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The 2007 Short Short A-Z Story Competition invited stories of exactly 26 words with each word strictly following the
alphabetic sequence.
Entries came from all around the world and attempting to pick my top three was extremely difficult. However,
the winning entries have been chosen on their ability to weave together a fairly logical and entertaining tale within
the constraints of the competition.
I would like to thank everyone who took the time and effort to enter the competition. It is actually a lot harder
than most realise to write such a short short story and is, in many ways, tougher than writing something much longer.
Therefore, all the entrants should be congratulated for the stories they have entered.
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The 2007 Short Short A-Z Winners
1st Place:
LOST IN TRANSPLANTATION a case of rejection by Keith
Souter
Aorta burst causing deadly exsanguination!
Foreign gutter headlines implied jealousy killing, leaving mistress needing
oxygen. Police questioned rivals surgical technique.
Unaccepted vessel was xenograft, yammered Zurgeon.
(Keith Souter is a part time family doctor who lives within arrow-shot of one of Englands historic castles. He writes
novels in three genres, having honed his writing on a prescription pad for over quarter of a century.)
2nd Place:
MISSION AMBUSHABLE by John M Floyd
Assassin
Bob Carter deftly eased forward, gun hidden in jacket, keeping low, making not one peep. Quietly Robert said, to unaware victim:
"Welcome. Xpected you." ZAP.
(John Floyd's credits include The Strand Magazine, Grit, Woman's World, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. His first book, Rainbow's End, was published in 2006.)
3rd Place:
A bland chap described events, forecasting gory horoscopes. I just kept laughing. My natural opinion provoked quite rabid
scorn. Then, utilised violence, which xplains your zodiac!
(An Australian research scientist with an eye on writing. He looks after a short stories group on RedBubble.com,
and has a couple of writing competition wins.)
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Congratulations to Keith, John and Damian who, in addition to the prestige of being selected winners, each receive gift
voucers to an online retailer of their choice.
Please do keep checking back on the website as it is regularly updated with calls for submissions to fiction markets
and other competitions.
Rules, Terms & Conditions
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Strictly only one entry per person.
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All submitted entries should be exactly 26 words long with each word beginning
with the corresponding letter of the alphabet (creativity is allowed around the letters "x" and "z"). Any
stories not meeting any of this crietria will be excluded from the competition without any other notice.
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Closing date for entries was at 23:59 (GMT) on 31 December 2007. Any entries
after this date will not be considered for entry.
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All entries should be posted through the feedback box on this website's contact
me page. 'Short Short A-Z' should be given in the subject field and a valid email address given in the relevant field.
Any entries without a valid email address will not be considered for the competition. The 26 word story should be pasted
into the main body of the main feedback box. After you story a brief bio of yourself (no more than 50 words) should
be included. Any stories without an author bio will not be considered for entry.
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Your email address will not be published or shared with any other third party.
However, your email address will be used by dbalehane.com to keep you updated with news from the website including
details of calls for submissions and other competitions. This is a requirment for entry to the competition.
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You agree by entering your story to this competition it will be published on this
website and may be used to publicise the website or my blog.
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All entries will be judged by DBA Lehane and my decision is final.
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The winning entry will receive a gift voucer for £25. Second prize will
receive £15. Third Prize will receive £10. The recipients will choose the online retailer of their choice.
Where this is not possible DBA Lehane reserves the right to provide a gift voucher to a retailer of his choice.
Currency conversions will be done using yahoo currency converters to the nearest decimal point
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