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Many congrats Helen on your success in the 'first line' short story comp but hey...guess what?...me too!!! Yippeeeeeee! only you beat me to it, Helen. Hehehehe :D
I've only just returned to the real world and Talkback today after exciting and adventurous holiday. (I work alongside hubby who went back to office yesterday) He said, (very late this afternoon at work) "Oh, and by the way, there's mail for you sitting on top of the filing cabinet."
"Grrr" thinks I, after I thought all catch-up filing had been done. But no, it was my WM/WN from UK so forgave him instantly. Then, this evening when peace had descended upon the household, I finally got to my mags and discovered I'd been shortlisted. Oh joy of joys. Am stoked to eyeballs. It's only the 5th short story I've ever submitted to anything and my first ever positive feedback so please forgive me if I'm shouting too loudly for you. This has now reignited my passion for writing and given me inspiration to continue. Yipppeeeee!!
Many many congratulations!! I did notice that one of the shortlisted entries was from Australia!! Wow! It's great, isn't it? It shows that perseverance pays off!!
I hope you had a great holiday, where did you go? What great news to come back to!! When I got the magazine, I looked at the competition winning story and thought, "Oh, that's the one I entered for", then just glanced towards the shortlisted entries. I didn't expect to see my name there at all. Did you feel the same? I wasn't sure if WN emailed people to let them know they had been shortlisted so as I hadn't heard anything, I just thought it didn't get anywhere.
Congratulations again!!