Many thanks to everyone that sent in their stories for the black-themed competition. I really enjoyed reading them all and if you didn’t make the long or shortlist this time, keep on trying! Judging is still anonymous until the winners have been chosen and notified so please don’t let us know which story is yours if it is on this list. The longlist is posted below as well.
Shortlisted Stories (alphabetical order by story title)
- Backlight
- Betsy Black
- Black is the Purest Sound
- Blackout
- Burnt Lungs
- Somewhere in Dubai, a Maid Considers Colors
- Space and Time
- The Game of Murder
Longlisted Stories (alphabetical order by story title)
- Backlight
- Betsy Black
- Black Angel 17
- Black Art
- Black is the Purest Sound
- Blackout
- Burnt Lungs
- Five Hundred Year Decomposition
- Free the Black Swan
- Gap Year
- Not Him
- Somewhere in Dubai, a Maid Considers Colors
- Space and Time
- The Game of Murder
- The Roulette Table
- This Light’s My Due
Well done to everyone on both of these lists. Winners will be announced soon.
The next themed flash competition deadline is 31st December 2017 and the theme is WHITE. Get all the info here.