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Established in 1969 and based in Johannesburg, Science Fiction South Africa (SFSA) is a club for fans of both science fiction and fantasy. Membership benefits include:
International and country members are more than welcome :) |
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Nova Short Story Competition results for previous years.
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| Position | Title | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cost of Eternity | Caitlin Taylor |
| 2 | What goes around | Gary Kuyper |
| 3 | It's Traditional | Michael Warren |
The South African section was judged by Arthur Goldstuck, who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taal | Abigail Godsell |
| 2 | Someone Else's Dream | Bernard du Plessis |
| 3 | Elton | Gillian Armstrong |
Finalists
These stories, in no specific order, were the other finalists for the General Category:
| Title | Writer |
|---|---|
| Dead Lock | Glen Thompson |
| Dragon Singer | Rocky Dutton |
| Dragon Trouble | Sharon Angus |
| Enemies Reunited | Dennis Lane |
| Hired Help | Marike Potgieter |
| Twisted Morals | Marike Potgieter |
| The Writer | Renesh Lakhan |
These stories, in no specific order, were the finalists for the South African Category:
| Title | Writer |
|---|---|
| Breakfast 24/7 | Danielle Staub |
| The Handprint in the Cave | Sue Woodward |
| Saving Orientar | Michelle Dennison |
| Taxi Asseblief | June McKinnon |
| True Colours | Janine Egan |
2009
Winners
The General section was judged by Stan Peskin, who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managing Einstein | Veronica Spengler |
| 2 | The Smell of Poppies | Berndt Hannweg |
| 3 | Conversations with Death | Nicole Raughley |
The South African section was judged by Arthur Goldstuck. He felt that the quality of the stories did not merit a second prize, but awarded two third prizes.
| Position | Title | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sleeping Giants | Tembiwe Nuanana Omotoso |
| 3 (Tie) | Children of the Sun | Veronica Spengler |
| 3 (Tie) | The Sangoma's Storm | Troydon Wainwright |
Finalists
These stories, in no specific order, were the other finalists for the General Category:
| Title | Writer |
|---|---|
| Stand Back a Bit | Alan McGregor Duncan |
| Tara Sosarat and the Curse of the Habbarves | Alexandra Kinmont |
| Take a Picture | Andrew Salomon |
| A Portal from a Junk Shop | Caitlin Camilla Taylor |
| Battle for Dawn | Lee Le Rue |
| May Contain Nuts | Philip Machanick |
| The Condition | Sean C.Harvey |
This year we had quite a few entrants under the age of 18, one of whom even made it into the top 10! Whilst the story did not come in the top 3, the SFSA committee has decided to award a special prize of R200 to Alexandra Kinmont for Tara Sosarat and the Curse of the Habbarves.
The South African Category had a problem. Although we had 14 entries into the section, we felt that only four of them were South African. The others were general stories that could have been set anywhere, and the South African settings were not integral to the stories.
Other than the winners, only the story Nowhere to Hide by Robin Glenn Harvey was considered.
2008
Winners
The General section was judged by Gerald Gaylard who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadia | Patrick Coyne |
| 2 | Stealing Hearts | Nicole Raughley |
| 3 | The Levels | Jeff Glazier |
The South African section was judged by Arthur Goldstuck who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Tie) | Iceman | James Hallinan |
| 1 (Tie) | Watermarks | John Yarrow |
| 3 | Thirstlands | Nicholas Wood |
Finalists
These stories, in no specific order, were the finalists for the General Category:
| Title | Writer |
|---|---|
| Mister Doorway | Andrew Salomon |
| The Setting of Sins | Bernard Mathey |
| Safer This Way | Dave Sevitz |
| Prisoner | David Sykes |
| The Devil's Little Tadpoles | Gary Kuyper |
| And We Wrote With Stars | Maya Surya Pillay |
| Seeds | Ruby Heloise Rollins |
These stories, in no specific order, were the finalists for the South African Category:
| Title | Writer |
|---|---|
| Jo'burg's Red Alert | Amy Power Jansen |
| Rugby Renegade | Anthony Morris |
| The Pick-Up | Arthur P. S. Howe |
| The Secret of Perpetual Boerewors | Michael James Mellor |
| Howzit | Terry White |
2007
Winners
The General section was judged by Dave Freer who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
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| 1 | Too Far, Too Fast | Simon Patrick Curtis |
| 2 | Footprints on a Distant Moon | Patricia Jacobs |
| 3 | The Pinnacle | Nicole Roughley |
The South African section was judged by Arthur Goldstuck who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circles in Time | Brian Duckitt |
| 2 | Mrs. Moses | Amanda Meyer |
| 3 | Children of Eden | Liana Botha |
Finalists
These stories, in no specific order, were the finalists for the General Category:
| Title | Writer |
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| The Crystal-Glow | Gary Kuyper |
| Sum Fuchir dis Turnd out 2B | Bernard van den Bergh |
| Dragonfly | Gordon P. Bilbrough |
| Mindreader | Nick Wood |
| Then and Back | Gillian Rose Matchett |
| The Last Man | Duncan Reyburn |
| Night in the City | Kate Saunders |
| What Makes Us Human | Clive Myburgh |
2006
Winners
The General section was judged by Deirdre Byrne who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
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| 1 | Grounded Theory | Eben David November |
| 2 | Searches Don't Lie | Eben David November |
| 3 | Emperor of Hags | Tony Damon Bennett |
The General section was judged by Arthur Goldstuck who placed the top 4 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
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| 1 | The Miracle Makers | Patrick Coyne |
| 2 | Biofuel | Clarke Louis Gittens |
| 3 | Change of Mind | Gavin Kreuiter |
| 4 | Crimson Dawn | Clint Grant Noah |
Finalists
These stories, in no specific order, were the finalists for the General Category:
| Title | Writer |
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| The Choice | Kate Alison Henry |
| Interview with an Alien | David J Rankin |
| A Mistake by Any Other Name | Amy Maria Day Pires |
| Death's hose | Kate Alison Henry |
| Winter Moon | Tony Damon Bennett |
| Press the Button | Alan Duncan |
| A Different Kind of Heaven | Kate Alison Henry |
These stories, in no specific order, were the finalists for the South African Category:
| Title | Writer |
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| Grootfontein | Norma MacCullim |
| Mosi-oa-Tunga | Nick Wood |
| The Memory Aperture | Shaun Jooste |
| The Last of the Immortals | Justin Swanton |
| The Bell | Dorothy Heroldt |
| The Black Cave | Dorothy Cilliers |
2005
In 2005, 81 entries were received from near and far, and the top stories in each section have been selected by the SFSA committee. Final judging is by Digby Ricci for the General section, Arthur Goldstuck of World Wide Worx for the South African section, and Dr Deidre Byrne for the overall winner. Prizes include:
- Grand prize: R2000.00
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- Sponsored by Neville Cutler, a long-standing member and a prize-winning author himself, was be awarded to the better story of the two section winners.
