October 1
Stories of Life is in its sixth year, and we were delighted to receive more entries than ever before, many of them incredible, heart-felt stories of faith.
It made our job of selecting entries for publication very difficult. We sincerely thank everyone who submitted a story of life, and offer our warmest congratulations the following people, whose stories will be published in the 2021 Stories of Life anthology.
Open Category
God sent his angels by Aileen Huf
The courage to go by Anne-Marie Doecke
Birthday catalyst by Boo Hooi Jimmy Khoo
A very perfect day by Charles Yuen
I wrote a poem about it by Claire Bell
The gift of a rabbit by Diana Davison
Saved by a rat by Emily J. Maurits
My guardian Yoda by Ester de Boer
We carry on by Esther Cremona
Planes, cars and God’s intervention by Ivan Francis
The turnaround by Jacqueline Waters
The vow by Jane Schope
Life is precious by Janelle Francis
An old car and a hiccough by Jenny Glazebrook
A mended heart by Jenny Woolsey
The rainbow by Jo-Anne Berthelsen
Mum, meet my mother by Jo Wanmer
Green Velvet by Joy Leabrooke
My protector by Karen Curran
Proude by name, house-proud by nature by Ling Ai Mee
My black dogs by Lynda Wake
The sound of children playing by May-Kuan Lim
Grace by Nadia Konik
Twenty by Robert Riggs
Finding God on the streets by Ruth C. Hall
Am I going to heaven by Sarah Brown
Lord, help me be a mother by Sherry Thompson
Rescued by Susan Brown
The wise old owl by Val Russell
Short Category
Café La Renaissance by Bernice Shen
Immanuel: not just a Christmas story by Claire Bell
Just in time by Colleen Russell
An unseen guide by Craig Chapman
Lessons from toilet training by Dienece Darling
The sergeant’s boots by Elaine Rendell
Don’t flush the toilet by Gaynor Faulkner
I dined in style by Helena Stretton
My first sprout of faith by Janice D. Green
Who would you choose? by Jenine Altmann
Tears for a baby by Jo Wanmer
Incident at Peats Ridge by Jonathan Mowen
The view from a sardine by June Hopkins
The gift by Juni Desireé Hoel
Set free from darkness by Ket Pang
Held in my heart by Kylie Gardiner
I had been seen by Lisa Birch
Miracle baby by Maggie Nerz Iribarne
Fishing for faith by R. J. Rodda
My Shadow by Ruth C. Hall
Mt Morgan Prayer Meeting by Tony Koch
Labyrinth Life by Tracey Price
Pinball by Tsung Chung
Youth
The unexpected calling by Baxter Gierus-Heintze
Forgiveness is a blossoming flower by H. S. Jones
Small things by Shaoey C.
More information to follow on the title of the 2021 anthology and date of the book launch when prize winners will be announced. We thank our sponsors Omega Writers and our supporters Tabor College and Immortalise for making this competition possible.
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