Many thanks to everyone who submitted a SUN-inspired story this month. We had 65 submissions so the cash prizes are £70 for first prize and £46 for second.

Congrats to the writers of the following stories that have made the longlist. No telling which is yours though!

Longlisted Stories

• A Chance Meeting on Moore Beach
• Audabe
• Eclipse
• Helios
• His Father’s Son
• It’s the thought that counts
• Lifting the Lid
• Mary Poppins Willed Me Her Carpet Bag
• Moulten
• Never Let The Sun Go Down On Your Anger
• Orbiting Sol
• Scarab
• Solar Eclipse
• Sun Child
• Sunflowers
• Sunday Loves Monday, Monday Loves Thursday, Thursday Makes a Rainbow
• Sunshine Digby has two left feet
• The Burning Question
• The Complications of a Sunburst
• The dark side of the sun
• The separation of sunsets

The shortlist will be online for voting on Monday. Good luck everyone!