- 1st prize per section: R400.00
- 2nd prize per section: R300.00
- 3rd prize per section: R200.00
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- The General section prize is sponsored by the committee.
- The South African section prize is sponsored by World Wide Worx.
- A member's prize of R200.00 has been sponsored by Riki Armstrong for the short story by a SFSA member that has done the best without winning a prize.
- There is a committee prize of R50.00 for the best juvenile story and R20.00 for the juvenile runner-up. If these are already winners, the prizes are awarded to the next best on a discretionary basis.
- There is a special committee prize, only awarded on occasion, of R50.00 for the story rated highest by the committee in the prelimary judging but which did not win a prize in the final judging.
Winners
The General section was judged by Digby Ricci who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Writer |
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| 1 | They | Elana Bregin |
| 2 | This Time Tomorrow | Liz Simmonds |
| 3 | Me, Myself and Irene | Liz Simmonds |
In the SA category, Arthur Goldstuck did not feel that any one of the top stories warranted a number one spot, as such, there is one second place winner and two third place winners:
| Position | Title | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ice | Francis Brian Hill |
| 3 | Who Can Say | Wendy Bihl |
| 3 | Thandiwe's Rainbow | Nick Wood |
As such, without a final SA section winner, Elana Bregin becomes the overall winner for 2005.
Finalists
These stories, in no specific order, were the finalists for the General Category:
| Title | Writer |
|---|---|
| Wee Jimmy's Bar | Brian Richard Sheppard |
| Too Zany to Contemplate | David John Galloway |
| Simple Bob | Sean Hampton-Cole |
| Bus Stop | Liz Simmonds |
| The Black Wall | Ruby Heloise Rollins |
| Fridge | Pieter Gerhard Burger |
| Baby | Daphne Olivier |
These stories, in no specific order, were the finalists for the South African Category:
| Title | Writer |
|---|---|
| Evinta | Jacqueline Dianne Webb |
| Sarelelli | Cosi Mhlanga |
| Roses Are Red | Alan McGregor Duncan |
| Initiation | Cosi Mhlanga |
2004
Here are the winners:
General Category
The General section was judged by James Sey who placed the top 3 stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Author | Probe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Second Queen | Yvonne Eve Walus | #128 |
| 2 | The Magic Menagerie | Yvonne Eve Walus | #127 |
| 3 | Concerto of Lost Dreams | Yvonne Eve Walus | - |
The other top stories in the General category were
| Title | Author | Probe |
|---|---|---|
| The Lesson | Kate Alison Henry | #129 |
| Snowberry Wine | Liz Simmonds | #127 |
| The Oldest Profession | Yvonne Eve Walus | - |
| Music in its Roar | Liz Simmonds | #129 |
| Waiting Room | Jessie-Anne Rhoda Bird | #127 |
| The Seed | Robyn-Jade Hosking | - |
| The Third of its Kind | Adrian Van Wyk | - |
In a very unusual circumstance, the top 3 stories were all written by the same person! Congratulations to Yvonne Eve Walus on an outstanding achievement.
South African Category
The South African section was judged by Arthur Goldstuck who placed the stories in the following order
| Position | Title | Author | Probe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Time | Liz Simmonds | #129 |
| 2 | Destiny | Laura Unterslak | - |
| 3 | Ants | Louise Eksteen | #128 |
| 4 | Ancestral Steps | Nick Wood | - |
| 5 | Attitude Adjustment | Simon Curtis | - |
| 6 | Thereby Hangs a Tale | Lyn Harrison | - |
| 7 | Soul Survivor | Zema Seiderer | - |
| 8 | Local Hero | Liz Simmonds | - |
| 10 | Haven | Don Burrows | - |
| 10 | The Missing Link | Lyn Harrison | - |
Juvenile Category
No awards was made in this category, as the top writers ended up among the winners of the above two categories.
For more details, you are welcome to email the convenor of the Short Story Competition.
Last Update: 16 Feb 2012 |
