Jean Longridge of Uddingston has only been writing seriously for about a year but already she has beaten off international competition to win the Radio Heartbeat short story competition. Her story The Best Thing was judged to be by far the best of all of the entries received. She received her certificate from Denice Reynolds of Reflections Video who sponsored the prize.
The competition was open to anyone who could write something which we thought could entertain the patients. Information was sent to Writers Groups and to the National Association of Writers Groups Web Site. Word spread. Instead of just a few localised entries that we expected we had entries from various points in America, Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy and Turkey.
Judging took a long time as there were many criteria to be met. The panel had a hard task. The final decision was down to Janice Long of Radio 2.
Jean was absolutely delighted and was sure that her children would enjoy spending the £100 prize. Her next project is a special story for Hallowe'en featuring the children of Tannochside Primary School.
We wish her well.
1 comment:
Dear Radio heart beat.
I am glad that you picked my sister for your competition she has been
writing for years when we were younger we would write to one another . I
moved to the United States when I was 20 she always sent amusing letters
that would remind me of how special she is.
Jean is a wonderful writer and I have told her she needs to write a
childrens book.
Thank you
Grace Longridge
Colorado Springs
Colorado
USA
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