Many thanks to everyone that sent their short stories and flash fictions for this year’s prizes. We received 200 short stories and 148 flash fictions, which is the most to date and the first time we have received enough money from the entry fees to cover the costs of running the competition! It’s great that the reputation of our annual prizes are growing and we hope to receive even more entries for the 2019 prizes.
Congratulations to all of the writers that have made the longlists below (readings are still anonymous until we’ve chosen the shortlist so please don’t reveal which story is yours if it’s listed here) and good luck for the next round.
2018 Short Story Prize Longlist
- A Beginner’s Guide To Stammering
- Between the Times
- Buon Appetito
- Change
- Cuckoo
- Divisional Board Minutes, Etc
- Exit Stage Right
- Fatal Mistakes
- Future Shock
- Hide, Barricade, Look For A Weapon, Prepare to Fight For Your Life
- I Visit My Dad Every Thursday
- Letting Go
- Like A Dog
- Minding Your Own
- Mojigangas
- Old School
- Satellite Presence
- She Lives
- Sleeping Beauty
- Snow Day
- Something Else
- Tears From Uncle Ray
- The Blank Page
- The Creature’s Grip
- The Gold Cheongsam
- The Great Escape
- The Lost Letter
- The Professional
- The Storm Singer
- The Stutter
- The Tailor’s Shears
- The Taken
- Will You Go Out Tonight
2018 Flash Fiction Prize Longlist
- Angel Hair
- A Beige Spot
- Beneath The Pond
- Broken Shackles At Her Feet
- Burger Raid
- Childish Things
- Connor And His Amazing Ejector Boots
- Going Undergound
- Gold Band
- How To Friend Your Shadow
- Ice Cream
- Last Bite Of The Kipper
- Let It Snow
- Mayim
- Momma
- Newling
- Old Woman Cooking Eggs, Diego Velasquez 1618
- Snakes And Snails
- Something In The Air
- Sticking Point
- The Boar
- The Last Encampment
- The Mountain
- The One Thing Hate Can Never Take Away
- The Pretender
- The Problem Is
- This Day, This Dawn
- You Needn’t Be A Bird To Fly
- Wilder’s Day In Court
Well done everyone. We’re going on a festive break now and will be re-reading these stories in January to choose a shortlist of 10 for each category that will go to the judges for the final decision. All shortlisted writers will receive a cash prize and be published in the annual anthology. The shortlist will be announced by the end of January 2019 and the winners in February. The 2019 Prizes will open in April.
Happy festive season!