Monday, January 08, 2007

Willesden short story prize 2007: Result

Short list

"Born Again" by Shakti Bhatt
"Charles Magezi-Akiiki" by Olesya Mishechkina
"Felipe and the Sea" by Jonathan Attrill
"Jolt" by James Lawless
"Kid in a Well" by Willie Davis
"Mrs Nakamoto Takes a Vacation" by Steve Finbow
"Paradise" by Nicholas Hogg
"The Dead Don't Do That Kind of Thing" by Wes Lee
"Vaselino" by Lee Joans
"Words from a Glass Bubble" by Tobias Williams

Winner

And the winner of the Willesden short story prize 2007, as chosen by Zadie Smith, is "Kid in a Well" by Willie Davis.

Congratulations to Willie Davis, one of the featured writers in the Pretend Genius anthology Fish Drink Like Us.

According to our spies on MySpace, Olesya is also a friend of ours.

Felim O'Harakiri

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Short story competition judged by Zadie 'the woman' Smith update

Just a reminder that the Willesden short story competition has now closed and the short list and winner for 2007 will be announced here as soon as the results are in, at which time short-listed writers will be notified by email. Thanks to everyone who entered.