Well done again to everyone who made the longlist for this comp and congrats to the writers of the following stories that have made it to the shortlist! Their stories are now with the judge for the final round.

• Alan, On His Birthday
• All At Sea
• Bulkheaded Dragons
• Double fisherman’s knot
• Love Letter To Dr. Burns
• My procrastination (on the eve of the apocalypse)
• Skimmed Milk
• The Running
• Twenty Golden Notebooks
• Uniform

We’ll have the results in December. Good luck everyone!