When I was in my early 20s and still at uni, I won a short-story competition: £200 was the prize. — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
I had a novel in the back of my mind when I won an Ian St James story competition in 1993. At… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
My highest point was the first thing I won, a short story competition in a women's magazine in the Eighties. It was… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and I won first prize.… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
