Pauline Rowson announces the south's Best Young Crime Writer at Awards Ceremony
On Saturday 30 April I was delighted to announce the winner of the Young Crime Writers' Competition 2011 for the southern area at an awards ceremony at Portsmouth Central Library, and present certificates to the shortlisted entrants from across the south. George Neame, (16) from Bognor Regis, West Sussex was awarded first prize for his entry The Photograph and will now go forward for the National finals in June. George Neame, winner of the Southern Region Young Crime Writers Competition 2011 Ewan Murphy (10) from Winchester was Highly Commended for his entry Schoolhouse Murder. I shortlisted fifteen young writers aged between eleven and seventeen from a total number of entries of one hundred and twenty one that came from across the region including, Southampton, Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight and West Sussex. The competition was organised by the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of which I am a member and writers aged up to 18 were invited to submit ...