<p>Hello writers. Just when you thought the competition was all wrapped up… this week we look at the almost-winners of our big annual comp.</p><p>Yep, these are the brilliant writers who made the shortlist, but didn’t quite manage to snaffle a place on Sarah’s podium.</p><br><p>And here are those five wondrously wizard-like word weavers:</p><br><p>Kieran Ahern</p><p>Jonathon Davies</p><p>Steven Stilbech</p><p>Stuart James Taylor</p><p>Jasmine Sears</p><br><p>Well done to them all, and keep an eye out for them in future!</p><br><p>All we need do now I think, is thank our beaaauuutiful sponsor Scrivener, without whom there would be no competition frankly. Or there would, but the prize would be a bag of chips, a pack of Dairylea Triangles and some post-it notes. So… you know…</p><p>Thank you very much Scrivener!</p><p>Who, aside from being a bunch of lovely people, also happens to be a really fantastic bit of writing software which you can secure for 20% less than the usual price, simply by using the code FAILING at checkout</p><p>Just go to <a href="https://www.literatureandlatte.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.literatureandlatte.com</a></p><br><p>Finally a massive well done to all of you who wrote one or more stories.</p><p>You’re all winners in our book.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>