Break the Block, Find the Story - Notebook Filler
6pm to 8pm UK/10am LA/1pm Chicago/2pm NY - Next Date TBC
£10 for two hours.
Fun, fast-pace, very productive Zoom writing prompt class to fill your notebook and find stories. Mid session "breakout breather" to chat and discuss work. Send a story from your notes after for a chance to win 1/5th of the total session fees, plus free workshops. Pay at button. Full details will be sent.
Break the Block Thu 15th Oct 2020 - Results
Thanks to everyone who entered this round of the competition. It's always a thrill to see what you come up with from the prompts on the night. As last time, I really enjoyed reading them. They are read blind with the help of my other half, so it is all fair and square. My choices are based on 5 criteria: Opening, Character, Plot, Ending and Language. I give each story a tick if in my humble opinion it stood out from the others in each of those categories. This causes some crossovers of course, so I read the ones with the most ticks again, rating them a second time against each other on the same list. Thanks for making my job so hard! Without further ado, the results are below.
1st Prize - Nikki Davison - His Apartment - £20
2nd Prize - Donna M Day - Life - 2hr Workshop
3rd Prize - Valerie Griffin - The Catalyst - 1hr Workshop
Commended - Michele Hart - Parallel Freedom
Break the Block Fri 24th July 2020 - Results
1st Prize - Susan Comer - Heirloom (£20)
2nd Prize - Michele Hart - Untitled (2 hr workshop)
3rd Prize - Donna M Day - Untitled (1 hr workshop)
Commended - Lauren Leach-Steffens - Novel extract
Thanks so much to all the entrants. I really enjoyed judging it and loved the variety of tales!