Welcome to the August 2009 Edition of the Momaya Newsletter

(1) Announcing the 2009 Momaya Press Short Story Competition winners

(2) Pre-order your copy of the 2009 Momaya Annual Review

(3) 2010 Momaya Short Story Competition Now Open

(1) Announcing the 2009 Momaya Press Short Story Competition winners

We have now posted the winners of the 2009 Momaya Short Story Competition on www.momayapress.com. The stories for publication in the 2009 Momaya Annual Review have been chosen by our panel of judges from Random House, Reuters, and the Soho Theatre. There was many fantastic stories and definitely heated debate that has resulted in the list below. We hope that those chosen will feel very proud (there were 213 entries) and that everyone who has submitted will feel encouraged to continue writing.

Momaya Press congratulates the Momaya Short Story Competition 2009 winners:

First place
Haiku, Katherine Tamiko Arguile

Second Place
A Child's First Dictionary, Christine Sarah Cox

Third Place
In It To Win, David Gill

Honourable Mention
Talent Under My Tree, Dorothy Fryd
Dr. Gould, John Davy
Shock-waves, Sarah Evans
On This Night, Alyn Fenn
Bed of Roses, Chris Williams
Day One, Sophie Coulombeau
Lorelei, Janis Freegard
Publish under "Alienation"
Annie and Father Cathberts Kisses, Douglas Bruton
Forgotten City, Ally Chrisholm
Conversations for Another Time, Nimer Rashed
One Legged Barbie Doll, Nicole Merx
Loon List, Richard Bardwell

Thanks to all the writers who submitted for the competition – we enjoyed reading your work.

(2) Pre-order your copy of the 2009 Momaya Annual Review

Our team is busy editing and designing our 6th edition of the Momaya Annual Review. Receive a 10% discount if you pre-order now on our site and will be shipped to you as soon as it’s printed (by December). Order here: http://www.momayapress.com/review08.htm

(3) 2010 Momaya Short Story Competition Now Open

Every year the Momaya Annual Review has a different theme. While entries for the short story competition can be on any fictional topic, the review gets its cohesion from stories, poems and artwork focusing on a central theme, interspersed amongst the contest winners' stories. The 2010 Annual Review will feature fiction in a variety of categories from the winners of the Momaya Short Story Competition and winners of Momaya Awards, as well as a stunning collection of photographs, poems and short stories exploring "Family".

Our judges include Matt Allen (freelance journalist), Andrew Callus (Reuters), Kay Peddlar (Random House), and Nina Steiger (Soho Theatre).

Submit your story here: www.momayapress.com/contest.htm.

We look forward to reading all the stories that are submitted and hope that you will continue to support Momaya Press as a reader and writer.

Best Regards
Monisha Saldanha and Maya Cointreau
Directors
Momaya Press
www.momayapress.com

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