2026 Short Story Results
Winners
1st Andrei Romanov
2nd Hannah Binney
3rd Jacqueline Peta Haskell
Local Author Marie Day
Congratulations to Andrei Romanov for their winning entry Sonechko in the Short Story Competition.
Our thanks go to the shortlist team and to Carole Burns, our 2026 Short Story Judge. Without our judges we wouldn’t be able to run the competitions.
The winning entries can be downloaded and enjoyed from the table below.
| Position | Title | Author | Download Link (Subject to Availability) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sonechko | Andrei Romanov |  |
| 2nd | The Lovers Under The Sea | Hannah Binney | |
| 3rd | The Bow-Wow Palooza Interfaith Blessing At Temple Israel | Jacqueline Peta Haskell | |
| Wyvern Local Prize | What I Said To The Journalist Who Promised | Marie Day | |