Many congratulations to the writers of the following opening pages as they have gone through to the shortlist to win the writing retreat at Casa Ana. I’ll be making the final decision and announcing the winners next week. Well done to all the writers who were longlisted too. It’s never an easy decision to make once you get to this stage of the judging.

Shortlisted Opening Pages

• Between the Sea and the Shore
• Devil Girl
• From the Last Will and Testament of Peter Pan
• Gone Viral
• Places I Find My Mother
• Rules for Living with a Rugarou
• The Furies
• The Voyagers
• Things I Want Back From You
• Unclean