Synkroniciti is thrilled to announce the winner of our “Dreams” short story contest, Tim Collyer’s “Unresolved.” We had five finalists and all of them will be included in the issue:
“Sweet River Run Softly Till I Hear Your Song,” Anita Campbell
Subject matter and style vary immensely within this group. What they all have in common are free spirits persisting and learning to thrive in circumstances and society where they are compelled to conform. We chose “Unresolved” because it is set in a community of artists and writers in the not-too-distant future and deals with the existential threat that AI coupled with advertising poses to creativity and our dreams. A device called the REMedy purports to solve humanity’s problems by smoothing out its dreams. The intersection of technology with art proved irresistible and Tim’s detailed imagery is rich and captivating. I’ll have more to say in his Artist Feature coming later this month.
The runner-up was “A Rosemary by Any Other Name” by Jill Y. Crainshaw.
You will want to read “Unresolved” in Synkroniciti’s “Dreams” issue, Vol. 7, No. 3, available for pre-order here: https://synkroniciti.com/the-magazine/purchase-individual-issues/.
Tim Collyer is a Wiltshire-based writer who divides his time between financial planning by day and far less sensible futures by night. His stories wander through speculative fiction, literary drama, and the darkly comic corners of everyday life. Recent honours include winning the New2theScene Flash Fiction Competition and being Runner-Up in both the Pokrass Flash Fiction Award and the DuMaurier Literature Award. He also managed the dubious feat of publishing three consecutive sci-fi stories in Andromeda Magazine, which either proves consistency or a worrying obsession with aliens. When not writing, Tim brews craft beer, grows dangerously hot chillies, and wonders why his characters refuse to do as they’re told.
Visit Tim’s website, www.vermireal.com and his Instagram, @author_tim_collyer. You may also drop him an email: tim_collyer@msn.com.