Holding the wining entry
We still haven’t recieved our subscription copy of SFX (containing my winning short story entry, The Big Guy), but found a copy in the shop this afternoon. I did my customary startled-bunny-in-car-headlights pose while trying not to look too smug. Really, given my usual form, we’re just lucky my eyes are open.
Whatever my face says, I really am chuffed to bits. In the side column on the right are some very kind words from judge Darren Shan:
“All of the stories were well written, but this one tugged at my heartstrings. It masterfully pulled me in, intriguing me with its mysterious opening, before gradually revealing what is truly happening, and leaving me with a sense of great pity for the main character by the end. It’s very difficult to do all that in such a short story, to pack in true surprise and emotion, so as strong as the other entries were, this was the clear stand-out for me. I’ll never think of the Big Guy in quite the same way again…”
Coming from such a successful and well respected author, that really means a lot. Did I mention I was chuffed? I’m really quite chuffed.
Winner of SFX short zombie story competition, The Big Guy by Emma Woodcock
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