For anyone feeling despondent at having missed out on the shortlist, take a look at Rachael Dunlop's blog post.
Guaranteed to cheer you up and get you back to your writing desk :)
http://rachaeldunlop.blogspot.nl/2013/01/losing-is-not-same-as-failing.html
Elvis was told by his music teacher he couldn't sing, but he went on to great things............
A great post! Thanks for sharing the link and the encouragement!
Some words of advice for those who entered the short story competition
'Try again. Fail again. Fail better.'
Samuel Beckett.