Short Story Competition Results
2023/24
Here are the panel’s choices for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place…
Winner: “My Sister’s Boyfriend Lassoed a Whale”
By Matt Thomas
2nd Place: “A Book Report”
By Elisabeth Taylor
3rd Place: “The Hostess”
By Juno Baker
Also Short-Listed:
Through the Bars of Rain - Jay McKenzie
(Honorable Mention)
The Young Queen - Michael Thompson
The Chicken Who Did a U-turn - Jane Crossman
Long Listed Authors:
Alex Clissold-Jones
Alexandra Poppa
Clare Palmer
Christopher Raymond
Corinna Flight
Daan Spijer
Donna Ferguson
Eugene O'Toole
Fiona Barber
Genevieve Flintham
Jane Crossman
Jane Rees
Jim Gleeson
Joshua Linney
Keith Porter
Linda Hardy
Lucy Emma
Mark Stocker
Matt Thomas
May Cruickshank
Michael Jerome Plunkett
Mina Sharif
Monica Igoe
Richard Woulfe
Ron F Berisha
Samantha Davey
Simon Carter
Steve Burford
Tom Farrell
Rebecca Shapland
We thank you all for entering. If your entry did reach the long and short lists this year, please take courage from the fact that competition was fierce, and that so many wonderful stories missed by a single (or even a fraction of a) point.
