Previous Competition Results

Tiny Weeny Competition 2009

Blog Post Competition

Micro-Fiction Competition

Book Cover Competition - Results

Poetry 2009 Competition - Results

Postcard Writing Competition - Results

Short Story 2009 Competition - Results

Young Writers' Competition - Results

Nano-Fiction Competition - Results

2008 Second Poetry Competition - Results

Mostly Life Humour Competition - Results

MICRO-FICTION 2008 - Book is entitled 'Discovering a Comet and More Micro-Fiction'

2008 Poetry Winners - Book entitled 'Standing on the Cast Iron Shore and Other Poems'

Micro-Fiction 2007 Competition - The books is going to be entitled 'Imagine Coal'.

Spring 2007 Short Story Competition - Results - the book is going to be called 'Naked Thighs and Cotton Frocks'. Yes, really.

Spring 2007 Poetry Competition winners were published in Ukraine and Other Poems

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Competition winners were published in The Dogstar and Other Science Fiction Stories

Micro-Fiction Competition winners were published in Derek and More Micro-Fiction

Open Short Story Competition winners were published in The Light that Remains and Other Stories

Open Poetry Competition winners were published in Outbox and Other Poems

Themed Competition - Chocolate winners were published in Coffee and Chocolate

Themed Competition - Coffee winners were published in Coffee and Chocolate

Summer Short Story 2006 Competition winners were published in The Better Craftsman and Other Short Stores

Short Short Story Competition winners were published in The Final Theory and Other Short Short Stories

Short Poetry Competition winners were published in Razzamatazz and Other Poems

And the following competition winners were pubished in Leaf Mini-Books

Winter Short Story Competition
Writing For Children Competition
In Love/Out of Love Poetry Competition
The First Leaf Short Story Competition

Tiny Weeny Writing and Drawing Competition - results

We’re thrilled to announce the results of our Tiny Weeny Writing and Drawing Competition, in which we invited you to submit writing of up to 140 characters and artwork no bigger than a biggish postage stamp. We received a really impressive number of entries and it was lots of fun to judge.

Winner

‘Open Day’ by Robert Warrington (writing)

Runner-up

‘The Swan’ by Catherine Edmunds (drawing)

Commended

‘Wrinkles’ by Rosie Breese (writing)

‘Entry 3’ by Belinda Rimmer (writing)

‘Gort Limerick’ by Peter Goulding (writing)

‘In the empty stripclub’ by Emilie Zoey Baker (writing)

‘Stones’ by Ray Morgan (writing)

‘Last One to Leave’ and ‘Hailstorm’ by Robert Warrington (writing)

'Untitled' by Liz Martinez (writing)

‘Cutting Loose’ by Anne Elder (writing)

‘Hulme’ by Michael D Conley (writing)

‘On Art (and Loneliness)’ by Lamorna Elmer (writing)

‘Scorpion’ and ‘After the apocalypse’ by Graham Smith (writing)

‘Winter’ by Kris Erin Anderson (writing)

‘Untitled’ by Sarah Fitt (writing)

‘The Beginning of Something’ by Beatrice Murphy (writing)

‘Forgetting the Pain’ by Michelle Pattenden (writing)

‘Hidden Dreams’ by Michelle Pattenden (drawing)

‘Bowl of Fruit’ by Stuart Phillips (drawing)

‘Dales Meadow’, ‘Forest Path’ and ‘Plum Blossom’ by Catherine Edmunds (drawings)

Congratulations to all successful entrants. The above pieces will be published on the Leaf Books Showcase in the near future – keep an eye on the website.

