March 16th 2023.
The judges have now revealed the winner and runner-up of the Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story competition to be The Dummy Railway by Frances Crawford and The Last Tram to Gorbals Cross by Allan Gaw. The Dummy Railway is a captivating tale of a disturbing discovery through the eyes of a young Scottish girl, while The Last Tram to Gorbals Cross is set in a Glasgow police station in 1928 and follows the police as they try to unravel a series of gruesome murders. Frances, a passionate advocate of lifelong learning, is honored to win such a prestigious prize and is absolutely delighted.
(Image Source: https://www.scottishfield.co.uk) The competition, sponsored by Glencairn Crystal and in partnership with Scottish Field and the Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival, received over 100 entries and was open to both novice and experienced crime writers.
The Glencairn Glass, created by Scottish glassware company Glencairn Crystal, has recently declared the victor and runner-up of its Scotland-themed criminal short story competition, in collaboration with Scottish Field.
The competition has been going on since 2020, when the Glencairn Glass began sponsoring the esteemed McIlvanney and Bloody Scotland Debut crime-writing awards. With this year's theme being "A crime story set in Scotland", over 100 entries of no more than 2,000 words were submitted.
The trio of judges, comprised of Tariq Ashkanani, Sharon Bairden, and Glencairn Crystal's marketing director and crime writer Gordon Brown, have now revealed the winner and runner-up to be:
Winner: The Dummy Railway by Frances Crawford - a gripping tale of a young Scottish girl's disquieting discovery. Frances is a powerful supporter of life-long education and had just graduated from the University of Glasgow with a master of letters degree in creative writing at the age of 60. She is specifically interested in characters usually neglected in fiction and lives in Glasgow with her family.
(Image Source: https://www.scottishfield.co.uk)
Runner-up: The Last Tram to Gorbals Cross by Allan Gaw - a story set in a Glasgow police station in 1928, as the police attempt to solve a series of gruesome murders.
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