Hook Your Reader Challenge Winners
A great story opening plunges the reader into the story instantly. The SWG Spring Writing Contest challenges you to write an opening scene that grabs the reader and makes them want to keep reading.
- 1st Place – The Torn Sky – Chris Howald
- 2nd Place – The Woman On Derry Street – Alden Stewart
- 3rd Place – The Ditty Box – Renee Vajko Srch
- Honorable Mention – Escape – Dorthey Davidson
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CONTEST ENTRIES (In Alphabetical Order)
7 Crows Publishing – Lauri Mays
Belonging – Linda Harper
Bob – Sean Rutherford
Canadian Nocturne – David Hampton
Chapter 1 – Cessnock, NSW – Andy Tarbox
Collect On Delivery – Mathew Henderson
Devilfish First Chapter – Michael Story
E. E. Lang -Marilyn Smith
Escape – Dorthy Davidson
Found – Michael Rothe
Keep Moving – The Parking Lot – Ladonna Greiner
Promise of the Eternal Tree – Liz Verity
Sadie Jane – Shirley Gilmore
The Brink – Michael George
The Conundrum – Cathy Mastrantuono
The Ditty Box – Renee Vajko Srch
The Torn Sky – Chris Howald
The Turn – Kelli Delong
The Twin Kingdoms – Curse Of The Gifted – Amanda Fletcher
The Woman On Derry Street – Alden Stewart
Therra’s Quest – Lynn Combs
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