Blog Post Competition

Winner

‘Reasons not to Overanalyse Events’ by Fran Hill

Runners-up

‘Kifli’ by Paul Macauley

‘The Consolation of Genius’ by Gordon Darroch

‘The State of Our Floors’ by Superwoman

Commended

‘Muddling Through in the Monsoon’ by Rebecca Stonehill

‘Dogs Bags Kisses’ by Anna May Mangan

‘Virtually the Perfect House’ by Morag Edward

‘Subtle Fractures’ by Darren Croucher

‘Chicken Land’ by Tyrone Smyth

‘Not Working’ by Harri Roberts

‘Another Day’ by Clarissa Pattern

Congratulations to all of the above and commiserations to those who didn’t succeed on this occasion. All selected entries will be published on the Leaf Books Showcase

Micro-Fiction Competition

Winner:

‘From the Left’ by Olivia Rana

Runners-up:

‘The Rain Coming’ by Ruth Singleton

‘The Thin Woman and the Fat Man’ by Liz Martinez

Commended:

‘The Snake Charmer’ by Olivia Rana

‘Four Pillows’ by Liz Martinez

‘Flash Flood’ by Laura Tansley

‘The Swan’ by Ruth Singleton

‘The Hat’ and ‘White Chrysanthemums’ by Lyn Browne

‘Long Shadows’ by John Martin

‘Dreaming’ by Pam Pottinger

‘Alchemy’ and ‘Small Town Love’ by Judy Walker

‘First Day at School’ by Jayne Thickett

‘Orange’ by Amy Mackelden

‘Plague and the Earl’ by Anne Shewring

‘And Your Favourite Sculptor Is?’ and ‘Call the Father’ by Jez Noond

‘The Biggest Cause of Natural Death among Beavers is Falling Trees’ by Elsie Grace

‘The Gift’ by Dale Smallwood

‘Land’ and ‘The price of Tampax in the UK’ by Carol Rowntree Jones

‘Admissions’ by Ruth McKee

‘Heading West’, ‘School Trip’ and ‘The Truth About Saints’ by Jan Petersen

‘Heaven in a Cloud’ by Marie Gallagher

‘Housekeeping’ by Paige Sinkler

‘Reeling’ by Thomas Clayton

‘Untitled’ by Carie Lowther

‘Giving In’ by Catherine Irvine

‘Forever Blowing Bubbles’ by Claire Opie

‘Minutes’ by Emma Hardy

‘Prairie Rain’ by Cherry Potts

‘Fisherman’ by Clare Girvan

‘Empty’ and ‘Bus Surfing’ by Joss Armitage

‘Soaps and Reality Shows’ by Shirley Golden

Congratulations to all of the above and better luck next time to those who didn’t make the list. All selected pieces will be published in an anthology to be entitled From the Left and More Micro-Fiction.

Book Cover Competition Results

We received an impressive number of entries and we very much enjoyed judging them. We’re pleased to announce that the winning artist is:

Lynda Robinson

Congratulations to Lynda and commiserations to those who missed out on this occasion. The design is featured on the front of Message in the Bottle

Poetry 2009 Writing Competition Results - now published as

All the Way Home and Other Poems

Winner:

‘Grief’ by Elaine Amos

Runner-up:

‘Alfred Sisley and Eugenie Lescouezec’ by Kate Noakes

Commended:

‘City’ and ‘Fair Elaine on the Factory Floor’ by Oz Hardwick

‘Click’ by Sue Anderson

‘Look for Me’ by Julie Mellor

‘The Homecoming’ and ‘Trading’ by Matthew Lawson

‘Bird’ and ‘Tinder’ by Claire Dyer

‘Black Watch’ and ‘Shocks’ by Rosi Beech

‘All the Way Home’ by Charles Evans

‘The Little Things’ by Sue Moules

‘Rivers Break their Banks’ by Patricia Sumner

‘The Red Fort, Delhi’ by Valerie Morton

‘Portrait of a Summer Afternoon’ by Keith Shaw

‘This Cross’ by John Kay

‘World with no E’ by Jenny Morris

‘Caveman on my Kettle’ by Kezia Green

‘In her House’ by Sharon Black

‘Powerless’ by Will Daunt

‘Turpentine’ by Catherine Edmunds

‘Entry’ by Emma Foote

‘My Daughter takes me for tea …’ by Lynette Craig

‘Choosing a Swimsuit’ and ‘Signing Off’ by Lyn Browne

‘Anorak’ by Liz Cashdan

‘Flashpoint’ by Ann Gibson

‘Supported Housing’ by Simone Mansell Broome

‘Daughters’ by Laurie Porter

‘Dry Dock’ by Collette Power

‘Next-Door Neighbours’ by Wayne Preece

‘Easter Rising’ by Paige Sinkler

‘Thermopylae’ by Philip Taylor

‘Dilys’s Dinner’ by Eloise Williams

‘I never did a marriage’ and ‘I Will Continue to Smooth Down her Frocks’ by Dorothy Fryd

