It is always difficult to hone our short lists down to the final few, and as always personal taste comes into it. Which is another way of saying that all the authors listed below, in both Flash Fiction and Short Story sections, should be immensely proud.
And to everyone who has ever entered our competitions: we have been privileged, entertained and on occasion awed by your work.
May you keep on writing to the best of your ability, and beyond.
1st Place | Rosaleen Lynch | Night Bathing |
2nd Place | Carolyn Carter | Heartland |
3rd Place | Audrey Niven | Charlie Up A Mountain |
Highly Commended | Brian Holland | Ships On Their Tongues |
Highly Commended | J.P. Relph | The Girl Who Rides A Clydesdale Bareback Upon The Sand |
To read these stories please click here
1st Place | Ian Critchley | Uffington |
2nd Place | Claire Gleeson | Gabriel’s Party |
3rd Place | Maria Burke | The Attraction Of Cacti |
Highly Commended | Carrie Sanders | Drainage |
Highly Commended | Hazel Turner | Twelve Years To Grow |
To read the three placed stories please click here
To read the Highly Commended stories please click here
Congratulations to all our winners, and a huge thank you to everyone who entered.
It has been an absolute pleasure to read your work.
Please, keep on writing.
For the Flash Short List 2021 please click here
For the Short Story Short List 2021 please click here
For the Flash Long List 2021 please click here
For the Short Story Long List 2021 please click here