A retired teacher from Ilkley has won a Bradford libraries-run fiction com-petition held to celebrate National Short Story Week.
David Stokes’ story, Good Dog Josie And Mr John, has now been published in an anthology which is avail-able to borrow from libraries across the district.
David also received a bag of goodies including books and free tickets to the Bronte Parsonage Museum.
The Council-produced anthology, Good Dog Short Stories, also includes stories by the three runner-ups: Consuming Love by Yvonne Lang, The Quiet Man Of The Marshes by Katharine Benbrook, and The Peripatetic Chamel-eon by Tom Barr.
The competition attracted over 40 submissions.
Bradford Council’s pri-ncipal libraries officer, Christine Dyson, said: “The standard of short stories entered was extremely high and it demonstrates the wealth of creative talent across the district.
“I hope that people will borrow the anthology and maybe be inspired to write their own piece of fiction.”
David’s story can be read in the readers’ corner section at bradford.gov.uk/libraries.
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