Here it is folks, passing on the good news as I got it….
Congratulations again on being the top seven authors in the Canadian Authors Vancouver Short Story Contest. I am pleased to announce our prize winners are: (drum roll please)
1st Prize & Publication: Edythe Anstey Hanen, Bowen Island, BC for Lonesome
2nd Prize & Publication: Barb Howard, Calgary, for MVP
3rd Prize & Publication: Erin MacNair, N. Vancouver, for Left Standing
(Hey! That’s me! Whooohoooo!!!)
Our judges were very impressed with the caliber of the stories submitted and had a difficult time choosing the winners. It is interesting to note that all three winners are members of the Canadian Authors Association whose motto is Writers helping Writers. The winning stories will be published on our website and in National Voices 2016 anthology to be published by December 2016.
Yessss!!!!
So I know many of you are wanting to read the story and are wondering why it isn’t on my website. I will link to their website in December, but email me if you’d like to see it and I will send it your way. There are all these rules about online publication, and they now “own it” for a while. They will have it on their website for a year, and I will link to it, and then I will put it on mine. Yahoo! I get to read at the CA Christmas do, and have to send them a head shot and a bio, which I panicked at because I only ever take selfies of my face/awful hair in the morning and then send them to others to scare them, or make them feel better about themselves…so, I need to take a shot that is something other than that. I might wear my glasses. People take you seriously when you have glasses on. As in, “Maybe she’s not as dumb as I thought..?”
More blogging coming your way…I was busy writing.
Xo
Erin
Wow Erin!!! Congrats:)) Your writing is fantastic…so happy you are pursuing this passion and getting recognition for it! Woohoo!!!!
way to go sis!!!
Congratulations Erin! Well deserved! Your writings are so enjoyable.
Congratulations Erin!
Wonderful!!! So proud of you and can’t wait to read the story. Way to go Erin!!
Congrats Erin! 🙂
So proud of you Erin! Amazing things happen when you give yourself the gift of time to write…..congratulations!!
Yaaaaa Erin! So proud of you. Jump up and down proud! That story was scary great. NO WONDER you won a prize!
that’s just wonderful Erin…really, really happy for you!!
Fantastic Erin!! Can’t wait to see it in print. You are on your way!!!
Great job Erin! Looking forward to reading it.
Erin:
Congrats on your great accomplishment! Hope I can read your story sometime-you were always so creative!
Way to go! Congratulations, you are awesome:)