The contest judging is still in progress but we have some results for those of you who are waiting to hear. The results are provided by title only; the judging is performed blind and at this point, the author’s names are in a sealed envelope.
The original shortlist of semi-finalists selected the following titles:
Murder…by the Subconscious
Murder in Fort Angels
A Pheasant in the Brush
The Outlook for Earthlings
Since You’re Going to Die Anyway
Saffron
Love’s Wilderness
Shadow Girl
Hong Kong Blues
The Rummy Club
Judgement
Acoustic Memory
The Quartz: An Inspector Kwong Mystery
My Life With Wings
Rumors of Wolves
A Patch of Dirt
From the Love of Strangers
How They Civilized Duncan Dundarrach
Rosa
Castaway in Kingdom Come
The Measures
From this shortlist, the following titles were selected as the top ten entries:
Murder in Fort Angels
A Pheasant in the Brush
Since You’re Going to Die Anyway
Love’s Wilderness
Shadow Girl
The Rummy Club
The Quartz: An Inspector Kwong Mystery
My Life With Wings
Castaway in Kingdom Come
Rosa
Congratulations to everyone who made it this far! If you’ve been shortlisted, your work showed promise for publication and was strong enough to rise out of the slush pile. The top ten entries are all exciting. Final results for first, second, third, and honorable mention will be announced through The Blotter magazine first and then on this blog.
Writer's Resource/Sunspot Lit 