June 2025 Short Story Prize – Short List and Winners

The stories have been read and re-read, the judging has taken place and final decisions made, and today we’re delighted to announce the short list and winners of our final ever Short Story Writing Prize.

Congratulations to the following three winning entries:

1st: Dianne Bown-Wilson – A Guttering Candle

2nd: B W Frimston – Beginners Please

3rd: Ros Levenson – Leave To Remain

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

And well done to the following writers who made it onto the shortlist:

Madeleine Armstrong
Vincent Barton
Paula Bauer
Phillipa Booth
Gillian Brown
Colette Coen
Natalie Connors
Richard De Silva
K S Dearsley
James Fitzgibbon
Donna L Greenwood
Nigel Hall
Jeremy Hinchcliff
Les Hodge
Ella Jeong
Charles Kitching
Fiona J Macintosh
Dan Micklethwaite
Jack Montgomery
Melissa Mussak
Jay Oatway
Joe Pearson
Denarii Peters
J D Revitt
Edward Sergeant
Jarek Tomszak
Nicholas Vaughan
Mandy Wheeler
Rachel Yates
Anwen Zhu

A huge thank you to ALL the writers who have submitted to us over the years. We wish you every success in all your future writing endeavours.