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Caerphilly author published after South Wales Short Story Competition success

News | | Published: 15:03, Wednesday September 23rd, 2015.
Last updated: 15:13, Wednesday September 23rd, 2015

WINNER: The best entries were published in Breaking the Surface
WINNER: The best entries were published in Breaking the Surface

A Caerphilly-based writer has been published in a short story anthology following her success in the South Wales Short Story Competition.

Candy Jar Books has released Breaking the Surface, a book containing a collection of twelve winning short stories from the contest.

Linda Poole impressed the judges with her submission Finding Confidence.

Her story is one of twelve selected for publication in Breaking the Surface alongside overall winner, Andrea Wotherspoon’s entry of the same title.

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