We had a fantastic response to our short story competition, there were in excess of 1000 submissions, and the quality of writing was extremely high!
Whittling the entries down to just 12 was no mean feat, but these represent the very best of an excellent (and bumper) year of entries.
A New Life™ at 30 by Caitlin Sinead Jennings
A Man of Letters by Janet Webster
Alice by Louise Taylor
Boiler Room by Michelle Scorziello
Ghosted by Michael Yates
A Life in Handbags by Gillian Belchetz
Ikea Catalogue of Needs by Shelley McAllister
Johan’s Letter by Jon Freeman
Sourdough by Erinna Mettler
The Good Old Days of Evil by Gareth Shore
The Lady Next Door by Sarah Deacon
Woman Much Missed by Helen Patuck
Well done to all of you! Each shortlisted story will be posted to our blog over the next fortnight for you to read and comment on.
The winner will be announced mid-April!
Prize
- a cash prize of £500
- a place on an Arvon Foundation residential writing course of your choice*
- publication of your story on the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook website
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