After much enjoyment, some debate, and a rather late night (!), we can finally reveal the longlist for the Bournemouth Writing Prize Short Story category for 2022.
It has been far from easy. As Emma Scattergood, Fresher’s Editorial Director, said: ‘We had a fabulous response to the Prize again this year, with such a huge number of excellent stories, covering a real range of topics and genres. Whittling them down to the agreed 30 was just too hard, so we ended up squeezing another one onto the list as well!’
Congratulations to everyone who has been listed here. The Shortlist will be announced in roughly two weeks time. Keep an eye out on social media!
The Bournemouth Writing Prize 2022 Short Story Longlist
Conducting by Jack Fenton
Father’s Day by Chris Cottom
Home Home by Niamh Donnellan
Home Schooling by Shannon Savas
Homecoming Annie Q Syed
Home Stead by Joan O’Sullivan
Judgement by Richard Hooton
Love Apples by Liz Houchin
Mixology by Susan Finlay
Nagoya by Ronan Ryan
Perpendicular Road by Mohammed Rizwan
Pieces Of Her Child by Chris Edwards-Pritchard
Postscript by Anne O’Brien
Ragdoll by Aisling Watters
Reunion by Bernie McQuillan
Screaming Dogfight with the Light by Richard Hooton
Sunday on The Boulevard with my Pet Lobster by Dale Hurst
Spread Those Wings and Fly by Hannah Storm
The Boy on the Bike by Henry Tydeman
The Boy Who Fell out of the Tree by Penny Frances
The Flood by Xenobe Purvis
The Flowers at the Foot of her Bed by Paul B Cohen
The Man Who Loves Tchaikovsky Beats his Wife: A Symphony in Four Movements by Sara Keating
The Prescription by Terry Kerins
The Rediscovery of Fire by Chris Wright
The Rescue Dog by David Butler
The Soul is a Separate Thing from the Body by Kate McCarthy
The Specific Ocean by by Corinna Keefe
The Tooth Fairy by Petra Lindner
Up by Neil Tully
Walking with William Butler by Jennifer Armstrong