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Winner of the Short Story Competition 2019

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The Winner of the Short Story Competition 2019 We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Short Story Competition 2019 is Mai Black from Suffolk, with her story, The Smuggler’s Sweetheart. It was a tough choice, but in the end the judges chose Mai’s story for its pacing, imagery, atmosphere and symbolism. They felt it was extremely well written and presented and demonstrated real understanding of story structure. Huge congratulations to Mai! You’ll be…

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Short Story Competition 2018 Winner

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Short Story Competition 2018 Results Once again, we had a wonderful selection of entries that were most enjoyable to read. These were whittled down to a short list of just four excellent stories: ‘Homecoming’ by Stephen Mamone ‘Life Changing’ by Cathy Cade ‘A Mind All Of His Own’ by Alan Kahn ‘Owzat’ by Kate Critchley-Fowler But in the end, of course, judges Sue Welfare and Jon Lawrence had to pick just one. Our huge congratulations…

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Eyrie Press Short Story Competition Now Open

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We are happy to announce that our Short Story Competition 2018 is now open for entries! This is our third year of running the competition and from the high standard of entries we’ve had in previous years we know we’re in for a real treat. We are delighted that Norfolk writers Sue Welfare and Jon Lawrence have joined us again as judges, although we’re sure they’re going to have a tough job to do! The…

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We’re spreading our wings

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We’re spreading our wings Welcome to our new blog! And what better way to start than by looking ahead. When Eyrie Press CIC was set up (originally as Bird’s Nest Books), we identified three communities we wanted to benefit *, namely: groups and communities traditionally underrepresented in fiction and non-fiction books; writers and illustrators, particularly new or emerging ones; our local community of Fenland, north Cambridgeshire. We know from living in north Cambridgeshire that, as…

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