Former online workshop participant Chris Hazelgrove, of England, won the 2007 Guildford Book Festival Short Story Competition for "End of Summer," which was fiction based on memoir. Congratulations, Chris! Chris had previously made the top ten in the 2006 Writers' Circle of Durham Region 24-Hour Writing Contest. To read "End of Summer" online, click under "Links" in the sidebar.
A note from Chris:
Yes -- 'tis part of the Guildford Book Festival, various components of which are sponsored by BBC (Southern Radio) or other august bodies. The writing 'stars' of their firmament are considerable, so I feel particularly buoyant about this. And haven't they presented the story beautifully, with that picture of a lone child on the beach?
It HAS taken me about five years so far learning the craft of writing through courses, books and application, but once the nuts and bolts are learned I found I became far more fluent and found it more gratifying. My debt to you is enormous; thank you SO much for the encouragement you gave me.
There are loads of contests about, but I suspect many organisations are just in it for the entry fee and then choose a friend as winner -- in fact met someone who runs just such a website! DO encourage your wonderful group to go for the Big Ones! What is there to lose -- and you might just be what they are looking for.
Chris
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Guildford Book Festival Award-Winning Story by Chris Hazelgrove
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The image on my business card is a sketch of Sprucelawn, my childhood home on Days Road in Kingston, Ontario. The house was built in the 1860s by the Day family, descendants of United Empire Loyalists. It holds a special place in my memory. Artist: J. Latta-Goddard.
Memoirs & Biographies to which I've Contributed as Editor
- Butala, Sharon - The Girl in Saskatoon
- Clarke, George Elliott - George & Rue
- De Vries, Maggie - Missing Sarah
- Dossa, Parin - Place, Voice, and Social Suffering: Narratives of Iranian Women in the Diaspora
- Echlin, Kim - Elizabeth Smart: A Fugue Essay
- Engels, Mary-Lousie - Rosalie Bertell: Scientist, Eco-Feminist, Visionary
- Fawcett, Brian - Virtual Clearcut
- Findley, Timothy - Journeyman (Bill Whitehead, ed.)
- Foran, Charles - The Last House of Ulster
- Fraser, Sylvia - The Green Labyrinth
- Garrett, Leslie - Record Breakers: True Stories of This Century's Incredible Kids
- Geddes, Gary - An Impossible Journey from Kabul or Chiapas
- Gray, Charlotte - Flint and Feather
- Hehner, Barbara, ed. - The Penguin Book of Canadian Biography for Young Readers, Volume II, 1867-1945
- Hill, Lawrence - Black Berry, Sweet Juice
- Howard, Blanche & Allison, eds. - A Memoir of Friendship
- Humphreys, Adrian - The Enforcer
- Kasaboski & den Hartog - The Occupied Garden
- Kingwell, Mark - Catch and Release
- Lau, Evelyn - Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid
- Mallick, Heather - Cake or Death
- Mallick, Heather - Pearls in Vinegar
- Mallick, Heather - The Pillow Book of Heather Mallick
- Manley, Beverley - The Manley Memoirs (Jamaica)
- McClung, Nellie - The Stream Runs Fast (2007 edition)
- Nemat, Maria - Prisoner of Tehran
- Powning, Beth - Edge Seasons
- Robertson, Heather - Measuring Mother Earth
- Robinson, Laura - Great Girls: Canadian Profiles of Awesome Athletes
- Ryan, Selwyn - Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man (Jamaica)
- Stone, Rosemarie - No Stone Unturned (Jamaica)
- Tamaki, Mariko - Fake ID
- Tobin, Brian - All in Good Time
- Ward, Robert - All the Good Pilgrims
- Whelehan & Carter, eds. - My Wedding Dress
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