Winning Short Story Competitions

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Genre: Non-Fiction | Writing Guide

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Winning Short Story Competitions – A Deeper Dive

When you enter competitions you’re pitting yourself against a legion of other writers who are largely just as talented and passionate as yourself. Competitions are filled with good to great writers. In Winning Short Story Competitions, Daniels and Sawyer detail the difference between the winners and the well-populated layer of the field that score around the 8/10 mark for their work.

Long- or Short-Listing, or better yet, Winning, competitions endorses that you have the skills and talent of a career writer. Nothing beats seeing your work published.

Winning Short Story Competitions is for serious writers on the quest to expand their writing practise from good/very good, to exceptional.

Reviews for Winning Short Story Competitions by L. E. Daniels and C. Sawyer:

‘This slim book packed with information is easily accessible to beginning or emerging writers, as it includes some basic rules and advice for writing short stories…But it will also appeal to those already on the journey of short story writing because there are lots of practical, concrete and specific examples, tips and tricks, summaries at the end of most chapters, and the inclusion of winning published short stories as examples’… Read full review here.

Cass Moriarty, Author

‘Just wanted to say what a fab little book this is. Read it in 2 days and will now have to go back and highlight things and keep it as a reference. I actually think that I have had a lot of the info in previous courses that I have done but you have just pulled out the essence and made it easy to understand. Full of aha moments for me. Really loved it. Thanks for writing it’…

Jo Skinner

‘I’ve been reading about writing and listening to published authors avidly all year, picking up nuggets of gold as I go. I’ve read enough stories over 48 years to recognise the qualities they describe and agree with them. This book condensed everything and put it in one place. Massive respect to Daniels and Sawyer for making it so clear: they clearly have masses of experience.’ READ FULL REVIEW HERE.

Jackie Morris, United Kingdom

‘I feel that the authors truly want other aspiring authors to succeed. And I’m greedily absorbing (or trying to at least, it’s a lot to take in) all those important writing secrets’…

Lawrey Goodrich

‘As an aspiring author, I’m always looking for ways to improve my writing. Over the years I’ve purchased numerous writing self-help books. Winning Short Story Competitions is my favourite.’

Silvana Nagl READ FULL REVIEW HERE.

‘This book gives you the edge to enter and smash literary competitions.’

Geneve Flynn, Author & Editor

‘Winning Short Story Competitions packs a punch. Encapsulating the skills to not only win competitions, but be a better creative writer in any field.’

Diane Clarke, Author

‘I am a member of the Fellowship of Australian Writers, Southern Highlands Branch, NSW ie. FAWSH and I write short stories.  Daniel’s & Sawyer’s “Winning Short Story Competitions” has been the best “How To” book I’ve read so far.’

Lorraine James (aka Kate Finn)

‘The authors are well-credentialed winners. Cut to the no B.S., proven strategies for winning.’

C. T. Mitchell, International Bestselling Author

‘I got so much out of reading this guide. The examples are excellent. I think everyone trying to get published should read this book. Exceptional read. Very instrumental for all emerging writers.’

Caitlyn Leigh

‘Your book is a wonderful resource. Wish I’d had it 8 years ago. Never could understand POV, meant nothing, till you said ‘Head-hopping’ – light bulb moment. So expressive, it describes the pandemic throughout my writing. Filters – they block-up my swimming pool – now my writing. When will I stop learning? Saturday was the best training session I’ve been to – I understood what you were both speaking about. Both you (Cate) and Lauren were brilliant – engaging – respectful – clear and concise’…

Peter Perkins

I would like to voice my highest appreciation for your recently published book, Winning Short Story Competitions. I have attended many writing courses, including Holmesglen’s Professional Writing and Editing; I have read numerous ‘how to’ books on writing, so I feel qualified to say that this book contains perhaps the best advice I have learnt. The language is concise, clear and the advice practical and concrete. Please congratulate and thank the authors for me.

Agi Dobson

‘I’m impressed with the book I purchased, Winning Short Story Competitions by Lauren Daniels and Cate Sawyer. It’s full of meaty information and is the best resource I’ve come across. Each chapter holds my interest, reinforces the things I know, and enlightens me about the things I don’t know ie I didn’t know the extent of filter words. It’s exactly what I need. I’ve started recommending it to members of my writing
group. My interest in writing short stories and memoir is recent. To my surprise, I was short-listed and won a memoir competition before I purchased the book. These gains encouraged me to continue taking my writing seriously. This book is now my bible.’

Gail, Australia

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Winning Short Story Competitions Table of Contents:

• How to Impress Judges
• Behind the Scenes: How One Literary Judge Approaches Short Story Comps
• Your Writerly Self
• Hint, Tantalise, Reel Me In
• Enter Late, Leave Early
• BFFs: How Dialogue Makes Plot, Theme & Conflict Shine
• POV: Who’s The Boss?
• Let’s Talk Tautologies & Filters
• The Art of Self-Editing
• Top Drawer Writing Groups & Peer Review
• Your Title, Your Promise
• Recommended Resources
• Ten Weeks of Creative Writing Exercises to Hone Your Skills

L. E. Daniels is the Director of Brisbane Writers Workshop and a qualified editor, author, mentor and trainer. She has a Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing from Emerson College in Boston USA, and a Bachelor of Arts, Creative Writing from Fairfield University USA. Daniels has edited 90+ commercially published books, and runs a series of comprehensive writing workshops for fiction and non-fiction writers.

C. Sawyer is the Director of Hawkeye Publishing and Hawkeye Books. She is an editor, author and presenter. She has a Master of Arts Writing through Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia. The former Newspaper Editor has a published portfolio spanning 30 years, including seven books. She runs workshops on Show Not Tell, The Art of Self-Editing, and Winning Short Story Competitions.

Sawyer is a Literary Judge for the Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story Writing Competition, and the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize.

Daniels has judged:

• 2020 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize, March 2020
• 2019 Poetry Awards for Queensland Society of Women Writers at Brisbane City Square Library, December 2019
• 2018 and 2019 Estelle Pinney Short Story Awards for Queensland Society of Women Writers at Brisbane City Square Library, September 2018; October 2019
• 2017 Marj Wilke Writing Competition for Society of Women Writers Queensland at Brisbane City Square Library, December 2017
• IP Picks annual competition for fiction, creative non-fiction, young adult, children’s and poetry for Interactive Publications Pty Ltd,2004 – 2015.

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