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Winner Announcement: Logical Peril Award

February 13, 2019 EditorialWinner Announcement

The idea behind the Logical Peril Award was to motivate authors dramatically. To consider situations where a twist is a compelling narrative choice, or at the very least, have protagonists act in the dark. One great device authors can use […]

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Winner Announcement: The Mythological and the Mundane Award

January 4, 2019 EditorialWinner Announcement

It’s been a little bit since we’ve posted a Winners Announcement. The holiday period has taken up a lot of time and catching up on everything hasn’t always been easy. But we’re back in 2019 and ready for another year […]

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Winner Announcement: My Neighbour TL:DR Award

October 26, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

Three authors compete for first place in the My Neighbour TL:DR Award, but only one will take first place. Let’s recap… Olinda Braganza is one to watch over the coming months. Debuting with Redemption, Olinda also has the excellent Mythamorphosis […]

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Winner Announcement: Iron Clad Alias Award

October 2, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

  We begin this announcement with a recap of the 4 shortlisted stories for the Iron Clad Alias Award. Sachin Sharma’s Fortune Cookie kicks things off with an arresting cover image. While story images don’t count towards the final score, […]

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Death and Public Speaking Award Winner Announcement

September 11, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

  The Death and Public Speaking Award asked authors to compose stories about situations where the fear of public speaking could actually lead to death. We also made it clear that Joey To’a Death character should make an appearence, extending […]

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Winner Announcement: Collateral Landscape Award

September 3, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

  The inspiration for this award was Canadian artist David Milne. Recognised as one of the countries most prolific painters, Milne originally began studying and painting in New York, but soon became disillusioned with the urban lifestyle and moved to […]

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Winner Announcement: Murder Internationale Award

August 21, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

It’s been a while since we saw a shortlist with an author featuring more than one story (providing you don’t count the major contests, that is). But this time around Bryana Thomas managed not one, but two great stories for […]

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Winner Annoucement: Don McCrady Invitational

July 9, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

  We really struck the magical nexus of good prompt, great stroies and a fun reward with this one. Thanks to Don McCrady we have $30 to give away to first place, but I’d like to think it was more […]

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Winner Announcement: Athlete’s Footnote Award

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

The Athlete’s Footnote Award asked authors to tell a story about an athlete in a new style of sport. He format was diary entry, blog or journal. The athlete didn’t need to be an elite player and this raised some […]

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Winner Announcement: Less Than Noble Award

June 11, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

  With the major comp just wrapping up (see the latest announcement for that here) there was the potential for the Less Than Noble Award to be swallowed up in the shadow of the bigger conterst. Fortunately that wasn’t the […]

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Follow Up Announcement for Major Comp Participants

June 7, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

Hello everyone, First up thanks for your patience with the Major Comp. For regular Needle competitors I understand it can be a bit frustrating when we normally move alot faster. The thing about the major comp is, well, it’s a […]

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Winner Announcement: The Hate and Coat 2018 Major Contest

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

Thanks for waiting. We’re about to make the winner’s announcement, but first a series of clues. Number #1 was in the very first sentence. It’s similar to how our winner began their story. Let’s see how you go with the […]

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Winner Announcement: Daft Chunk Award

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

Two returning authors, two very different stories. Who took first place?

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Winner Announcement: Deus Ex Lover Award

February 13, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

  The Deus Ex Lover Award featured a broad shortlist with a great mix of newcomers and returning authors. Let’s recap: New Faces Everlyn Parr joins the ranks of Needle in the Hay , and while it msy be her […]

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Winner Announcement: The Gift of Returning

January 24, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

  Our first shortlist this year pits newcomer Nicola Messer against regular contributor Sophie L Macdonald. The brief asked for magical moments as an antidote to holiday consumerism. Much to our delight, both tales delivered. In The Party, Nicola Messer […]

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Winner Announcement: Heineken Memorial Award

January 6, 2018 EditorialWinner Announcement

A bit of a belated winner announcement this time around as we took a short break over the holiday period. But first up, let me say thank you to everyone, shortlisted or not, that entered the award. It was awesome […]

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Winner Announcement: Spooky Jelly + Insufficient Credit Award

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

This week we’re doing two winner announcements, so strap yourself in as we announce winners for both the Spooky Jelly and Insufficient Credit Award

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Winner Announcement: Audition Retribution Award

November 27, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

Content Warning: The Audition Retribution Award contains strong themes.

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Winner Announcement: Mutually Assured Construction Award

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

5 excellent stories this week, lets find out who took first place. But first, a recap.

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Winner Announcement: Oktober-Fast Award

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

Newcomer Chris Wheatley takes on NiTH heavyweight Nick Lachmund in this Patreon sponsored award. Let’s find out who took first place. 

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Winner Announcement: National Bored Band Award

November 2, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

  Michael by Lily Wilder I really enjoyed this tale by newcomer Lily Wilder. On debut the author has captured the serotonin depleted twilight antics of an ageing star. Opening with a wind whipped crack and ending with a beat, […]

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Winner Announcement: The Casual Act Quaint Award

October 26, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

Recap Before we find out who won this week’s award, let’s recap each of this week’s stories. Damn Phones by Robert Madden Written by occasional contributor Robert Madden, damn phones had our judges (and readers) split. A compelling intro: “Brian […]

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Winner Announcement: Romance Alliance Award

October 16, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

After much deliberation from our excellent judges the winner is in. Let’s recap:

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Winner Announcement: Sanctuary of the Lost Souls Award

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

New writers abound in this excellent contest that asked authors to look at life in an enclosure for decidedly non-human characters. Let’s recap.

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Winner Announcement: The Row Out Of Jail Free Award

September 20, 2017September 29, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

A NiTH veteran took on a newcomer in this week’s combo award.

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Winner Announcement: The Black Tooth of Destiny Award

September 15, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

A bigger shortlist this week, a combination of new and returning authors firing off some fantastic shorts. Let’s recap each story and see what the judges thought. The Pain | Robert Madden “Liked the mix between sexual tension and slight […]

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Winner Announcement: The Audiophile File Award

September 6, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

Two new authors with fresh ideas and individual styles took to the shortlist this week. It’s always great to read new voices and this shortlist was no exception. Let’s see what the judges thought. Crossed Lines | Jason Hemens Our […]

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Winner Announcement: Dry July Award

August 28, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

Two authors took to the stage to show us tales of overcoming addiction. Let’s recap. Dwarven Addiction by C.R. Gardner Are you a full blooded and bearded dwarf? Perhaps not, but even if you have some dwarf blood in your […]

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3 Winner Announcements!

July 19, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

A triskele of terrific stories with three winner announcements this week. Read on to find out more.

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Winner Announcement: 2017 Science Fiction Award

June 27, 2017 EditorialWinner Announcement

Recap While they’ve both been around the traps for a while, Nick Lachmund and Lydia Trethewey are two authors who have very distinct differences in their approach to storytelling. Nick Lachmund’s talent is to present a world that is both […]

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