{"id":1606,"date":"2021-10-12T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2025-02-10T16:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:23:09","slug":"visitors-short-story-competition-2021-anthology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=1606","title":{"rendered":"Visitors &#8211; Short Story Competition  Anthology 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/VISITORS-Cambridge-Writers-Short-Competition\/dp\/1999665872\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36CDYKPTFLSTU&amp;keywords=visitors+cambridge+writers&amp;qid=1641422130&amp;sprefix=visitors+cambridge+writers%2Caps%2C47&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CW_Visitors_Anthology_SMALLER.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors Anthology by Cambridge Writers\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" width=\"158\" height=\"243\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Visitors<\/em> &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2021 from Cambridge Writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our anthology is filled with comic, poignant, and fantastical short stories. A ghostly train whistle and a hawk moth are just two of the varied interpretations of the &#8216;visitors&#8217; theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Another absolutely beautiful cover design by our secretary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewriters.org\/?p=41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Siobhan Carew<\/a>. Huge thanks go to her for pulling it all together! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All the stories featured here either won, were placed or highly commended in our 2021 short story competition. Huge congratulations to everyone who entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflections on <em>Visitors<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">&#8220;A thoroughly enjoyable read from a talented and creative group of writers&#8221; &#8211; Rosemary Hayes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/VISITORS-Cambridge-Writers-Short-Competition\/dp\/1999665872\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=33GOWCUZ77V9X&amp;keywords=cambridge+writers&amp;qid=1640724962&amp;sprefix=cambridge+writers%2Caps%2C71&amp;sr=8-3\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/VISITORS-Cambridge-Writers-Short-Competition\/dp\/1999665872\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=33GOWCUZ77V9X&amp;keywords=cambridge+writers&amp;qid=1640724962&amp;sprefix=cambridge+writers%2Caps%2C71&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\">Buy our <em>Visitors<\/em> &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology here<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors &#8211; Short Story Competition Anthology 2021 from Cambridge Writers. 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