‘Station Street’ by Rhian Williams

Postcard Writing Competition Results

Winner

‘Betty Dear’ by Pauline Howe

Runner-Up

‘Rounding Cape Horn’ by Peter Rolls

Commended

‘Toast Card’ by Jess Hookway

‘My Shirley Valentine Moment’ by Mally Morgan

‘Car Park’ by Michelle Shine

‘Baggage’ by Jenny Baldwin

Untitled by Charlotte Judet

Untitled by Carmen Ali

‘Dear Sigmund’ by James Hogwood

Untitled by Wendy Schreder

Untitled by Angela Pressland

‘South Stack Lighthouse’ by Jenny Jones

‘You’re Invited’ by Emma Pearson

‘Dear Violet’ by Julia Wainwright

Congratulations to our winning authors. The selected entries will be published on the Leaf Books Showcase website (http://www.leafbooks.co.uk/Showcase/Home.html) in the near future.

Our thanks to all who entered.

Short Story 2009 Winners

Winner:

‘Between Control Panels and Conveyancing’ by Emma Hardy

Runner-up:

‘I Can Do Miracles’ by David Grubb

Commended:

‘The Last Time We See Harold’ by David Grubb

‘Thoughts of a Contract Killer on his Fiftieth Birthday’ by Andrew Giles

‘Any Other Day’ by Mark Wagstaff

‘Legend’ by Sue Anderson

‘Pink Dalmation’ by Daisy Behagg

‘In the Garden’ by Daisy Behagg

‘Reunion’ by Sarah Stutt

‘Light Above Water’ by Rachel Arrowsmith

‘There’s a Library Too’ by Shirley Golden

‘Crossing the Bridge’ by Tyler Keevil

‘Honk for Jimmy Buffett’ by Jean Aloe

‘Eastside of the Dee’ by Math Bird

‘How to Make the Cut’ by Louise Broadbent

‘Bird’s Eye View’ by Joanna Campbell

‘Night Vision’ by Wendy Craig

‘The Grey Sunflower’ by Hugh Farmar

‘Idée Fixe’ by Adam Gilmour

‘Trigger’s Broom’ by RV Jones

‘Trust’ by Giselle Leeb

‘Archer’ by Paul Lenehan

‘The Queen and Me’ by Julie Mayhew

‘Borders’ by Emma Musty

‘Shattered Glass’ by Clarissa Pattern

‘The Tapestry of Needles’ by Brenda Ray

‘Holding On’ by Colin Rennie

‘Mosaic’ by Andy Rigley

‘Faithful to the Original’ by Stephen Santer

‘High Heels in the Snow’ by Anne Shewring

‘Lift’ by Stewart Tiley

‘Corresponding Colours’ by David Towsey

‘Indian Dance’ by Martin Tyrrell

‘On the Seventh Day’ by Steve Wade

‘Message in the Bottle’ by Pete Walsh

‘Burning Man’ by Joe Willans

‘Starlight’ by Dougal Wilson-Croome

‘My Hands’ by Jacqueline Winn

‘ A Simulation of a Simulacrumdomling’ by Joel Wright

Young Writers' Competition - Results

We had lots of fun judging the Young Writing Competition; the entries were, in varying degrees, adorable, intelligent, highly humorous and ridiculously impressive. Here are the results from all three age categories:

Under 11

Winner
'The Great Barrier Reef' (poem) by Hugo Grundy

Runner-up
'Sicilian Adventure' (poem) by Dualtagh Grundy

Commended
'Avril' and 'Doors' (poems) by Hector Stellyes
'Colours are for' (poem) by Gemma Baker
'The Queen's Lyre' (story) by Rebecca Daniels
'Mysteries and Mirrors' (poem) by Ellamae Hindley
'The Sand Witch' (story) and 'Welshness' (poem) by Mollie Thomas
'Katia's Story' (story) by Bethany Barnes
'Snow' (poem) – Shayahi Kathirgamanathan
'After Dark' and 'Mind Your Manners' (poems) by Evan James Ward
'I've Never Seen' by John Roberts
'What does my Daddy do at Work?' (poem) by Dominic Wills
‘Rebellious Megan’ (story) by Sumeyya Tontus
'The Ghost Galleon' (story) by Imogen Shortall
'The Amazing Pebble' (story) by Archie Clark
'My Wales' (poem) by Ruby Johnston
'Pet Dinos in my Garden' (poem) by Jonathan Potter
'Mr Leroy' (story) by Carley Ann Hayes

