EDITOR’S NOTE

Writing about the beauty of poetry, its accessibility and endless possibilities of interpretation, Emily Dickinson wrote:
I dwell in Possibility –
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior…
And that is where our writing competition took off from. To dwell in the possibility of life, death, love, war, peace and everything in between. But, instead of limiting it to poetry, DS readers were also invited to challenge themselves by writing prose within 500 words. We are grateful for the multitude of submissions received and look forward to running more competitions in the future.
Here are the winners of our first SLR writing competition in both categories. (Entries have been edited for formatting and grammatical purposes.) The panel of judges credited them for their originality, command of language, expression of thought and new perspectives.
Enjoy the read and Eid Mubarak!

MUNIZE MANZUR