On Wednesday June 17 six shortlisted stories will be read out at the Zocalo Cafe by their authors. Forty six stories and poems were entered into the Mayworks Society sponsored event Writing on Work (WoW) 2015 and our judges have, after much deliberation, narrowed it down to six.
Those six authors and their stories are
Kymme Patrick A Generation of Women
Lorin Medley Cathedral in the Grove
Lily Price Hoy Just Do It
Judy Millar Paradise Parlour
Bronwen Duncan Welcome to Chaos
William Ellis Working in the Tribal Territories in Pakistan in the mid 60s
Lily Price Hoy won WoW 2014 with her story 'My Father's Story’, and Judy Millar has been shortlisted in all three WoW events. Kymme Patrick is a well-known playwright.
The way it works is that the audience at the reading will vote by secret ballot on their favourite story. Here is a chance to be a literary judge and support the arts. There is also a separate prize awarded by our three judges. Both prizes are worth $300. All six stories will be published in a chapbook which will be available the night of the reading. The reading are always fun, so come down to the Zocalo Cafe on the 17th at 7 p.m. and if you want you can reserve a table by phoning 250-331-0933