I was quite surprised this morning to return from my parents house (after doctoring a sick car and father) to find an email saying that I had gotten 3rd place in the ben wicks award. Not half bad! The editor told me "Your front page got the highest marks for original concept, followed by your crossroads page, also for original concept" which of course I was excited by. The thing I have to work on (which I did have a feeling about) is colour. Too little contrast, etc for newsprint. Of course! Bah, silly me. This does make me want to try again for the next contest... and maybe now I'll have an edge.