The Shorts Awards 2024 [CLOSED]

🎉 Result 🎉

The result of The Shorts Awards 2024 is finally here! Congratulations to the participants who have won something and to the rest of the participants, please don't be disheartened. Winning or losing in awards does not determine your worth or talent. Please keep writing <3

Now let us all join and give a big round of applause for the follow participants:

SHORT STORY RESULT

(Judged by _abhipreeti_)

1ST PLACE

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Pviscelle

Grammar: 10/10

Vocabulary: 10/10

Intriguing Factor: 18.5/20

Characters: 8/10

Writing Style: 19/20

Plot: 20/20

Originality: 10/10

Total: 95.5/100

Brief Review: I am not even exaggerating but I was totally blown away with the appearance of the unexpected plot twist.

However I do think the ending can be perceived in several ways. It could be imagined as a fantasy tale or something else.

For me, it was beyond fantasy. This was my first time reading a story where an incubus is an important character and hence, I was a bit iffy since I had no idea how you would play with the concept of this male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with a sleeping woman. And to say I was afraid there would be glorification of non-consensual sex, is also true. Well I realised I was overthinking when I dived deeper into the story 😅.

The introduction of the female character being schizophrenic and her possibly imagining the whole intimate scenario with the incubus, likely triggered by her unsuccessful, unrequited love—and the story ending on a note that leaves the readers with a question mark is; this was all totally unexpected and I LOVED every second of it.

Good job! 

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2ND PLACE