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Getting the rewards out - please check your email

Update #7 · Apr 20, 2012 · comment

We've been going through the list of supporters and sending the rewards out.

If you chose a PDF copy as your reward, please check your email, as those have now been sent.

We have sent emails to five more people whose addresses or book choices we're still waiting for. Please check your email, where you should find an email from me (Stephen).

Other than those, the rest of the books have been dispatched or are in hand with Amazon. The special mug has been delivered too, very glad to report.

As we said we might, we used some of the money to increase the number of author copies from two to five per author this year. Some is going to providing the rewards, of course. Quite a lot goes to the printing costs. When the dust settles I will publish a breakdown of where all the money went.

Thanks to everyone who backed the book. Any problems or questions, please don't hesitate to contact us here or at Willesden Herald. Meanwhile here's a link to the launch of the book and results of the competition on the night of April 12th in London. It includes a video playlist of actors reading excerpts from the book you have helped to publish.

Posted by Steve Moran

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Willesden Herald "New Short Stories" Results Event 2012 & Reminder

Update #6 · Apr 12, 2012 · comment

The winner of the competition and two runners up will be announced tonight!

http://www.facebook.com/events/299588830102373/

8 to 10 pm, Thursday 12 April 2012 at Willesden Green Library Centre, 95 High Road, London NW10 2SF.

Also, don't forget to send your mailing address if you pledged $25 or more.  Your rewards are ready for their new home.

Thanks,

Sean

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Rewards ready for you....

Update #5 - For backers only · Apr 10, 2012 · 1 comment

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Shorty List

Update #4 · Feb 16, 2012 · comment

Here is the short list for the 2012 Willesden Herald competition:

Blog: The Willesden Herald
Post: Announcement: Willesden 2012 short list
Link: http://willesdenherald.blogspot.com/2012/02/announcement-willesden-2012-short-list.html

Info. on book coming soon.  Thanks again everyone!

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Roddy Doyle Interview

Update #3 · Jan 15, 2012 · comment

Renowned author Roddy Doyle (The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van, Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha, The Dead Republic, etc.) is the judge for this year's Willesden Herald Short Story Competition.  Pretend Genius chatted with Roddy for its new interview series > 11:  http://www.pretendgenius.com/roddy.html.

Also, the shortlist for the New Short Stories 6 book is coming out soon.  We'll send another update in the coming weeks.

Thanks,

Sean

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    A pdf copy of New Short Stories 6, ten of the best short stories of 2011. This year's judge is acclaimed author Roddy Doyle

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    A copy of the book New Short Stories 6, ten of the best short stories of 2011. This year's judge is acclaimed author Roddy Doyle.

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    A copy of the book New Short Stories 6, ten of the best short stories of 2011 and 3 other books from the Pretend Genius catalogue.

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    An exclusive Willesden Herald mug inscribed "I helped publish New Short Stories 6" PLUS the entire set of six New Short Stories anthologies. The titles are "Fish Drink Like Us", "New Short Stories 1", "New Short Stories 3", "New Short Stories 4", "New Short Stories 5" and "New Short Stories 6", the best Willesden Herald short stories published from 2006 to 2012, with covers by acclaimed artist Stratos Fountoulis of Brussels.

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