The
theme of the 6th contest was "Colours" and the first prize went to
Sarah Isaac for herstory, "Foreign Fruit". The second prize went to
Jennifer Tucker for "The many shades of darkness", while the third prize
went to Lynda Haycock-Watkins for ‘’Feeling, tasting and smelling
colours’’. For the first time this year, all awarded writers came from
the United Kingdom. A Greek translation of the three winning entries is
also included in the Greek edition of "Stories in Colour".
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
ENGLISH EDITIONS -06: STORIES IN COLOUR
NOW AVAILABLE ALSO ON AMAZON.COM!!
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Friday, 11 November 2016
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
6th international Short story Contest – Results

(International section)
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6th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
Theme: colours
PRIZES, DISTINCTIONS & SHORT LISTED STORIES
FIRST PRIZE
Foreign Fruit – Sarah Isaac (United Kingdom)
SECOND PRIZE
The many shades of darkness – Jennifer Tucker (United Kingdom)
THIRD PRIZE
Feeling, tasting and smelling colours – Lynda Haycock-Watkins (United Kingdom)
DISTINCTIONS
Evergreen – Helen Shay (United Kingdom)
& Lime Green – Liz Gwinnell (United Kingdom)
SHORT LISTED STORIES
(order according to submission date)
Black rainbows – Kathryn Joyce
United Kingdom
Red or Green – Konstantina Sozou-Kyrkou
Greece
In Search Of The Elusive Blue – Leonie Brandner
Switzerland
The iced Asylum – Valeriia Lapteva
United Kingdom
Arrangement in amber and gold – Mary D’ Arcy
Northern Ireland
Reading the auras – Heather Walker
United Kingdom
Cut, shape and colour – Patrick Roycroft
United Kingdom
The Blue Wizard – Sara Muldowney
United Kingdom

All The Short Listed stories will be published in the collection
Stories in colour that will be released through
“Strange Days Books” publications / http://www.paraxenesmeres.gr
and http://www.amazon.co.uk
on November
All writers will get a copy of the book plus a certification document by mail .
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The first three winners will see their stories translated on Greek and published in the collection «Ιστορίες με χρώματα», with the stories of the Greek section, that will be released through “Strange Days Books” publications / http://www.paraxenesmeres.gr
on November, and get a copy of this book also.
*
The three prize winners (and distinctions) will also get a Greek handmade ceramic from the collection of Omodamos Clayart
*
The prize for the first winner is a week holiday in the island of Crete at the Three Rock Studio /or Apartment (http://three-rock.blogspot.gr/ ) at the magnificent beach of Triopetra. The prize includes a week accommodation at Three Rock for one or two persons, (airtickets not included)
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links
THREE ROCK / threerock.blogspot.gr
STRANGE DAYS BOOKS / http://www.paraxenesmeres.gr
http://www.strangedaysbooks.gr
PAST CONTESTS
http://www.eyelands.gr &
OMODAMOS CLAYART
http://www.rethymnoguide.com/omodamos/

Friday, 27 May 2016
new books from strange days books
SHORT STORIES COLLECTIONS
WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT
AUTHOR BIO
Αntonis Tsirikoudis was born in a village close to Komotini, north Greece, in 1976. He lived for three years in Australia and another three years in Tallinn, Estonia, before moving to Heraklion, Crete. He studied Philosophy and did his Master’s Degree on Special Education. He has a passion for travelling and learning foreign languages. For the past two years he has been writing a novel with another 11 writers. He has also translated Dianna Torres from the poetry anthology “Poesia desde el fin de la era del petroleo”. He is a member of Paraxenes Meres and this is his first book.
COVER PAINTING by
Mathew Halpin is an Australian visual artist and qualified theatre set designer. In his theatre work he has designed for opera, dance, drama and film. The artist has had many solo shows with his last big one in Athens earlier this year. Over the last twelve years he has been living in various European cities including London, Tallinn and now Heraklion. Mathew's painting themes tend to look at serious local and global issues but done in a humorous way. This year Mathew's work was twice on the cover of 'Athens Voice' magazine and in 2012 he was featured in the local documentary, 'Cretativity' by director Manolis Kritsotakis. Currently Mathew is the visionary behind, 'The Lakkos Project'. The project involves the community working with the Municipality to bring back value and art to Heraklion's most neglected area.
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EVEN IF IT'S FOUND IT WILL CHASE ME
Maria Psoma Petridou

