Meet the Ink of Ages Fiction Prize Winners! 🏆

The winning stories for the Ink of Ages Fiction Prize have been announced. Ink of Ages Fiction Prize Winners Announced Dear Reader We're excited to announce the [official winners]( of the inaugural [Ink of Ages Fiction Prize]( an international writing competition highlighting historical and mythology-inspired short fiction, sponsored by [Oxford University Press](. Throughout the whole contest, these often very moving stories were a privilege to read. It was a joy to see emerging voices and experienced writers bringing everything from local folklore to classics, and from lesser-known historical events to unique takes on familiar ones, to life. The winning stories are: First Prize: [“Circles in the Sand”]( by Sallyann Halstead Second Prize: [“Myrrhine”]( by Jenyth Evans Third Prize: [“A Somewhat Laughing Matter”]( by Bill C. Wilson Highly Commended: [“The Untold Story of the Murder of Isis”]( by Victoria Alvear [“After the Siege”]( by Daniel Wan Each of the 17 shortlisted stories were scored for literary merit, originality and creativity, historical interest, and impact and enjoyment. The whole shortlist was commended by the judges, and decisions were tough! Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who entered a story. We enjoyed reading all 148 of them. The contest was highly international and diverse in terms of storytelling style, content, and subjects covered. “Unique as each one is, all the stories make their mark,” commented Timothy Bent, Editor at Oxford University Press. Louise Pryke, Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney, greatly enjoyed the judging process: “What amazed me about the submissions was the diversity of styles and choices of subject, which I thought was really wonderful.” We’re hugely grateful to our staff reading team and our judges, who generously shared their time and expertise with us. Judges were: - Timothy Bent (Oxford University Press) - J.F. Fox (author) - Helen Nde (author and mythology researcher) - Stefan Vranka (Oxford University Press) - Wendy Orr (author) - David Tollen (author and speaker) - Louise M. Pryke (historian and author) - Zhihui Zou (World History Encyclopedia) - Joanne Taylor (World History Encyclopedia) We hope you like the winning stories! You can also view excerpts from our fantastic shortlisted authors [here](. We’ve had so much fun that we hope to run Ink of Ages again. Kind regards, Joanne Taylor Editor & Proofreader World History Encyclopedia []( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [YouTube]( [World History Foundation]( is a non-profit organization registered in Canada. [World History Publishing Ltd]( is a non-profit company registered in the United Kingdom. Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. [Donate Now]( You are receiving this email because you have either signed up for our weekly newsletter or subscribed to our membership. Our mailing address is: World History Publishing Ltd Brook House Mint StreetGodalming, Surrey GU7 1HE United Kingdom [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](