Congratulations to Megan McAuley.  Her submission to the Reader's Digest 100 Word Story Competition was selected as the runner up for South Africa.  This success entitled her to a publication fee of R1000. 

Megan said of her win:

I knew about the competition because my dad is subscribed to the Readers Digest and I enjoy reading it. My story will be published in April. I am planning to save the money until I can find something I really want. I was quite surprised to hear I was a runner up in the competition. I wasn't expecting much when I entered. The rules of the competition were that you had to write a story in exactly 100 words, no more and no less. I had to send in my story by the 14th of December. My hobbies are fishing, sewing, photography and of course writing. I would like to thank my parents because they always encourage me to write even when i feel that I can't. They also motivated me to enter the competition. I hope to be an occupational therapist and to someday publish a book (though I am not sure about what).