Monday 5 December 2011

Undiscovered Voices 2012. Discovered Voices and Almost Discovered Voices…


Undiscovered Voices 2012. Discovered Voices and Almost Discovered Voices…

The Undiscovered Voices winners have been announced, the long list whittled down to 25.

Discovered Voices…

I want to wish huge congratulations to the following people, whose novel extracts, will appear in the anthology, they are now definitely discovered voices….

Rosie Best, Veronica Cossanteli, Sandra Greaves, Jane Hardstaff, Deborah Hewitt, David Hofmeyr and Zoe Crookes, Sharon Jones, Rachel Latham, MaureenLynas, Richard Masson, Rachel Wolfreys and an extra special congratulation’s to my amazing writing buddy Jo Wyton. Jo – if you can't sneak me in to the UV12 party then at least smuggle out some cake!

Almost Discovered Voices…

No, you’ve not miss read the list. I did not make it through. So here is a huge heart felt commiserations to the following long-lister’s who, like me, were destined to be almost discovered (I know how it feels believe me)…. 

YOU'RE MAGIC, DUGGIE BONES by Jan Carr
GRIMM TALES: THE BLACKWOOD LEGACY by Liz de Jager
SPRINGPUNK by Julienne Durber
HOW NOT TO GET NOTICED by Jennifer Hicks
BUBBLE AND CAT by Michael Marett-Crosby
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CARLA GRIMES by Stephanie McGregor
THE SILVER FISH by Anne Mitchell
NORTH OF NOWHERE by Chantel Marie Napier
THROUGH MORTAL EYES by Sally-Jayne Poyton
BREAKWATER by Melissa Rogerson
AT FAULT by Joanna Sargent
BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE by Lara Williamson

And Finally…

I would like to thank the fabulous Undiscovered Voices team, for running such a superb competition, so thank you to….

Karen Ball, Elizabeth Galloway, Sara Grant and Sara O’Connor

And also a big thank you to the Judges who picked my manuscript out of all the submissions to be on the long list…

Jo Anne Cocadiz, Amber Caraveo, Julia Churchill, Dagmar Gleditzsch, Catherine Pellegrino, Jasmine Richards, Jenny Savill, Rachel Boden.

Here's a picture dedicated to all the other Long-listers who didn't quite make it into the anthology,  this is how I feel...

2 comments:

  1. Thank you Sally :o)
    A very gracious post
    As the lovely Janet Foxley said "Honorary Mentions get publishing deals too!"
    I'm almost as excited about that as I am the idea for my next story!

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  2. Thanks Jan! Yes prospect of a publishing deal for us honorary mentions is keeping me smiling! Oh, can't wait to hear more about you next story!

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