Thanks to everyone that entered the competition to win a place at the short story retreat at a thatched cottage on Chesil Beach. I have really enjoyed reading all of the entries and I’m so impressed by the standard. There were more than 70 stories submitted in total and it has been a tough job coming up with these long and shortlists. The winner of the retreat will be announced on Friday 22nd April. Choosing the final winner is proving to be a very hard choice!
Longlist (A-Z by story title)
- A Marriage in Winter by Sarah Baxter
- An Extra Ordinary Pilgrimage by F.E. Clark
- An Expedition by Sara Roberts
- Another Beach by Rebecca Russell
- At the beach with Bill and Chrissie by Jude Higgins
- Away from Home by Anne O’Leary
- Beached by Downith Monaghan
- Between the Waves by Caroline Sutherland
- Blackout by Carys Puleston
- Boats Against the Current by Chris Thomas
- Brothers by Ingrid Casey
- Caveat Emptor by Carol Caffrey
- Chesiled by Marie Gethins
- Dead Rain by Cheryl Behr
- Doolally Tap by Sarah Edghill
- Ebb and Flow by Eimear O’Callaghan
- Endangered by Christopher Stanley
- Fog by Julie Noble
- Forty two by Rose Stevens
- Hold Your Breath and Count to Ten by Jan Kaneen
- In Plain Sight by LV Hay
- Jimmy Choo Shoes by Shannon Savvas
- Last Judgement by Rose McGinty
- Monsoon by Erika Cule
- Nomada by Tina Freeth
- Sea Path by Isobel Brown
- Selkie Song by Marianne Paget
- Shelby Cove by Ann O’Keife
- Slip by Lisa Derrick
- The Arc of Lust by Marie O’Halloran
- The Boat Trip by Dan Purdue
- The Freedom of the Sea by Hannah Persaud
- The Rift by Elinor Perry-Smith
- Throwing the Bones by Sarah Baxter
- To Be The Beach by Mandy Huggins
Shortlist (A-Z by story title)
- An Extra Ordinary Pilgrimage by F.E. Clark
- An Expedition by Sara Roberts
- Brothers by Ingrid Casey
- Caveat Emptor by Carol Caffrey
- Chesiled by Marie Gethins
- Fog by Julie Noble
- Forty two by Rose Stevens
- Jimmy Choo Shoes by Shannon Savvas
- Last Judgement by Rose McGinty
- Selkie Song by Marianne Paget
- The Freedom of the Sea by Hannah Persaud
- The Rift by Elinor Perry-Smith
- Throwing the Bones by Sarah Baxter
- To Be The Beach by Mandy Huggins
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