Accepted for publication (print and pdf) in Twisted Tongue Magazine, Issue 14, Dec 2009, ISSN 1749-9941. First published as Runner-up in Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No 86, Oct 2008.

Bones in the Mud (521 words)

Published (print and online) entitled Bones in the Mud in Blinking Cursor Literary Magazine Issue Two Winter 2009. First published online entitled Just Kidding as Winning entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 94, June 2009.

Read on Radio Sarawak, RED fm 91.9, Nov 2009.

A Sure Thing (959 words)

Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No 95, July 2009.

Sitting Pretty (1,041 words)

Cherry-picked by the Editors at ABCtales, May 2009.

Penelope's Poisonous Plan (314 words)

Winning Entry - Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 88, Dec 2008.

Read on Radio Sarawak RED fm 91.9, Feb 2009.

Mr Opportunity (625 words)

Runner up, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 84, Aug 2008.

The True Friend of Fairy Farndale (741 words)

Accepted for publication online, Fantasy Gazetteer Issue 6, Aug 2008.

Read on Radio Sarawak, RED fm 91.9, Feb 2009.

At the End of the Day (226 words)

Competition runner-up. Published (pdf and print) Gold Dust Issue 13, Summer 2008.

First published as winner www.wearewriters.co.uk flash fiction competition, Aug 2006.

Read on Radio Sarawak, RED fm 91.9, Feb 2009.

Grandpa's Old Walking Stick (375 words)

Competition runner-up. Published (pdf and print) Gold Dust Issue 13, Summer 2008.

Read on Radio Sarawak, RED fm 91.9, Nov 2009.

Look Again (193 words)

Runner up, Between the Cracks Digest, Flash Fiction Competition, Feb 2008.

Snapshot (958 words)

Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 76, Dec 2007.

Read on Radio Sarawak, RED fm 91.9, 11 Nov 2009.

A Wave from a Stranger (1,518 words)

Winner, Writers Billboard Short Fiction Competition, Dec 2007.

The Timepiece (1,679 words)

Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No.75, Nov 2007.

The Deep End (490 words)

Winning Entry, Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 72, Aug 2007.

Read on Radio Sarawak, RED fm 91.9, Nov 2009.

Wind in the Western Desert (522 words)

Winning Entry (as Balancing Act) Adult Creative Writing Club Competition No. 71, July 2007.

The New Boy (400 words)

Published (pdf and print) Gold Dust Issue Eight, Autumn 2006.

Read on Radio Sarawak, RED fm 91.9, Nov 2009.

Best Treatment (24 words)

Commended, Leaf Books Competition and published in Anthology, Aug 2006.

Melting Time (261 words)

Second Place, Voices Net, Arts Pagoda, Short Story Competition, 2004.

What the Ghost Left (783 words)

Editorial mention, ABCtales ghost story competition, 2004.

Characters and events are fictitious and any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, is purely coincidental. As pieces have been written for both countries, please excuse the mix of UK and US conventions and spelling. Stories have been revised since first publication and titles, text, and word counts may differ from original versions.

fiction by colin w campbell