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2008 New Mardi Gras Short Story Competition

A collection of all the winners and highly commended entries - this competition was part of the 2008 New Mardi Gras festival. 500 words. Theme: One small step

Judges comments... entries ... were of a high standard and covered many topics of concern to GLBT people - health, reproduction, marriage, aging, getting together, harrassment, rejection, breaking up and relationship resolution...

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pdf file >1MB, 11 A4 pages, mixed g&l content, released Feb 2008

Produced by GAY-EBOOKS for New Mardi Gras Festival

Contents:

1st prize
Siobhan Colman Sweet treats at the CWA
Judges comments - Risque with hints of slapstick ...

2nd prize
David McAmis Piercing the night
Judges comments - A tense and gritty story...

3rd prize
Bronwyn Winter Dancing queen
Judges comments - A sassy and witty story with a great cha cha rhythm...

Under 25 prize
Rebecca Langham The parking lot
Judges comments - Intrique and suspence...

Highly commendeds:
Donald Richie Aunty Marge
Judges comments - A warm and homely humour...

Lisa Harrison Out of the closet
Judges comments - With irresistible timeliness for Mardi Gras ...

(U25) Alexandra Parker Bartenders by numbers
Judges comments - deserves commendation for its experimentation...

See other Mardi Gras competitions: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012