May 2026 – Flash shortlist and winners

The judges have announced the shortlist and winners for our May26 Flash Fiction Prize.

Congratulations to the following two winning entries:

1st: James Edwards – Rut

2nd: Grant Wandle – What’s Wrong, My Love?

Your stories are published here on our website, and prize money is on its way.

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Also making it into our new Special Mention list are the following entries:

Peter Moody – Youth Custody

Aaranav Nair – The Museum of Extinct Emotions

Hannah Retallick – Saved By A Sandwich

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

Madeleine Armstrong
Laura Besley
Gillian Brown
Jonathan Buckmaster
Anna Davison
William Draycott
Ros Levenson
Kerry Rawlinson
Ruth Saunderson
Tim Wardle
Alan John Wilson