Autumn Writing Prize:
Announcing the Winners and Shortlist
Dear writers, readers and friends,
Some of you have already seen the news over on Twitter – the winners of our Autumn Writing Prize have been announced and we are so thrilled with the four winning pieces. Congratulations to our winners:
Excavating by Ankh Spice (https://twitter.com/seagoatscreams)
Ouch by Mims Sully (https://twitter.com/MimsSully)
Kinfolk by Robin Houghton (https://twitter.com/robinhoughton)
Exotic does not mean beautiful? by Osahon Oka (https://twitter.com/osahonoka)
We are also delighted to reveal the complete shortlist giving you another 16 pieces to enjoy over the weekend. These pieces were chosen, through an anonymised judging process, from a total of 141 submissions. Congratulations (in no particular order) to:
Toy Totem by Kelly Bennett (https://www.instagram.com/kellybennettbooks/)
Before the Beginning by Preeth Ganapathy
The witch considers her three transformed memories by Sarah-Jane Crowson (https://twitter.com/Sarahjfc)
Claw Hog by Hamish Gray @HamishM_Gray (https://twitter.com/HamishM_Gray)
Indeterminate in Autumn by Patricia Furstenberg (https://twitter.com/PatFurstenberg)
Early Morning by Carlos Ochoa @MrCarlos8a (https://twitter.com/MrCarlos8a)
Yet, to by Larry Winger @allendalediary (https://twitter.com/allendalediary)
Ruthless by Joanna Busza
Of Distances by Marie Isabel Matthews-Schlinzig (https://twitter.com/whatisaletter)
The Other Side of Us by Andrew Lasher
Transit by Thomas Petty (https://twitter.com/tomspetty8)
Kitchen Observation by Cindy Faughnan (https://twitter.com/faughnanc)
Cups of Other References by J Daniel West (https://twitter.com/archaeologyBoy)
An Abundance of Caution by Valerie Bence (https://twitter.com/BenceValerie)
A Love Story in Pantoum by Allison Renner (https://twitter.com/AllisonRWrites)
Anonymity by Jacinta Barton
Read them all at visualverse.org (https://visualverse.org/) .
This prize wouldn’t have been possible without the expertise, knowledge and patience of our fantastic judging team. We extend our gratitude to the brilliant Isabel Brooks, Jay Délise, Victoria Gosling and head judge and co-founder, Preti Taneja.
Thank you all and stay tuned for our November edition in which we celebrate our ninth birthday!
From Kristen
and the VV Team