Our quarterly short story competition is clearly growing in popularity, with even more entries this time round than for our first. Once again, the judges thoroughly enjoyed reading the entries we received, and the job of chosing our placed stories was even more difficult. After much deliberation over the longlist, the three placed stories have been decided. Congratulations to:

1st: Joanne Leonard – Brenda Has The Patience To Endure It

2nd: Michele Seagrove – Hypogeal

3rd: Sonia Trickey – Reduce Reuse Recycle

Prize money is on its way to you, and your stories are published here on our website.

Well done to the following writers who made it onto the shortlist:

Jeremy Green; John Holland; Bruno Menard; Matt Oliver; Tony Oswick; Melanie Ross; PJ Stephenson.

Our next competition is now open: maximum 1500 words, any theme/genre, deadline October 31st. We look forward to reading your entries.