Tag Archives: Short Stories

Scrawl Short Story Winner – Micah Timona Ferris

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

We’re pleased to announce, with the gratefully received help of and the winner of vicbooks Scrawl Short Story competition. Micah Timona Ferris with her story, Apples. There was a great mix of stories submitted this year, leading to an enticing … Continue reading →

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Apples – by Micah Timona Ferris

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

The day she was due to arrive from the other end of the world, mum went grocery shopping. It was autumn and the leaves were nearly all brown, their little bodies curling inwards. That’s what happens when you die, you … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips for Short Stories – Scrawl

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

As short story entries for this years Scrawl Writing Competition wash in on the electronic tides, we thought we’d browse the interweb for tips and pointers on writing methods and pass them on in a digested manner. There’s the practical … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Writing Competition 2011

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Scrawl is back in its second incarnation – widened in scope, more confident in demeanor and with its general hubbub all sleek and streamlined. We received hundreds of entries last year, far more than we (or our judges) expected, which … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Short Story Winner – Francesca Brooks

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

We’re pleased to announce, with the gratefully received help of and the winner of vicbooks Scrawl Short Story competition. Francesca Brooks with her story, Over the Weather and Under the Moon. We received many entries for the short story competition, full of … Continue reading →

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‘Over the Weather and Under the Moon’ by Francesca Brooks

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Over the Weather and Under the Moon On the fifty-second day of her heart-stopping crush on a girl called Elizabeth, Nora woke up and begged the universe for a spontaneous medical condition that wouldn’t quite kill her, but would give … Continue reading →

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Our Scrawl

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

Today, 5pm, Friday the 13th, sees the close of vicbooks’ first Scrawl writing competition. In both competition formats we got a rude surprise on the last two days when we opened the scrawl email account to find a deluge of … Continue reading →

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Everything Ravaged Everything Burned: a review

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

Everything Ravaged Everything Burned by Wells Tower This is a book of short stories any established writer would be proud of – that they’ve been produced by a debut author makes them more remarkable still. Plaudits and prizes are pouring … Continue reading →

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Scrawl – vicbooks’ Student Writing Competition

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

vicbooks has decided that it is high time we got more involved with our student clientelle (who also happen to own us) so have decided to run a writing competition for poetry and short stories. It’s called . There are … Continue reading →

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