BAD LUCK, GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK – Bill Lubbock

Joint winner of the 2017 Elmbridge Literary Competition: Short Story (Adult) category.

Bill Lubbock, a Chartered Psychologist and committed Christian, was a prolific and enthusiastic short story writer in his later years.  He died on 2 September 2017, aged 90, leaving a wife, Margaret, and two children.  Bill had a marvellous sense of fun and had already written his own eulogy and a somewhat alternative Christmas 2017 letter ‘just in case’.

The Elmbridge Literary Competition was established by The RC Sherriff Trust, an independent arts charity working in the Borough of Elmbridge and Elmbridge Borough Council. Previous competitions have included subjects as varied as Dickens, fantasy, love and short radio plays. In celebration of its thirteenth year, the theme for the 2017 Competition was ‘Luck’.    Full details about competitions past, present and future are available at
www.rcsherrifftrust.org.uk
www.elmbridge.gov.uk/culture

BAD LUCK, GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK
Bill Lubbock
Published November 2017
ISBN 978-1-910578-69-8
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour cover/ B&W interior
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 1
SLB077
Print run 0f 100
Price – £2
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Friends and Family – Ed Seasmith

Joint winner of the 2017 Elmbridge Literary Competition: Short Story (Adult) category.

Ed has always enjoyed writing stories, poems and songs and has recently decided to spend a lot more time actually doing so. He lives in Walton and has also been published in annual compendiums by Walton Riverhouse Writers and London City Lit.

The Elmbridge Literary Competition was established by The RC Sherriff Trust, an independent arts charity working in the Borough of Elmbridge and Elmbridge Borough Council. Previous competitions have included subjects as varied as Dickens, fantasy, love and short radio plays. In celebration of its thirteenth year, the theme for the 2017 Competition was ‘Luck’.    Full details about competitions past, present and future are available at
www.rcsherrifftrust.org.uk
www.elmbridge.gov.uk/culture

Friends and Family
Ed Seasmith
Published November 2017
ISBN 978-1-910578-70-4
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour cover/ B&W interior
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 2
SLB078
Print run 0f 100
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Lucky Six – Jenny Simnett

Winner of the 2017 Elmbridge Literary Competition: Poetry category.

Jenny Simnett lives in Esher, Surrey and has written poetry for over 35 years.  She is half way through a part-time MA in Creative Writing at Kingston University.  Jenny enjoys the intellectual challenge of the constraint of words in poetry and provoking a reaction in her reader.

The Elmbridge Literary Competition was established by The RC Sherriff Trust, an independent arts charity working in the Borough of Elmbridge and Elmbridge Borough Council. Previous competitions have included subjects as varied as Dickens, fantasy, love and short radio plays. In celebration of its thirteenth year, the theme for the 2017 Competition was ‘Luck’.    Full details about competitions past, present and future are available at www.rcsherrifftrust.org.uk
www.elmbridge.gov.uk/culture

Lucky Six
Jenny Simnett
Published November 2017
ISBN 978-1-910578-71-1
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 3
SLB079
Print run 0f 100
Price – £2
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