Under 14

Winner
'Taste of a Tic-Tac' (poem) by Henry Gould

Runner-up
'How can I look forward when I don't know where to go?' (poem) by Shakira Dyer

Commended
'New Life' (story) by Henry Gould
'Garden Exploration' (story) by Shakira Dyer
'Leprechaun Holiday' (story) by Cerren Richards
'Sights of Newport' (poem) by Saskia Barnett
'Darkness' (story) by Selena Drake
'Weekends' (poem) by Oscar Lowe
'The River' (poem) by the Creative Writing Club, Penryn College
'Surfing' (poem) by Samuel Moore
'The Trenches' (poem) by Ellie Hendricks
'Geraint and the Lady of the Lake' (story) by Konrad Edwards
'They Don't See What I See' (story) by Cleo Mathias

18 and under

Winner
'Journey in the Countryside' (poem) by Phoebe Power

Runner-up
'Writer's Block' (story) by Mairi Templeton

Commended
'Regifting' (story) by Mairi Templeton
'History, Period Two' (poem) by Luke Webber
'Deliveries' (story) by Amy Pay
'Reality' and 'All I Need is Inspiration' (poems) by Louise Hunter
'An Education' (story) by Charles Risius

Congratulations to our winners and commiserations to those who didn't make the list. Better luck next time. All of the above will be included in the competition anthology, which'll is yet to be named. Keep checking the Leaf Books blog, forthcoming newsletters and the news page on the website for further information about the production of this anthology. Our thanks to all who entered.

Nano-Fiction Competition - Results

Winner –

‘ Ada’ by Lyn Browne

Runner-up –

‘February 15 th 2003’ by Wayne Foster

Commended –

‘Greg The Adventurer’ by Gary Robins

‘The Addiction’ by Ellie Hartland

‘David Dimbleby’ by Phil O’Shea

‘Ghost Story’ by Guy Ware

‘A Night In’ by Clare Reddaway

‘Pick Ugly’ by Sarah Frost Mellor

‘Changing Days Two’ by Jackie Sullivan

‘They Say it Wouldn’t Last’ by Martin Richards

‘Think Tank’ by Jonathan Pinnock

‘Puff’ by Adam Bealby

‘Invincible’ by Rosie Brown

‘Better’ by Andrew Rigley

‘The Dead Old Lady’s Tights’ by Jemma Regan

‘I did see you. I glimpsed you for a second’ by Apala Chowdhury

‘Things to do Before Breakfast’ by Chloe Banks

‘Flight’ by Flavia Idriceanu

‘Revival’ by Anne Cooper

‘Bandiera Rosa’ by Shelley Day Sclater

‘Pianissimo’ by Sandy Tippett

‘Déjà vu’ by Steve Tymms

‘Driving Away’ by Kathy Kachelries

‘Kiritimati’ by Dougal Wilson-Croome

‘Written on the Wall’ and ‘The Last Supper’ by Holly Atkinson

‘Man Answers Door’ by Pamela Pottinger

‘Replacement Teacher’ by Gavin Parish

‘The Secret Life of Life’ by Dorothy Fryd

‘Last Hotel’ by Peter Winder

‘The Haulier’ by Pete Walsh

‘Disappointment’ by Michelle Holhorea

‘Henry’s Breakfast is Still Here’ and ‘We Love You, Antiques Roadshow’ by Nancy Saunders

