Results for the President’s competition on the theme of ‘Deals, Pacts and Bargains’ are below:
| CATEGORY | POSITION | WINNERS |
| Poetry | First | Belated Bargains by Paul Simpkins |
| Second | Tzaraf by Luke Bottomley | |
| Third | Not Such a Bargain by Susie Field | |
| Flash Fiction | First | The Girl and the Brute by Owen Townend |
| Second | A Different Crossing by Paul Simpkins | |
| Third | Fraternal Ties by Luke Bottomley | |
| First Chapter | First | No Chance for Connor by Sara Burgess |
| Short Story | First | All for Love by Luke Bottomley |
| Second | The Mourning Forest by Jenn Murg | |
| Third | Our Pact by Owen Townend | |
| Overall | Overall Winner | Luke Bottomley |
Luke won the overall prize for his winning Short Story entry and is now the 2023 holder of the President’s Cup.
Thanks to Nick for judging, entrants for entering and everyone else for their attendance on the results evening.
Huddersfield Authors Circle 
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