I've just had an email from Fish, and have I missed something, or are you being modest? I see you're SECOND in the Fish Short Story Competion 2007/8, with Words in a Glass Bubble

That's a fantastic achievement - Fish are notoriously tough and the standard's fantastically high. Many, many congratulations!

Emma

Well done!

That's fantastic! Congratulations!

Luisa

Congrats, Nessie!

(I was longlisted once and felt really special for about five minutes until my dad burst out laughing when I told him how many there were on the longlist . . . tough audience!)

When is the book out?

Well done, Nessie - great news!

A
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Myrtle, ;( you should have felt special for much longer than that. You just can't get the appreciative parents these days.

I don't know what the Fish entry numbers are, but I know about Bridport, and it's scary - anyone who gets anywhere with either should give themselves huge pats on the back, even if the family don't.

I think it's hopeless expecting the rest of the world to understand the CW world. And the booktrade doesn't either. Which is why WW exists!

Emma

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Always forget you can't do winky frownies!

Thanks, Emma - I couldn't blame him really; he must have expected me to say twenty, not 120

Anyhoo, well done again to Nessie!