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Winner of Echo story comp: week 6
Mandy Nolan
Thanks so much to all the writers who submitted stories over the last six weeks. It’s been an absolute pleasure to see them...
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 5
Mandy Nolan
When we thought of having a regular short story competition we didn’t even dream that there would be so many budding writers sending...
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 4
Mandy Nolan - 1
This week’s winner has written a hard hitting piece that takes you inside the mind of a woman who has an eating disorder. It’s disturbing and powerful, and a reminder how obsession with weight is not just part of the dominant narrative, for many it's an illness.
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 3
It’s been so great to hear what stories you have to tell each week! We’re up to our third week so keep those stories coming.
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 2
Echonetdaily had another bunch of awesome entries in our weekly story comp! What incredible storytellers we have in this region!
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 1
Echonetdaily was just blown away by the amazing entries in our weekly story comp! The idea was to break out of this oppressive narrative of COVID-19 and tell stories to each other! And that’s exactly what happened.
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