Maria teaches Creative Writing. She is the co-ordinator of a book club for six years and of a writers’ meet up. The last four years she’s been a collaborator in http://www.eyelands.gr as well as a judge of its poetry and story competitions.
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Monday, 21 March 2016
EYELANDS 6th INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY CONTEST - 2016
The theme
of the contest this year is «Colours»
First
prize: A week holiday in the island
of Crete (for 2 persons)
First three
winners stories published in two different anthologies (Greek and English).
Judge: Maria Psoma-Petridou
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The contest
runs from March 20th through June 20th, 2016
The theme
of the contest this year is «Colours». The prize for the first winner is
a week holiday in the island
of Crete. The first three
winners will see their stories published in two different anthologies (Greek
and English). All the stories of the Short List will be published in a special
English edition, released through amazon.com & strangedays books. Entry
fee: 10 €
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See more: www.eyelands.gr
/ English section
Also: www.strangedaysbooks.gr
PRIZES & HONORABLE MENTIONS
FIRST PRIZE: A week holiday for two persons at THREE-ROCK STUDIO, Triopetra beach, Rethymno, Crete (airplane tickets not included)
see more here: http://three-rock.blogspot.gr/
First, Second and Third prize: publishing of your story in an anthology of the short listed stories of the contest (Greek section), translated in Greek.
• The three
prize winners will also get a free copy of the book with the winning stories of
our contest & certification document & a Greek handmade ceramic from
the collection of Omodamos Clayart*
All The
Shortlisted stories: publication of your story in an anthology of the shortlisted
stories of the contest (English section), will be released through“Strange Days” publications and
www.amazon.co.uk
* Entry
fee: 10 €
*Judge: Maria Psoma Petridou
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.NOTE: Free
entry for the shortlisted writers of previous contests
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RULES OF THE CONTEST (ENGLISH SECTION)
* Theme of
the contest: «Colours».
*Entries
must be short stories, of any genre, and maximum length is 2,500 words and must
be previously unpublished in a book, printed magazine or web-based journal.
Entries must be in English.
*This is an
international contest. There is no restriction such as nationality etc of the
author, but you have to be 18 years old on the 21st of March 2016 to enter the contest.
* No
“eyelands” editor, judge, or relative of them, is allowed to enter.
* Entries
can be submitted electronically (see below).
* Winners and
the short list to be announced on September 10th, 2016
* Copyright
of manuscripts remains to the author.
* In
addition to the story being published on www.eyelands.gr, the author's
acceptance of the prize gives eyelands.gr the right to include the story in the
anthology that will appear in book form. Entry gives permission to include the
three prize winners and the shortlisted stories in the book which will be
published and will be available from “Strange Days” publications.
* There
will be two collections of stories -one that will be published in Greek with
the stories of the first three winners of English Section included and another
one with all the Short Listed stories of the English Section.
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ENTRY FORM AND PAYMENT
Pay via paypal - See the banner in eyelands Home Page.
Click the «buy now» button. Fill the description with: Colours
Entry fee is 10.00
* After the payment is complete, you can send the e-mail with
your story attached in word. doc /docx format to:
info@eyelands.gr
writing at the subject line: Eyelands Short Story
Contest
*An email
confirmation that your entry has been received will be sent within three /four
days after receiving your e-mail.
*We don’t
accept postal entries
* Name and
address of the author are to be submitted in a separate attachment to accompany
the entry.
*There is no
fee for the shortlisted writers of previous contests
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ABOUT THREE ROCK
Three Rock
is a very special studio just a few hundred meters from Triopetra beach, one of
the most beautiful beaches of Crete. Three-Rock
is a unique studio with a design that combines the touch of the '60s to the
current look and you can find also all the necessary amenities of a modern
tourist accommodation. Designed to accommodate two to four people the studio
studio is one very large furnished room of 70 sq.m., (with a separated
bathroom) with a lot of space which lets you cooking, dining, relax all day if
you want and can simply and easily be tailored to your tastes.
Mind that
Triopetra beach is at the very centre of South Crete
and that means, (provided you rent a car) easily access to places like Spili,
Preveli, Plakias, Amari plateau (westward) & Agia Galini, Matala, Phestos
(eastward)
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THREE-ROCK (studio
and apartment)
listed on:
holiday lettings/ trip advisor/ house trip/air bnb
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JUDGE
Maria
Psoma Petridou
Maria
was born and lives in Thessaloniki - Greece.
She is an english teacher. She has published two poetry collections,
"Lifetime Service" 2006, "A second pair of wings" 2010. She
writes poetry & fiction in greek and in english. In 2006 she was awarded
the 2nd prize for her poem "The Bate" from the Greek - Australian
Cultural League of Melbourn, in 2009 the 2nd prize: Antonis Samarakis" for
her story: Even if it's found it will chase me". A lot of her work has
been edited in Literature Magazines in Greece and on the internet.
Maria
teaches Creative Writing. She is the co-ordinator of a book club for six years
and of a writers' meet up. The last four
years she's been a collaborator in www.eyelands.gr as well as a judge of its
poetry and story competitions.
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links
www.eyelands.gr
eyelands/ Storyland - Short Stories
www.eyelands.gr
eyelands/ Storyland - Short Stories
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STRANGE
DAYS BOOKS
www.paraxenesmeres.gr
www.strangedaysbooks.gr
-
www.paraxenesmeres.gr
www.strangedaysbooks.gr
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THREE ROCK
STUDIO
http://three-rock.blogspot.gr/
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OMODAMOS
CLAYART
http://www.rethymnoguide.com/omodamos/
http://www.rethymnoguide.com/omodamos/
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Now on amazon.com!!!
At last!!!
Our collection with all the short listed stories from 6th international short story contest is avalaible on amazon.com
see here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Borderline-Stories-Liz-Gwinnell/dp/1522905847/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451319304&sr=8-2&keywords=borderline+stories
Our collection with all the short listed stories from 6th international short story contest is avalaible on amazon.com
see here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Borderline-Stories-Liz-Gwinnell/dp/1522905847/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451319304&sr=8-2&keywords=borderline+stories
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