‘David’ by Nicholas Edwards

‘Dystokia’ and ‘Reading Dostoyevsky and Thinking About Crisps’ by Sarah Boyd

‘Revolution’ by Morgan Downie

‘The Old Bomb Shelter’ by Lilee Marer

‘We are the twenty-somethings of the post-apocalypse’ by Grace Knight

‘Stepping Over’ by Lauren Huxley-Blythe

‘The Bought Complexion’ by Mary Cookson

‘First Date’ by Wendy Vaughn

‘Hairy and Scary’ by Anne Elder

‘Jealousies’ by Emily Midorikawa

‘Runners in the Sun’ by Linda Cairns

‘Best Friend’ and ‘County Court’ by Tom Bowen

‘Invisible Love’ by Dan Coxon

‘Rat Boy’ by Robert Warrington

‘Fishing Tackle’ and ‘Ducks’ by Ruth Brandt

‘Discovery’ by Christine Axon

‘Mirth’ by Robin Tompkins

‘Neighbours’ by Gavin Eyers

‘Losing It’ by Beverley Mulliner

‘Lost Plot’ by Pauline Masurel

‘Unwrapped’ by Bobbie Darbyshire

‘Statues’ by John Ravenscroft

‘Final Call’ by Lyn O’Kelly

‘The Death of Magic’ by Sarah Armstrong

‘A Bad Hair Day’ by Jayne Thickett

‘The Traveller’ by Clare Girvan

‘Lucky Escape’ by Angus Binnie

‘Sandwiches’ by Amelia Fortnam

‘Rain’ by Dee Gordon

‘A Simple Mistake’ by Jackie Blake

‘Short Story’ by Ciaran Parkes

‘May Queen’ by Jan Cascarini

‘Jigsaw’ and ‘Prelude’ by Una Corbett

‘Lungs’ by A.J.Thorn

‘On Men and Cheeseboards’ by Linda Houlton

‘The Dentist’ by K.M.Bainbridge

‘Nice Things’ and ‘Everything you Hate you will Become’ by John Blunden

‘Straight Talking’ by Sue Wilsea

‘Arrival’ by Sue Anderson

2008 Second Poetry Competition - Results

The winners of the Poetry Competition:

Winner:

'I Do' by Eloise Williams

Runner-up:

'Dancing with Delsie' by Sally James

Commended:

'Snapshot' by Francis Hayes
'Armchair revolutionary' by Francis Hayes
'Retired' by Francis Hayes
'Pants Outside Trousers, Big Letter H On T Shirt, Here To Save The World' by Jonathan Pinnock
'Sandra and Me' by Catherine Edmunds
'sky' by Catherine Edmunds
'Motherlode' by Deborah Harvey
'How My Family Got Into South Africa' by Liz Cashdan
'Collecting Pieces of you in Boxes' by Jan Harris
'Tracing the Shape' by Alfie Bryman
'Lion' by Anthony Watts
'Against the Storm' by Leah Armstead
'In a Circle it Doesn't Matter' by Leah Armstead
'Convalescent Hill' by Kate Rhodes
'The Keeper/Blackwater' by David Underdown
'Toaster' by Charles Evans
'Jess's Box' by Joanna Ezekiel
'Mendelssohn's Nose – 1939' by John Feakins
'Memory of my Father' by Christopher J Korta
'Personal Best' by Alan Dunnett
'Whisky' by Dorothy Fryd
'What Smruti Sees' by Jenny Morris

Congratulations to all of the above and commiserations to those who didn't make the list. Better luck next time (which means April). All of the above will be included in the competition anthology, which'll be called Dancing with Delsie and Other Poems. Keep an eye on the blog and the news page on the website for further information about the production of this anthology.

Our thanks to all who entered.

Mostly Life Humour competition.

Winner - 'Mrs Cheveley in the Conservatory at Tenby', an animated poem by Emily Hinshelwood.

Emily's poem will be published on the Showcase blog at www.mostlylife.com, and she'll receive £200 prize money. The following running-up pieces will also be published on the showcase:

'Historic Conversations' by John Buckley
'Ask Mairghread' by Clare Girvan
'Hi, David Gaffney' by Nadia Kingsley
'From Romford with Love' by Paul Smith
'The Care and Attention of Your Man' by Sally Quilford
'Forget-ful' by Jane Pearn
'And the Consequence was ....' by Jennifer Price

All of the above have been contacted by email: please get in touch if you're one of these people and you've yet to receive a personal notification.

