Lots of you saw the light this month! We had 115 entries so first prize is £172 and second prize is £115, with the people’s prize to be decided!

The shortlist will be published on Monday

Thanks so much to everyone who sent us their words. We enjoyed reading them all. Well done to our longlist below. No telling which is yours though!

Longlisted Stories

1. Blight
2. Brightness, Long Ago
3. Ephemera
4. Everyday Eulogy
5. For Light is Energy and Cannot Be Destroyed, Only Transformed
6. Glitter ball
7. Hattie Feels Light as a Feather
8. I Need More Light Down Here!
9. Lights Off
10. Light on the Dark Side of the Station Motel
11. Main Street Wishes
12. Send in the Clowns
13. Straight Lines
14. Summer in November
15. Sunrise on Inkpen Beacon
16. There is a Light That Sometimes Goes On
17. The Ballad of Oranmore (or When Your Grandmother Knew I was the One)
18. The Burden of Every Soul
19. The Candlemaker’s Widow
20. The Doll at the Top of the Stairs
21. Three Bottles of Château Grandpa
22. We Follow the Wolf Moon
23. Words I Sign to My Five-Year-Old When They Stop Our Power

Good luck everyone! We’ll have the shortlist on Monday.