Winners
Glittery Literary Anthology Volume 3
JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2021
(Paperbacks and e-books will be available to purchase in the next few days - we will email our subscribers with details and purchase links. Thank you all for taking part. Your writing has helped children living in poverty.)
The Wish by Donna L Greenwood (short story winner)
If by Mrs Josephine Bodley (short story runner up)
The Learning Curve by Yvonne Clarke (long story winner)
A Particular View by Mike Taylor (long story runner up)
Highly Commended (also selected for paperback publication):
The Trade by Regina Clarke / The Cable Thief by Emilie Akoka / Scent of Summer by Wendy Janes / The Feast of Saint Mark by Claire Loader / Blue Blazes by Connie L. Biskamp / Reunion of the Heart by Jennifer Anne F. Messing / A Green Cloak by Hilary Coyne / The Mayfly on the Western Front by Kevin Brooke / 3021 by Steve Goodlad / My Third Grandmother by Aneeta Sundararaj / Fault Line by Andrew Anderson / The Man Who Loved Lighthouses by Alexis Wolfe / Amethyst and Pearls by Wendy Anne Taylor / Live a Little by Chrissy Sturt / A Grip Loosened by Catherine Ogston / Uninvited by Patricia M Osborne / Hullaballo by David DeWinter / Magnus Magnusson Steals a Boat by Menzo Howell / The Secret Lake by Sumitra Shankar / Maxine and Jenny by Sheena Billett / The Kindness of Strangers by Derek Hulme / The Curse of Drybrook House by Lexi (13 years old) / Tower by Charles Prelle / My Father, Our River by MJ Harbottle / Prattle by Ellie Herda-Grimwood / Eat Your Heart Out, Hollywood by Christina Collins / Magnetism and Other Forces by Andrew Anderson / Tricks at Midnight by Allan Russell / Role Model by Yvette Naden / Last Dance by Georgia Richards / I Cannot Sleep by Rosie Cullen / The Teapot and the Sea by Maria Anwar / Moon Done Good by Julia Ruth Smith / The Installation by Marion Horton / Ransom by E. L. Forrest / The Euphoria of Winning by Helen Rushworth / Shattered Dreams by John Notley / Six Days by Adam Fout / Strange Findings… by Diana Brighouse / What She Doesn’t Say… by Fannie H. Gray / A Sense of Hope by Iqbal Hussain / A Spirited Tale by Helen Chambers / The World Beyond the Trees by Norah Blakedon
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Cherished Children’s Short Stories
July / August / September 2021
VOLUME TWO
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you everybody who entered our July / August / September 2021 children's story contest. Our winner and all those selected for publication are listed below. Congratulations and thank you for taking part!
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Mysterious Little Girl by Julie Malik (10 years old) (winner)
The Seventh Story by Kevin Brooke (second place)
Also selected for inclusion in this publication:
Who am I? by Viviane Chaxel (10 years old) / The Frog who Lost his Croak! by Paul Brooker / Noah’s Day Off by Julie Haworth / Another Night by Stephanie Henson / Quizboy by Catherine Londero / Chalkman by Amy Moreno / Mr Cuddles by Holly Hancock (10 years old) / Pawn Takes Rook by Kay Sandry
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Glittery Literary Anthology Volume 2
MAY/JUNE 2021 STORIES SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION:
Dummy in a Cloche Hat by Stephen Goodlad (Lustrous Long Story Winner)
Pools of Daffodils by Matilda Elizabeth Drew (Lustrous Long Story Second Place)
Breathe, In Out, In Out by Christina Collins (Shimmering Short Story Winner)
Hostage by Steve Bridger (Shimmering Short Story Second Place)
Highly Commended (also selected for paperback publication):
Black Coffee – A Murder Mystery by Duncan Abel
Passion Dale by Marc Nash
What Would You Do? by Hollie Milnes
The Immortal by Kevin Brooke
Amongst the Bracken by Jakub Angerer
For Lyra by Rebecca Klassen
Bank Run Betrayal by Paul Brooker
The Night I Died by Norah Blakedon
My Perfect Man by Tim Kirton
