Well done to everyone who made the longlist and congratulations to the writers of the 11 shortlisted stories that have now gone to our judge, Adam Trodd, to make the final decision. No telling which is your story if it appears below!

Shortlisted Stories

• A Moveable Thing
• At the Vivarium, Monastery and School of Cassiodorus, Successor to Boethius, Sixth Century
• Briefly, We Saw Each Other
• Calculus
• Fresh Meats
• Life on the Edge
• Lily Collects Feathers
• Margins
• Monsoon
• The Real Cinderella
• Tiger’s Milk

Good luck everyone!