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Page & Blackmore Short Story Competition

2019 WINNERS
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Results of the 2019 Competition

First:      ‘Old Love' by Jan Pryor (Wellington)
Second: ‘Nana Hana' by A D Anderson (Kerikeri)
Third:    ‘Our Street' by Kate MacNamara (Nelson)

Highly Commended:
'Not Naming Names' by Kay Meyer (Lower Hutt)
'A Lesson' by Tim Saunders (Palmerston North)

Commended:
'Like a Movie Off Netflix' by Vivienne Bailey (Wellington)
‘Fly' by Claire Baylis (Rotorua)
‘Searching for Joanie' by Frances Cherry (Wellington)
‘A Thousand Shades of Meaning' by Bruce Costello (Otago)
‘Trouble with Virgins' by Wix Hutton (Nelson)
                                                                                                        
The judge, Alan Carter, provided this report:
   
There is clearly a wealth of talent out there and it has been a joy reading the ten shortlisted stories. The subjects and themes are varied but what unites them is heart, passion and often vivid descriptive power. As a novelist who has never dabbled in the short form I have a new-found and long overdue respect for the crisp discipline required of the short story writer. I am in awe of you all. Once again, hats off to Page & Blackmore and to NZSA Top of the South for making this happen.
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It wasn’t an easy choice to pick a winner from the top three but what, for me, lifts them above the rest is their descriptive and emotional power, well-crafted prose, and clarity of purpose.

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Jan Pryor (first)
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A D Anderson (second)
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Kate MacNamara (third) with Jo Dippie of Page & Blackmore
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  • Page & Blackmore Competition
  • WRITERS' TRAIL
    • Nelson/Tasman >
      • Cliff Fell/Mapua Waterfront
      • Helen McKinlay
      • Karen Stade
      • Margaret Mahy/Crinkum-Crankum Tree
      • Maurice Gee/Maitai River
      • Maurice Gee/Botanical Reserve
    • Marlborough >
      • Eileen Duggan/Tuamarina
      • Katherine Mansfield/Koromiko
      • Katherine Mansfield/Anakiwa
      • Ernest Berry/Blenheim
      • Renwick Museum & Watson Memorial Library
      • Taylor River Writers' Walk
    • West Coast >
      • Bill Pearson/Greymouth
      • Jenny Pattrick/Denniston
  • JOIN The NZ Society of Authors
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  • Page & Blackmore 2 Competition