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Prizewinner at Sean O'Faolain Short Story Competition
I'm seriously pleased at getting a runner-up prize in the Sean O'Faolain competition: http://www.munsterlit.ie/SOF%20Page.html
In previous years a few writers I really admire had got onto the shortlists, so I'm really happy to have scraped into the prizes, particularly as it seems to have been a bumper year for them in terms of entries.
I really thought the story I'd sent was a long shot, but it just goes to show - you just can't predict these things.
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Time to get typing!
It's also good to know that a story I wrote purely because it appealed to me (i.e. not written with any particular market in mind) has found a home.
I know exactly what you mean. When I was placed in the BBC travel writer of the year competition I was hugely thrilled - yet some of my friends/family didn't respond when I told them (could almost see their virtual shrugs when they read my excited e-mail) and I know for a fact that they haven't read my entry which is available to read on the BBC wildlife magazine website. Sigh...
Never mind - that what talkback is for, isn't it? The people here really do understand what a big deal these achievements mean to us.
p.s. huge congrats - again - to you df. :)
A great achievement - well done!
I'll post a link here in a few months when the story goes online, for anybody who's interested.
>Gulp<
Now I'm worrying I'll be lynched by Serious Literary Types when the story goes online and people see it's just a load of nonsense about a guy who's absolutely rubbish at being a superhero...