2022 Short Story Competition Shortlist
Congratulations to our 2022 Short Story Shortlisted Entries
| A Brush with Death | Rachel Amphlett |
| Breaking Free | Steve Clarke |
| Chlorine | Becca Wang |
| Cold Cuts | Morag Edwards |
| Colston | Luke Murphy |
| Dreams in a Drawer | Janet Jones |
| Ecstasy | Luke Murphy |
| For one night only | J.W.Wood |
| Goodbye Mrs Alston | Caitlin Gunthorp |
| Ham or Cheese | Sian Case |
| Last of the Autumn Cider | Astrid Bartlett |
| Louise | Eric Elliot |
| No Longer Present | Robert Wystagon |
| Rainy Day Window Vision | Claire Barnard |
| Stolen Child | Louise Green |
| Tall Nettles | David Mathews |
| The Best of Everything | Georgia Boon |
| The Day the Music Died | Lesley Byrne |
| The Late Return | Amelia Walker |
| The Photograph | Jonathan Williams |
| The Séance | David Clensy |
| The Strange Kindness of Kind Strangers | Linda Hibbin |
| Three Seconds | Eugene O’Toole |
| What’s in a Name | Lesley Byrne |
Lucy Jago is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a former documentary producer for Channel 4 and the BBC. Her first book, The Northern Lights, won the National Biography prize and has been translated into eight languages; her YA novel, Montacute House, met with critical acclaim in the US and the UK. A Net for Small Fishes, (Bloomsbury 2021, Flatiron in the US) was released in paperback in April and the film rights have been sold. Lucy is now working on her next novel for Bloomsbury. Lucy is a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and lives in Somerset.
Prize money in the Short Story is 1st £750, 2nd £300, 3rd £200. Plus an opportunity to win a Local Prize of £100.
Entries to the Short Story Competition must be between 1,000 and 2,000 words. The stories can be about any subject, and must be anonymous.
Please read the Terms & Conditions carefully to ensure you entry is accepted.