Congratulations to the successful entrants and thanks to all who entered.

2008 Micro-Fiction Winners

Winner

‘Jesse and Jesus’ by Freda Love Smith

Runner-Up

‘Discovering a Comet’ by Pauline Masurel

Commended

‘Green Light’ by Freda Love Smith

‘The Bob Dylan Story’ by Freda Love Smith

‘The Surrealist Manifesto’ by Freda Love Smith

‘Hubris’ by Casey Parry

‘Causality Doesn’t Work Like That’ by Rich Hough

‘A Day in the Country’ by Margaretta Jones

‘A Precious Possession’ by Margaretta Jones

‘What Stinks’ by Lorraine Cave

‘Sadie Jones took me Line Dancing’ by Rosie Garland

‘Heirloom Quality’ by Rosie Garland

‘An African Plant Begins with a D’ by Maureen Gallagher

‘Invisibility for Beginners’ by Helen Pizzey

‘Beside the Seaside ’ by Andrea Davies

‘Light’ by Gavin Eyers

‘Behold’ by Jon Prawer

‘A Pebble from the River for Annie’ by Douglas Bruton

‘Movin’ On’ by Mary Pooley

‘Weather Goddess’ by Andrea Tang

‘Victor’ by Christine Genovese

‘They say that Belgium is a nice country’ by Robert Lankamp

‘Satisfaction’ by Keith Souter

‘The Factory for Other People's Happiness’ by Lloyd Markham

‘Field’ by Laura Tansley

‘We are all the same person in the crowd, for an instant’ by Laura Tansley

‘Where There’s Smoke’ by William Letford

‘Infested’ by Stewart Tiley

‘The Eskimo Word(s) for Love’ by Amy Mackelden

‘Birdcage’ by Christine Todd

‘A Thousand Coats’ by Peter Meredith Smith

‘Curiosity’ by Karen Jones

‘Bad Apples’ by Karen Jones

‘Green Fingers’ by Ruth Harris

‘The Street’ by Mo Singh

Poetry 2008 Competition Results

Winner:

‘Standing on the Cast-Iron Shore’ by Kathy Miles

Runners up:

‘Caliban’s Dream’ by Clare McCotter

‘The Wall Menders’ by Kate Noakes

Commended:

‘Dragons’ by Kathy Miles

‘Sledging’ by Chloe Balcomb

‘Olivetti’ by Liz Cashdan

‘Sunday’ by Sara Ridgley

‘Homes’ by Joan Michelson

‘Hierarchies of Art’ by Leah Armstead

‘Relaxation CD’ by Leah Armstead

‘Cabin Fever’ by Leah Armstead

‘Escape’ by Leah Armstead

‘Waiting for a Friend’ by Leah Armstead

‘The Future’ by Emily Hinshelwood

‘Swimming Lesson’ by A.K.S. Shaw

‘About the House’ by Anthony Watts

‘Last Day of the Holidays’ by Pat Borthwick

‘Whale Watch’ by Pat Borthwick

‘My Neighbour’s Myna’ by Pat Borthwick

‘Serving Abroad’ by Sue Anderson

‘Our First Day’ by Sarah Dixon

‘Reined-In’ by Jenny Morris

‘Father’ by Susan Groom

‘Son of the Soil’ by Margaret Eddershaw

‘New Town’ by Sarah Smith

‘The Night Boatman’ by Oz Hardwick

‘The Coming on the First Caliph (July, 1941)’ by Owen Lowery

‘Mapped Out’ by Sally James

‘Flight of Imagination’ by Aileen Lobban

‘Morning Milk’ by David Underdown

‘Macadamia Nut Steamers’ by Julie Bolitho-Lee

‘Uncle Albert’ by Tracey S. Rosenberg

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Congratulations to all of the above, and better luck next time to those who were not successful. The competition anthology, Standing on the Cast-Iron Shore and Other Poems, will go into production very shortly.

A note to the featured poets: you’ve all been contacted individually by now, but if for some reason this is the first you’ve heard of it, please check the inbox of whatever email address you gave us when you entered the competition. If you don’t find an email notifying you of your success, please get in touch with us at contact@leafbooks.co.uk.

