RESULTS
OF THE NELSON SPRING ROMANCE SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2012.
Lynne
M Kokshoorn in Greymouth for her story Come back to me.
Judge Sue MacKay’s comment: I loved this
story – all that emotion – you really touched me. I kept wondering will Remi
come home? Won’t he? That’s awesome writing.
Donna
Capil in Stoke (Nelson) for her story Molly’s
Crush.
Judge Sue
MacKay’s comment: I loved this story. It is so real, so emotive.
Liz
Elson in Wellington for her story The
Way Home.
Judge Sue
MacKay’s comment: I enjoyed this story. It depicts well the quandaries of
people, whose families have left home, and are now left facing their own time
to do something for themselves.
The prize-winning entries are available here to read under the Tab: Competition Winning Stories. Check them out!
Also in the Top 10 that was sent to the final
judging by Sue MacKay were (in alphabetical order):
Andrew M.
Underwood’s Flap Jack
Andrew M.
Underwood’s Aquarius
Andrew M.
Underwood’s At A Dentist’s Waiting Room
Emily
Fredrickson’s New Beginnings
Jo
McNabb’s Roses
Jon
Harrey’s A Southern Harvest
Virginia
Suckling’s The Rendezvous
Well done everyone and heartfelt
congratulations to you all!
Also a warm thank you to our judge Sue
Mackay for a great job!
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| Lynne and her awesome basket of goodies! |
The
1st prize basket included:
A full year’s membership in Romance Writers
New Zealand (RWNZ), donated by the RWNZ Nelson Chapter
Three hardback Mills & Boon Medical
Romance novels, written and kindly donated by Sue MacKay
A bottle of red wine, kindly donated by Te
Mania Wines, Richmond
A box of natural skin care products, kindly
donated by Carol Priest
Some chocolate skin care products, kindly
donated by The Body Shop, Nelson
Some Avon skin care products, kindly
donated by Nelson Romance Writer Karen Mead
A heart shaped pendant, kindly donated by
Nelson Romance Writer Annika Ohlson-Smith
A bag printed with the cover of the Romance
novel Affinity, written and kindly
donated by
Nelson Romance Writer LaVerne Clark
Heart shaped ginger cookies, baked and
kindly donated by The Swedish Bakery, Nelson
A sprinkle of Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses,
donated by the RWNZ Nelson Chapter
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| Donna and her goodies! |
The 2nd
prize basket included:
A bottle of white wine, kindly donated by
Te Mania Wines, Richmond
A bag of natural skin care products, kindly
donated by Carol Priest
Some chocolate skin care products, kindly
donated by The Body Shop, Nelson
Some Avon skin care products, kindly
donated by Nelson Romance Writer Karen Mead
A Thriller novel and a Romance novel,
kindly donated by Nelson Romance Writer Judy Tregurtha
Heart shaped ginger cookies, baked and
kindly donated by The Swedish Bakery, Nelson
A sprinkle of Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses,
donated by the RWNZ Nelson Chapter
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| Liz and her goodies! |
The 3rd
prize basket included:
A bag of natural skin care products, kindly
donated by Carol Priest
Some chocolate skin care products, kindly
donated by The Body Shop, Nelson
Some Avon skin care products, kindly
donated by Nelson Romance Writer Karen Mead
A Romance novel, kindly donated by Nelson
Romance Writer Judy Tregurtha
Heart shaped ginger cookies, baked and
kindly donated by The Swedish Bakery, Nelson
A sprinkle of Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses,
donated by the RWNZ Nelson Chapter
All
three baskets were kindly wrapped and beautifully
decorated by Creative Occasions/The Party Shop, Nelson.
A
HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS IN NELSON!
Also
a big thank you to the papers and other media all over the country for
advertising our competition.
