WINNING STORIES 2017

We've had a fabulous selection of incredibly unusual stories this year, and it has been a pleasure to read them.

And now for the winners!

SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2017

JigSaw and Clown, our short story winner is extraordinary. It is not a breezy read but, like the best short stories, reveals more with each re-read.
A Fate like Gallus' is a masterpiece. An intelligent, measured, complex and moving story that you will remember for a long time.
Bloated is very much of our times, and speaks to the refugee crisis from a rarely encountered viewpoint.
Here Lie the Discords will come as a bit of welcome relief, both violent and humourous by parts, as befits the style of last year's winner.
Cuckoos and Shakespeare and Shit encapsulates the hope of a new relationship and the collapse of that relationship in a masterful and memorable manner.
Descending is one of the more unusual stories we have had; it takes a bit of digging into, but is filled to the brim with the atmosphere and imagery of Africa.

FLASH FICTION COMPETITION 2017

Man Walks into a Bar is a hugely impressive piece of work. Rarely will you read a piece of Flash Fiction that gets so much into such a short space.
En Suite again does what the best Flash Fiction does and ties up an entire relationship into a single snapshot on a single day when breaking point has been reached.
All-nighter will be a difficult and uncomfortable read for many, giving vent to the inarticulate rage and guilt that follows abuse, and the self-perpetuating cycle of destruction that often follows in its wake.
Lil, Angry as Sack-Shook Wasps Sometimes is beautifully written, and manages to evoke another era perfectly, and the lifetime losses that era so often produced.
Wormhole is a delight; truly original and with a use of imagery any author would be proud of.

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