published Jul 30, 2019 · 917 words (4 minutes) · 224 views
Historical prizewinning true story 19th century black history
Inspired by a true story. In antebellum Virginia, Henry Brown mailed himself to freedom in a box. But now that he repeats his feat in venues around the world as a conjuring trick, will he ever be free. Second prize winner in the Swanwick Writers' Summer School short story competition, in association with Writing Magazine, 2017.
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A Short History of the Dream Library
Published Jun 25, 2019 · 2,503 words (10 minutes) · 3 likes · 7 views
Fantasy dreams prizewinning Humour
Milton Bisset has had the same dream every night for twenty years. The trouble is, it isn’t actually Milton’s dream. It is the property of the Ministry of Unusual Technology and they want it back. Winner of the James White Award 2005.
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A Wingless Wedding
Published Jun 20, 2019 · 1,022 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 505 views
Fantasy Science Fiction prizewinning Love asexuality Family marriage lgbt pride
Every bride is nervous on her wedding day. But this is the first ever wedding of two Wingless in the history of the planet. In front of intergalactic press. “A Wingless Wedding is the last story in my forthcoming collection, Asexual Myths & Tales. https://t.co/iQSL1zxsb7 Runner-up in the Mother's Milk Prize 2018.
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The Yorkshire Defiance
Published Jun 17, 2019 · 1,488 words (6 minutes) · 2 likes · 344 views
Historical Family short story Shibden Hall 18th century historic house prizewinning
A desperate mother seeks her child in the house she thought she had escaped forever. Inspired by Shibden Hall, home of Anne Lister (Gentleman Jack). It is based on a true story of the Lister family in the 18th century. Shortlisted in the Historic House Short Story Competition 2014.
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