Short Story competition 2021
y r o t S t r o h S L C A : 1 2 0 2 n io it t e comp ‘awakening’ We asked you to submit a short story, no more than 500 words, to win some fabulous prizes in our writing competition... and they did not disappoint! This year, the theme of the competition was ‘Awakening’. After reading over 70 amazing tales, we have selected the ACL Choice winner (chosen by our Creative Writing Tutors), Awaken.app, a truly captivating story! We will reveal the Author’s Choice winner (chosen by local Essex Author Sarah Armstrong) and People’s Choice winner (chosen by our community) on our social media and website very soon. www.aclessex.com
ACL’s Choice Winner
Awaken.app Written by Gemma Gargrave
“Pop your finger against the pad to get you signed in.. that’s it. You have admin functionality but we would always recommend contacting our team if you want to make any big changes to your account.” “Of course. How do we wake her up?” “Go on the app home screen. See the black circle, top left? Give it a tap and it should turn white. The cog is where you go to make alterations. You can only access that when the base is offline.” “The base?” “Your daughter.” “Tia.” 14
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“Yes, Tia. Anyway, that’s me all done. There are lots of tutorials and tips for getting the most out of the system. All that sort of stuff is accessible via the brain icon.” “Right. Thank you so much for your help.” “My pleasure. If you get a moment to review the service online it will be much appreciated.” Frank saw the installer out. Shelley’s finger hovered over the black circle until she heard the door click shut. She tapped. *** The sleep functionality was everything Shelley and Frank could have hoped for.
