Freelance writer and The Writers Bureau tutor, Esther Newton brings twelve of her award winning short stories together in a collection for the first time. Prepare to be on the edge of your seat one moment as a woman is held hostage at gunpoint, smiling the next at a tale of a Fairy Godmother with a difference, before rooting for a young girl who's cornered by a school bully and then reaching for the tissues, along with a mother whose daughter has been missing for days.'The Siege and Other Award Winning Stories' whisks you away on an exciting expedition of ups and downs. There's drama, action, humour, intrigue and plenty of emotion to take you from one story straight into the next.The collection includes prize winning short stories from Writing Magazine, Writers' News, The Global Short Story and Ouze Valley Writers competitions, amongst others.