Results of the Writers' Forum Creative Writing Contests

The December contests were open to all and we received entries from across the world. We were privileged to have our link featured in Thresholds, the international short story forum of Chichester University, United Kingdom. Special thanks to the editorial team of Thresholds and all those who popularized our contests and participated in them. The response was so good that from now onwards, we will have our contests open to all every alternate month.


And, here are the results:

Poetry

Winner:   Dr. Naina Dey, Assistant Professor of English at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata, University of Calcutta, for her beautiful poem 'Shantipura'. It evokes vivid memories from a time and place where one likes to belong forever. Congratulations Dr.Naina! We were truly impressed by your mastery of words and the brilliant depiction of scenes, scents and sounds from Shantipura. Please do stay in touch with us.

There are a few honourable mentions this time: 

Archana Kurup of Indian Overseas Bank, Trivandrum, for 'Silver Recollections'. It is a poem that anyone could identify with, and it stands out for its curious turns of phrases and well controlled thought pattern.

And our students, Rosemary Tom of I MA English for her short and sweet poem 'Airy Hopes' and Aishwarya Nair of III BA English Copy Editor for her touching narrative poem 'Heading for the Hills'.

Flash Fiction

Winner: Jude Gerald Lopez of II BA Copy Editor for his 'The City of Lights'. The story explores the inner conflicts of a character pushed to the limits in a time which resembles the one we live in. Jude has become a seasoned writer who can make unconventional themes accessible through amazing descriptions and characterization. Congrats Jude!

There is one honourable mention as well.

Vessislava Liubomirova Savova, A member of the Union of Independent Bulgarian Writers, for 'Freezing Heat'. The story evolves magically with its powerful descriptions. It is full of emotions, and moves in a pace and heat that can match a classic thriller. Congrats Vassislava! We look forward to reading more stories by you.

Caption

I still cannot quite read those pesky labels.

Winner: Glenn Andrew Barr, MA Creative Writing, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. The winning caption is already there under the picture. Congrats Glenn, we are truly honoured by your entry! You have given a curious twist to the picture. We look forward to receiving entries from you in the future, for the poetry and flash fiction categories.

See the next two posts for the winning entries of Poetry and Flash Fiction contests. And keep checking the blog for the January Contests.