Results of the 2014/15 Short Story Competition

We are delighted to announce the results of this year's competition:

 1st - The Parrots of Peckham Rye - Ceri Lowe-Petraske
2nd - Return to Budapest - J D Hellsinger
3rd - Massive Stone Lions - Lisa McDonald

Devon prize - Desire - Daisy-Mae Perkins

Short list

Harvest - Barbara Leahy
Witness - Holly Barratt
Pieces of Silver - Elizabeth Xifaras
A Souvenir - Ledlowe Guthrie
What Was Left - Joanna Campbell
Stones - Divyam Chaya Bernstein

The following 25 stories were long-listed:

Where the White Poppies Grow - Paul Barnett

Pierrot’s Tale - Jim Hudson

Creature of the Night - Christopher P Mooney

What was Left - Joanna Campbell

A Souvenir - Ledlowe Guthrie

Whale Watching in Kaikoura - Sofia Capel

Witness - Holly Barratt

The Question of Interventionism - Marc Penman

The Parrots of Peckham Rye - Ceri Lowe-Petraske

Harvest - Barbara Leahy

The Resume - Matt Zietsman

Jesus in a Tree - Diana Powell

Spring Tides - Catherine Menon

Kathmandu - Rose Stevens

Curls - Merran Jones

Stones - Divyam Chaya Bernstein

New Clive - James Holden

Through the Arched Window - Tracey Fells

Desire  - Daisy-Mae Perkins                  

Return to Budapest - J D Hellsinger

Massive Stone Lions - Lisa McDonald                    

Hobgoblin - Oliver M Lavery

Black as a Crow - Selma Carvalho

The Note - Alice Maghami

Pieces of Silver - Elizabeth Xifaras