Tudor Ghost Story Contest Winners Announced!

I am delighted to share with you Wendy J. Dunn’s judge’s report. Thank you to those of you who entered the Tudor Ghost Story contest this year, I’ve so enjoyed reading your entries, and a big congratulations to our winners!

First Place goes to A Skeleton of a Ship in the Ghost of Water by Katherine Marcella.

Second Place goes to My Kinsman the Headsman by Alisha Huffman.

Highly Commended: The Past Haunts by Ambrea Rodriguez and The Embrace of Eternity by Katherine Stinson. 

Happy Halloween!

Natalie x

My judge’s report:
My goodness! In truth, this year’s contest not only set out before me a feast of
wonderful stories to read, but I also ended up with quite a bellyache trying to
decide on the second place getter. But there was never a question in my mind about
what story deserved first place. A very original, fascinating and well researched
story, A Skeleton of a Ship in the Ghost of Water not only engaged me from beginning
to end, but also, well and truly, gave me the shivers.
I put four stories in my short list for second place. All of them were utterly
impressive examples of stories birthed from knowledge of a time long gone and
historical personages of the past. Finally, I decided our second place getter had
to go to MY KINSMAN THE HEADSMAN because this story both touched me and offered our
competition the most unique tale. But I loved my short list so much the Tudor Ghost
Story I decided that two of the stories deserved to be acknowledged by being
awarded Highly Commended. I have no doubt that Natalie will agree with me and we
will see The Past Haunts and The Embrace of Eternity also published on her
brilliant Tudor website.
Lastly, I really want to thank everyone for their stories. It was a privilege to
read them and honour to judge works that sang an ode to the passion we all share
for history. Please keep writing – and remember to enter the Tudor Ghost Story
contest in 2016.

Wendy J. Dunn BA Dip Ed Grad Dip MA PhD

Author of DEAR HEART, HOW LIKE YOU THIS? Awarded the ABPA 2003 Glyph for Best Adult
Fiction and First Runner Up for Commercial fiction in the 2004 Writer’s Notes Book
Awards and THE LIGHT IN THE LABYRINTH

“…The Light in the Labyrinth is quite the read – no matter the age of the reader.
And yes, thanks to Kate, a new voice has been added to the well-known haunting
melody – a voice that mellows and matures as the story evolves and yet retains a
touch of bittersweet innocence right to the bloody, inevitable end.” – Anna Belfrage
for The Review.