THE 17TH FANTASTIC SHORT STORY COMPETITION
The Swedish Fantastiknovelltävlingen (means "The Fantastic Short Story
Competion"), organised by the country's oldest writers' E-mail list SKRIVA (est
1997), reached a record 125 entries in its 17th incarnation. The jury, authors
Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos, Pia Lindestrand and Niklas Krog, decided that
the following three shall split the prizes (consisting of ca €210 in money and
free subscriptions to the writers' magazine Skriva).
1st prize: "Rickard erövraren" ("Rickard the Conqueror") by Gustaf Grandinsson
2nd prize: "Riten" ("The Ceremony") by Eva Häggmark
3rd prize: "Skyskraporna i Densai" ("The Skyscrapers of Densai") by Joakim
Broman
Honorable mentions went to stories by Tobias Alfredsson, A R Yngve, Liv
Vistisen Rörby, Oscar Westerholm Ulf Lidsman, Joakim Szczypinski and Jenny
Eriksson.
Some words from the jury citations about the winners.
"Rickard Erövraren": A romantic comedy with an unhappy ending, told from two
different perspectives. He is a ship computer which has obtained emotions and
she is a somewhat unsensitive ship's captain. A really well told and twisted
version about Artificial Intelligence which would pass the Turing Test, and
what would happen then? (Pia Lindestrand)
"Riten": A primitive village on a distant planet, the bond between mother and
son, and the exotic environment - it's all delightful. The reader wanders
together with the characters towards a fantastic goal: the see ther Saviour.
When the end comes it erupts with a laughter and you feel exhausted when the
story is finished. (Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos)
"Skyskraporna på Densai": Diary notes from a life as a slave labourer on an
alien planet. An almost Intolerable description of hopelessness that eats into
the reader. There is longing, also dreams. But nothing indicates that those
will become a reality. A genuine dystopia. (Niklas Krog)
The competition is supported by the Novellmästarna ("Short Story Masters")
society, the publishers Wela and Zen Zat, and the magazine Skriva. Stories from
this competition have previously been translated and published abroad. If you
run a publication that may be interested, contact the competition administrator
(me, ahrvid@xxxxxxxxxxx) and something may be worked out.
--Ahrvid Engholm
Ps. Ovanstående engelska utlysande (kortare än det svenska) har sänts till div
utländska mailinglistor, news siter, etc. (får se omnågon nappar på att låta
öersätta noveller från tävlingen, såsom skett tidigare.)
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