Winning Stories

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 an 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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