Difference between revisions of "Convalescence"
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| − | '''Convalescence''' was written for the first University of Hertfordshire Creative Writing Award, in 2007. The theme for the competition was ''Vision''. | + | '''Convalescence''' was written for the first University of Hertfordshire Creative Writing Award, in 2007. The theme for the competition was ''Vision''. I'm not entirely sure where the idea for the story actually came from, but looking back on it, it's pretty obvious that the 1977 punk single ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gilmore%27s_Eyes Gary Gilmore's Eyes]'' must have had something to do with it. |
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| + | '''Convalescence''' won the third prize of £300 in this competition. | ||
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| + | '''Convalescence''' was also published in the anthology arising from the competition, also entitled ''Vision''. | ||
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| + | The competition only accepted entries by physical mail. However, the University of Hertfordshire was just down the road from where I was living at the time, so I saw no problem in leaving it until the last possible minute, and I ended up cycling frantically over on the morning when entries closed to deliver my entry by hand. This rush had some consequences for the quality of the proofreading. When I heard that I'd been shortlisted - and hence eligible for the anthology - it was pointed out to me that there was one phrase that didn't quite make sense. While fixing that, I also noticed that the protagonist's name had changed halfway through from Mr Sanderson to Mr Anderson (I must have had The Matrix on my mind). | ||
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| + | The version in ''[[Dot Dash]]'' is slightly different from the one in ''Vision'', following the response to a submission to | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 15 June 2014
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Inspiration
Convalescence was written for the first University of Hertfordshire Creative Writing Award, in 2007. The theme for the competition was Vision. I'm not entirely sure where the idea for the story actually came from, but looking back on it, it's pretty obvious that the 1977 punk single Gary Gilmore's Eyes must have had something to do with it.
Placings
Convalescence won the third prize of £300 in this competition.
Publication
Convalescence was also published in the anthology arising from the competition, also entitled Vision.
Notes
The competition only accepted entries by physical mail. However, the University of Hertfordshire was just down the road from where I was living at the time, so I saw no problem in leaving it until the last possible minute, and I ended up cycling frantically over on the morning when entries closed to deliver my entry by hand. This rush had some consequences for the quality of the proofreading. When I heard that I'd been shortlisted - and hence eligible for the anthology - it was pointed out to me that there was one phrase that didn't quite make sense. While fixing that, I also noticed that the protagonist's name had changed halfway through from Mr Sanderson to Mr Anderson (I must have had The Matrix on my mind).
The version in Dot Dash is slightly different from the one in Vision, following the response to a submission to