I Envision by Paul Beckman
Some Unpleasantries by Dana Storino
Wall of Snakes by Louise MacPherson
Opus by Liliana Arede
Never Meet Again by Sophie Garston
Dreams by E.L. Forrest
A Chance Encounter at The Best Exotic Fruit Market in Jaipur by Frances Turner
The Secret to Marriage by Laura Esther Sciortino
The Huntress of Obelyn Wood by Meredith Rae
Wishing on a Star by Adele Evershed
Tamar Bridge, 7.53am by Fiona Fox
Perchance to Dream by Eliot Hudson
A Phone Call by Christopher Cascio
The Answer by Sheena Billett
Self Help by Sue Buckingham
The Lifeline by Yvonne Clarke
The Laundry Room by MK O’Connor
Something Slow by Gracious Love
The Vampire by Laura Scotland
Open Wounds by Kevin Brooke
Cats’ Eyes and Blind Eyes by David Davies
Scrapyard Blues by T. L. Spezia
Maggots by Emilie Akoka
Rubbish by Sam Szanto
Fine in trainers by Julie Haworth
The Bone Key by Melynda Grubb
Without You by Grace Collins
Acquiescence by Kathleen Foxx
The One-Sided Triangle by Yvonne Lloyd
The Offline Cabin by Chrissy Sturt
Cherished Children’s Short Stories & Poetry
May/June/April 2021
VOLUME ONE
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you every body that entered our May/June/July 2021 children's story contest. Our list of April and May/June winners and highly commended CHILDREN'S STORIES which will all feature in our first children's story anthology are listed below.
(Paperback and e-book will be available to purchase in the next few days - we will email our subscribers with details and purchase links will also be available on this website!)
Anna’s Backward Day by Andy Spearman (Winner April)
Dragon Dares by Lucy Welch (Second Place April)
Standing Guard by Marie Day (Winner June)
Flower Girl by Amy B. Moreno (Second Place June)
The Fox and the Dragon by Darren Arthurs
Poetry Park by Leah Knight
The Girl and the Boomerang by Huxley Clark (9 years old)
Potluck by Julie Haworth
Fish Face by Tony Bell
The Saveloy by John Tydeman
Splodglys and Tiddlers by Penny Walsh
Bernard the Bear Needs a Bath by Robert Peate
The Light by H. A. Piacento
Prickles by Laura Scotland
The City of Mist by Abigail Senior
The Calm Before the Stormi by Dana Storino
The Land of the Gods by Eda C. Chaxel (13 years old)
The Egg and the Balloon by Chloe Leung Suet Chin (11 years old)
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APRIL 2021 - VOLUME ONE
SHIMMERING SHORT AND LUSTOUS LONG STORY WINNERS - CONGRATULATIONS!
Two Rings by Lee Greenaway WINNER - LONG STORY
The Pull of the Tides by Roz Levens SECOND PLACE - LONG STORY
Attraversiamo by Kerry Rawlinson WINNER - SHORT STORY
Lost and Found by Kathleen Foxx SECOND PLACE - SHORT STORY
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
The Magic Hour by Lisa Wiley
Emily and the Face by Graham Crisp
The Missionaries’ Daughter by Regina G. Beach
The Red Box on the Hill by Christina Collins
Mud Cake and Downward Dog by Kim Hart
When You’re Chosen, You’re Chosen by Daniel Marques
She Bleeds with the Fields by Gracious Love
Sailboat by Jarrett Mazza
Lord of the Feathers by Steve Goodlad
Condolences by Pam Knapp
Margate by MK O’Connor
Parrot Commentary by Kay Rae Chomic
I Flow to the Sea by Hedy Lewis
Tryptych by Joe Howsin
White by Lorraine Cooke
User History by Ethan Lee
Blessed with a Curse by Jane Bidder
Flight of the Butterfly by Vikki Gemmell
Johanna by Paul Phillips
Moustachio by Laura Scotland
My Girlfriend’s Plants by Robert Scott
Private View by Steve Gregory
4.9 Stars by Joe Howsin
Mrs. Bowley Upstairs by Ed Walsh
Passing Ships by Rosie Cullen
The Weathermen—A Love Letter by Aneeta Sundararaj
The Shadow Waved Back by Leena Batchelor
Passing On by Polly Palmer
Evensong by John Hargreaves
A Contained Life by Rebecca Kinnarney
Her Ordinary Man by Susan Rocks
The Right Place by Sven Camrath
Someone, No-one by Hilary Coyne
The Chair by Miki Lentin
As Cold as a Winter’s Day by Derek Hulme
The Displacement Artist by David DeWinter