The standard (and number!) of entries has been incredibly high this year, so it has been quite a challenge to come up with a shortlist. Debate among the judging panel has been intense, as I’m sure you can imagine, but we’re finally agreed and here it is! Congratulations if your name is included below and, if not, do carry on writing and we hope to see more of your work in 2017. The shortlist is by category, so scroll down to see yours (Poetry and Non-Fiction to come). We look forward to meeting all shortlisted writers at the Fresher Writing Prize Awards in Bournemouth on the 19th May.
THE SHORTLIST FOR SHORT STORIES
Cyfannedd Fach by Hannah Persaud
Vee by Deborah Riccio
The Hour of the Wolf by Angela Goodman
The Sadness of the Sun by Chris Downing
The Twenty-Four Hour Promise by Anne Hamilton
To Keep Where you Come From by Helen Dring
Unworthy of a Second Chance by Neil Fairclough
The Visitor by Ian Tovey
The elephant who had never seen the sea by Hebe Mills
Stepping over the edge by Sarah Evans
Revenge of the Tooth by Julia Molloy
Protection by Holly Miles
It Just is by David Satherley
Hounded by Jayne McCabe
Blank Walls by Hannah Persaud
A Bundle of Bother by Wanda McHamish
THE SHORTLIST FOR FIRST 500 WORDS OF A NOVEL
Encantada – Helen Dring
Jenny – David Satherley
Long Barrow Ridge by Ian Tovey
The Iron Bird by Robert Woodshaw
When I Was at Oxford by Donald McLellan
The Day After Yesterday by Felicia Yap
The Down going of Dicey Chance by Alexandra Coulton
Dear writing wizardry organisers. I forgot to put Writing wizardry in the subject title . I’m guessing it wasn’t counted . ??
Thank you for replying to my message.
I cannot see the shortlist for the writing wizardry competition!