Spoof and Humour Competition – Provisional Winners

We're highly pleased to announce the provisional winners of our 2007 Micro-Fiction Competition. They’re provisional because some of them have yet to get in touch with us after our informing them of their jolly good fortune – not because we’re fickle and might go ‘pah’ and change our minds at any given moment. If you’re one of the authors named below and this comes as a delightful surprise, do check your inbox and get in touch with us as soon as possible. Many thanks.

Winner

‘Note Bene’ by Gearalt MacAodha

Commended

‘Letter from a Lotus Eater’ by Gearalt MacAodha

‘The Jedi Guide to Clubbing’ by Ben Langley

‘Horoscopes’ by Robert Wilton

‘Dead Duck’ by Robert Wilton

‘Diary of a Data Entry Clerk’ by Tracey A Gilbert

‘USA Holiday Solutions’ by Sally Wild

‘No Relative Values’ by India Farquharson-Smithers

‘Nanny Knows Best’ by Vicki Jarrett

‘Out and About With Julian’ by Vicki Jarrett

‘Hyperbolitics’ by Nigel Macarthur

‘Letters Page’ by Nigel Macarthur

‘Corrections and Clarifications’ by Sally Quilford

‘Local News’ by Kevin Wilson

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Congratulations to the above and our thanks to all who entered. The anthology, to be named The Someday Supplement, will go into production very shortly – it will feature all of the above (or at least all of the above who are happy to be featured) with additional material from the Leaf Team. We shall keep you up to date on its progress.

The 2007 Micro-Fiction Competition Winners are as follows.

Winner

‘Imagine Coal’ by Mary Cookson

Runner up

‘Moving House’ by Anne Youngson

Commended

‘Toothbrushes’ by Mary Cookson

‘The Writing on the Wall’ by Anne Youngson

‘Fish’ by Una Corbett

‘Ten Past Five’ by Robert Warrington

‘Whisky and Cigarettes’ by Sara Benham

‘The Man and the Pea Ball Chain’ by Frederick Mugford

‘Acquiring Wisdom’ by Suzanne Weichhart

‘Outside the Station’ by Lauren Huxley-Blythe

‘Letter to Bridget’ by Lyn Browne

'Fallen Fruit' by Ken Elkes

'The Alien Prisoner's Dilemma' by Richard Hough

'The Affluence of Incohol' by Jo Horsman

'The Woman Who Starts Accidents' by Jo Horsman

'Memoir 101' by Lockie Hunter

'Love' by Morag Edward

'A Strong Hand' by Sarah Dunnakey

'Spilt Milk' by Ruby Radburn

'Pop-Lockin'' by Marie Gallagher

'Drowning Mother' by Ruth Fay

'A Space of Waste' by Shirley Golden

'Entertaining the Idea' by Shirley Golden

'Illumination' by Shirley Golden

'A Problem Shared' by Helen Pizzey

'Velcro' by Emma Dewhurst

'Nape' by Lorraine Cave

'Pineapple' by Lorraine Cave

'Missing' by Lorraine Cave

'The Signal' by Ailsa Cox

'RIP' by Christine Todd

'Gingerbread Mum' by Anne Shewring

Congratulations to the above and our thanks to all who entered. The anthology will go into production very shortly and will be entitled 'Imagine Coal'

The 2007 Short Story Competition Winners are as follows:

Winner

‘Naked Thighs and Cotton Frocks’ by Anne Shewring

Runner up

‘Translations’ by Mark Wagstaff

Commended

‘Jared Williams Again’ by Jenny Jackson

‘Looking at Water’ by Alan Markland

‘Turning’ by Pippa Goldschmidt

‘The Spirit of the Age’ by Nemone Thornes

‘Mortgage’ by Priya Sharma

‘The Volcano’ by Catherine Chanter

‘Like a Good Boy’ by Aiden O’Reilly

‘Postcards from a Previous Life’ by Andrew Blackman

‘You’re Dead’ by Tom Williams

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Congratulation to all of the above, and thanks to everybody who entered. Naked Thighs and Cotton Frocks and Other Short Stories has taken its rightful place in the production queue and will hopefully be available for purchase in time for Christmas. And will look rather like this:

Naked Thighs

Winter Short Story Competition

It was very hard to choose the final winner and runner up (both of whom will be published in September). All of the following stories were read by about eight members of our judging panel in the end. It wasn't an easy task as the standard was so impressive, but the winner and the runner up had clear majority votes. We are genuinely quite heartbroken that all the highly commended stories couldn't be published. Well done to all the people who entered: there were many more stories not on this list that our readers also enjoyed very much.

