Our special offer this quarter of 4 entries for the price of 3 proved massively popular - just as we though it would - and we received the biggest collection of entries since the competition started. It's been a huge task whittling them down to the long list, but we've thoroughly enjoyed reading the entries. … Continue reading July 2020 – Long List

There's no denying it - it's been the strangest of times over the past three months. The number of entries we receive each quarter continues to grow - and we're certain that, this time round, lockdown has played a part in that. In fact, we've decided this quarter to put on a special offer for … Continue reading April 2020 – Long List

It's been the longest period of time that we've taken to announce our long list this quarter - due to the increasing number of quality entries we've received from all around the world. The judges have enjoyed reading all qualifying entries, and we're delighted to publish our long list below. However - We're still receiving … Continue reading January 2020 – Long List

We received our biggest crop of short story entries yet for the October round of our competition, and we've really had our work cut out to select the ones going through to te next stage. (We're still receiving some entries, though, that do not adhere to our rules of entry, and therefore have had to … Continue reading October 2019 – Long List