Competition
Our 2025 Short Story Competition is now closed. Thank you to everyone who's entered. We've had a bumper number of stories submitted this year and we are very much enjoying reading them. You can find the shortlist and longlist below, together with the remainder of the judging and results schedule.
The full timetable for this year's competition is as follows:
- 2nd May 2025: longlist is announced (see below)
- 19th May 2025: shortlist is announced
- 6th June 2025: winners are announced
A list of some of the times I cried on my mother's shoulder
Broken Boats
Isabel Ravenscroft
Its own reward
Je ne compte sur personne
Kalpa
Malachy Doyle
Military Man of Instagram
Our Blind Date
Salt
The Botanist's Tale
The Revenge of the Ducks of Bharatpur
Wait Until the Sea is Calm
A Haunting
A list of some of the times I cried on my mother's shoulder
Broken Boats
Club Legend
Confession
Dry
Genesis
Isabel Ravenscroft
Its own reward
Je ne compte sur personne
Kalpa
Kettlewell or bust
Malachy Doyle
Me and Marie
Military Man of Instagram
Not a Haunting
Our Blind Date
Playing God
Playmate
Rewriting History
Salt
Skin
Slice
Something about Monsters
Special Facility
The Botanist's Tale
The Clockmaker's Apprentice
The Revenge of the Ducks of Bharatpur
The Wayfinder's Tale
Wait Until the Sea is Calm
Wood Pigeon's Whistle