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Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. 28-Aug-2016 At 5:53:42 PM Jayford4321

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On 28/08/2016 Andy P wrote:
>Ah well.
>We didn't make the shortlist so no prizes here.
>Never mind.
>Climbing-related authors don't write for accolades or for money. Well
>I certainly didn't.
>Hard luck

>Some of the others have already been panned in reviews and internet threads
>so what's going on?
>Am not bitter. Honest. But I was led to believe the three grand was for
>Literary Merit,

There there, don't feel bad, cos my friend Ed didn't make the cut either, no matta how much literary practice he bin doing here.
He been told to take a stipend cut in orda 2 learn harden up skilz, but we're not sure it's gunna work Bcorz he's bin sin lately dancing with his best mate Al K Hall an talking bout doing Tiptoe Ridge naked again.

U 2 should get a room and compare, erm, notes in order 2 storm the BT political battlements next yr!