Winner - In No Man’s Land by Robert Wilton

Runner Up - The Steady Bookkeeper by Kathy Mansfield

Highly Commended (in no particular order) –
Auchterarder Road by Anne Youngson
The King of the Trolleys by Carolyn Lewis
Rise Above It by Gabi MacEwan
Mog and Becky by Mark Wagstaff
Bleeding Hearts by Christopher Williams
Real Blues by Joe Stein
A Journey with Enrico by Jen Housden
Ain’t Nuthin’ But the Blues by Keith Harrison
Stuff Happened by Jo Verity
Angelina by Brenda Ray
Wire Birds and Sea Verses by Rachael Nicholas
The Real Africa by Sally Hinchcliffe

Writing for Children Competition

Accompanied by every fanfare conceivably available, the winner of our Writing for Children competition is Gareth Rafferty, with his story, Barry’s Barnet. Gareth wins £200 and publication.

Our runners up are: Pat Hopper, with The Gang of Three and Lora & William Gill, with The Monkey and the Diamond.

Each runner-up will also be published as a Leaf Book.

Highly commended (in no particular order) are:

A Most Amazing Zoo by Linda Flynn
Alby, the Slow Sanderling by Robyn Dalby-Stockwell

Ally and the Bogeyman by Andrew Fuller
New Boy by Sue Anderson

Inside Clare by Maxine Linnell
Dranog, the Dragon Who Couldn't Spell by Chris Robinson

Pizza Delivery by Barbara Godwin

In Love/Out of Love Competition

All winners and commended poems listed below are featured in the two competition anthologies.

In Love

'Fool' by Linda Moody (winner), 'The Arrow Through' by Lizzy Green (third prize) 'The Party' by Elisabeth Rowe, 'Business Card' by Victor Tapner, 'Crescent Moons' by Alice Blake, 'Fierce Love' by Rose Cook, 'Last Wish' by Elisabeth Rowe, 'Last Evening' by Rosy Wilson, 'Sun Rent' by Maureen Macnaughton, 'Oaks' by Mandy Haggith, 'Fiction' by Munizha Ahmad-Cooke, 'My Krishna' by Kate Noakes, 'A Love Poem for Gerry' by Marianne Jones, 'Her Touch' by Harry Owen, 'Can't Cook, Don't Cook' by Steve Allen.

Out of Love

'October' by Paul Yandle (second prize), 'Couched' by Jan Petersen, 'Gossamer Disconnection' by Steve Allen, 'Mad Love' by Jane Kelman, 'Dalkey' by Lizzy Green, 'Pebbles' by Jacqueline Davitt, 'Give me Love' by Elisabeth Rowe, 'Ashes' by Charles Evans, 'Such Little Things' by Simone Mansell Broome, 'Dancing with Strangers' by Janice Sinson, 'Colours of the Earth' by Dianna Robin Dennis, 'Room Service' by Juliette Hart, 'Fido' by Linda Moody, 'Hit and Run' by Laurie Porter, 'Done!' by Alex Keegan.

The books are available through to order from this website and Amazon.co.uk, as well as direct from Leaf.

The First Leaf Short Story Competition

This was held in the summer of 2005 and was astonishingly successful considering it was our first ever competition: it drew an impressive number of entrants of a consistently high standard.

The winner was The Greengrocer's Apostrophe by Alexandra Fox. Runners up were The Gift by Ghislaine Goff, Mrs Thomson's Guide to Game Spotting by Fiona Thomson and Doppelganger by Simon Todd.

Every story was read by at least two members of our reading panel; the short listed stories were read by up to ten panel members. All of these stories (and a few more besisdes) have been published as Leaf Books and are available to buy from this site and from Amazon.