Two years ago I was lucky to win a writing competition and the other entries also did very well. I was encouraged to carry on with short stories, as well as concentrating on longer pieces.  Last year, two of my stories appeared in both issues of David Gatward's horror magazine: The KillRoom. visit the site for a free download. davidgatward.com and follow the links via the "Free Stuff" section on his website.My favorite genre's are horror and scfi as well as well written children's and YA novels.