Winners of the 2005 Competition

First "Sailing to Byzantium" Sally Zigmond, North Yorkshire, England

Second "Sad Little Stories to Tell" Jay Boyer, Arizona. USA

Third "What you Need for Happiness" Pauline Plummer, Tyne & Wear, England

(The following are in alphabetical order, and not in any order of merit)

"The Devil's Bathtub" Dinika Amaral, New York, USA
"That's Death" Paul Blaney, New Jersey, USA
"Beyond Dry Water" TP Bragg, Somerset, England
"Abracadabra" Fiona Clark Echlin, Tipperary, Rep of Ireland
"The Coral Beads" Morag M Hadley, Bristol, England
"The Short Happy Life of Dirk Snigby" Elizabeth E King, Los Angeles, USA
"Hanoi Riddle" Sue Vickerman, Montrose, Scotland

All of the winning stories are in the The Devil's Bathtub, book and audio CD available now.