And many congratulations from us.
There are so many excellent stories, and unfortunately only ten places, but as mentioned the standard is so high that stories which would have previously made the Top Ten often now feature in the Top 20. And these are at scoring levels and higher for stories that have since gone on to be published, and are well worth a read.
So do please take encouragement even if you are not in the Top Ten. The 11 - 20 stories, below, will I'm sure see publishing successes in time.
11. The Hitchcock Blonde
by Mackenzie Clark Crime, Novel, Thriller 17 Jul 2008
Lauren Valenti isn’t just a cop, she’s a witness to the murder of her boss. In her struggle to find out the truth about his death, she gets embroiled in the search for a woman who disappeared over forty years ago. Some women are never forgotten. Or ever truly forgiven.
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The Good Samaritan (revised)
by Susan Howe Short Story, Literary Fiction, General Fiction 23 Aug 2008
Mary's record spoke for itself. Kind and patient, always ready with tea and sympathy, there wasn't a more dedicated volunteer. Until she discovered that charity begins at home.
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12. The Game of Pirate
by Ed Wicke Adventure, Literary Fiction, Teenage Fiction 02 Jul 2008
Piracy, treasure, witches, treachery. And an orphaned boy who just wants to be an accountant...
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13. The A-Men
by John Trevillian Action, Novel, Science Fiction 22 Jul 2008
In an unnamed future metropolis, known only as Dead City, the lives of five renegades weave together in the pursuit of dreams of being special. Mixing dark future, noir and faerie tale, this is a story of ultra-violence, love and death set in a hard-boiled mirror of our future.
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The Hoagystone v2a
by Edward Alport Children's Fiction, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy 23 Jul 2008
Someone has put up a stone circle at the gates of The Scream Park and the way has been opened up to all sorts of unwanted visitors. The second book of The Spokeley Chronicles and sequel to The Scream Park.
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14. Red Shadows (Revised)
by William McCormick Historical, Literary Fiction, Novel, Saga 05 Jun 2008
A failed revolution sets two brothers on a collision course.
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The Kingfisher
by ZeBeDee Short Story, Literary Fiction, Thriller 24 Jun 2008
A short story of dog eats dog, fishing in the rain and the ultimate catch with the very last cast.
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Olympia Heights
by Leigh V Twersky Gay/Lesbian Fiction, Novel, Science Fiction 27 Jun 2008
In the not-too-distant future, possibly in your lifetime... Irene Smemley gets sacked. 450 km away model cop wasp-man V159 starts having dreams. The answer can only be in one place: Olympia Heights. Crime busting, poverty zapping and genetic cleansing. Welcome to Bestco Britain. The Bestco Britain there is.
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Skool Daze v2
by Mike Hanson Children's Fiction, Comedy, Novel, Teenage Fiction 22 Jul 2008
It's 1985 and Thomas Bradbury is starting to wish that he'd never accepted that double dare
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THE BUMBLE ON BEALE STREET version 2
by JIMMY BAIN Comedy, Crime, Novel, General Fiction 28 Jul 2008
Another tale about the Bumble and his cohorts. Elvis Paisley, impersonator of the King, disappears with Kaiser Bob's wife. A straightforward missing persons case? No such thing!
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CATCH A FALLING STAR
by Lexi Revellian Mystery, Novel, Thriller 10 Aug 2008
Caz is startled to discover a strange man asleep on her roof terrace...
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15. The Silent Scream - Revised
by T. Saull-Hunt Crime, Mystery, Thriller 24 Apr 2008
Sam McMullen has been through hell in the last year. A series of violent events draw him into a dangerous world in which he either becomes the hunter, or the hunted.
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Persona (Revision 1)
by Martine Lillycrop Crime, Horror, Science Fiction 30 Apr 2008
In the final quarter of the 21st Century, sea-levels have risen. Disease, hunger and overcrowding affect the western world. Ex-cop, Flynn, is a police consultant specialising in analysing ‘squirts’--illegal artificial personas which people inject into their brain. There's a new squirt out there, and it knows Flynn's name.
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The Stasi File
by Peter Bernhardt Novel, Thriller 19 May 2008
An American lawyer and his lover from Berlin student days, now a budding Italian opera diva, are drawn into an assassination plot by a Stasi General, desperate to prevent the collapse of the East German police state after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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The Shattered Mirror
by Nick Poole Historical, Novel, Fantasy 27 May 2008
"All Faith is false, all Faith is true: Truth is the shattered mirror strown In myriad bits; while each believes His little bit the whole to own." Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890). This is the story of Tommy Grimes. Short introduction before main text.
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Between The Ocean And The Sea
by Meena Wells Literary Fiction, Novel, Womens Fiction, General Fiction 08 Jul 2008
In 1952 ASHA AND KUMAR leave Nairobi for a better life. In 1970 their daughter SONIA meets GURUDUTT and falls in love. Sonia becomes pregnant. Her humiliated parents abandon plans of an arranged marriage and hastily put together a wedding for the couple, whose respective families are worlds away from each other.
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Benefit
by Tom Abbot Short Story, Literary Fiction, Romance 07 Jul 2008
Life in the grey lane.
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Sparks
by Andy Szpuk Short Story, Literary Fiction 31 Jul 2008
He's reached a point where he's helpless. But his mind is still active, There are things he still wants to do. But his body won't move.
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The Dragon Box (Revised)
by Katie Stewart Adventure, Children's Fiction, Fantasy 08 Jul 2008
James is fascinated by his neighbour, Mack's, strange inventions. But the electronic game Mack gives him is going to take him on an adventure he could never have imagined.
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No Spare Batteries
by Calum Stewart Short Story, Crime 23 Jul 2008
Bandit sets up Auld Bastard for a fall.
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Secrets of the Deep Fryer
by Tom Keal Short Story, Adventure, General Fiction 28 Jul 2008
In an all too plausible future where global fish stocks have collapsed, one man has found an abundant new source. Fish-and-chip-loving reporter Julianne Bennett is sent to find out his bizarre secret. Is his tale just a publicity stunt, or is it the truth?
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Pray Tell, Sir (rev2)
by Calum Stewart Short Story, Adventure, Historical 15 Aug 2008
An injured visitor returns, then returns.
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The Cinderella Syndrome
by Joanna Studdert-Kennedy Adventure, Children's Fiction, Comedy 11 Aug 2008
(First 2 chapters of a completed novel) Scullery boy Edward Bumstead dreams of escaping his life of drudgery as a slave to his ugly step-brothers. So when he sneaks into the palace in disguise he thinks this could be his way to marrying Cinderella's daughter, Lucinda. Instead he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in an attempt to kidnap her...
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