The Stromness Plays Project team are delighted to announce the winners of the competition for new short plays:

First Prize (receiving £400): 'Plan B' by Aine King

Second Prize (receiving £300): 'Two Pitchforks West of Stromness' by David McNeish

Third Prize (receiving £200): 'Gambling is a Major Evil in this Country' by Fiona MacInnes

Highly Commended: 'Stromness Wants Nothing' by Roger Small, 'Your Parents Muck You Up' by Amelia Porter, and 'The Visitor Experience' by Aine King

All of the above will be performed in staged readings on 1 November, at Stromness Town Hall, along with the 'Official Selection' of five more plays: 'Female Corpse' by Eilidh McKenzie, 'Home Cooking' by Eilidh Fisher, 'The State of the Stromness Street' by Morag MacInnes', and 'What Do We Do Now' by Barbara Stevenson.

Congratulations to all and thank you to everyone who entered!