The Finchley Literary Festival & Greenacre Writers Short Story Competition Longlist is out.
Congratulations to all those long-listed.
We've heard it said that many writers consider producing a short story in 1,000 words or fewer is a difficult task but judging by our entries, dozens of writers disagree. The entries comprised a wonderful variety of themes, ideas and writing styles - and the standard was high.
A good story, we think, reads so smoothly it seems as if it was as effortless to write but, as writers ourselves, we understand the work that goes in to crafting a good short story and are very appreciative of what our entrants achieved.
Selecting stories for the long list is never an easy task and so we enrolled a number of readers to ensure we were choosing the very best. If your story hasn't made our list, please do not be discouraged; we had a high number of entries and the fact that we intended long-listing only 20, but have actually chosen 30 demonstrates how impressed we were. Keep writing!
Once again, congratulations to those we list here in no particular order:
Congratulations to all those long-listed.
We've heard it said that many writers consider producing a short story in 1,000 words or fewer is a difficult task but judging by our entries, dozens of writers disagree. The entries comprised a wonderful variety of themes, ideas and writing styles - and the standard was high.
A good story, we think, reads so smoothly it seems as if it was as effortless to write but, as writers ourselves, we understand the work that goes in to crafting a good short story and are very appreciative of what our entrants achieved.
Selecting stories for the long list is never an easy task and so we enrolled a number of readers to ensure we were choosing the very best. If your story hasn't made our list, please do not be discouraged; we had a high number of entries and the fact that we intended long-listing only 20, but have actually chosen 30 demonstrates how impressed we were. Keep writing!
Once again, congratulations to those we list here in no particular order:
Wrecks
The Sender of Second Chances
Three Words and a Chocolate Bar
The Wondwossi Hotel Bar
The Magic Lantern
A Necessary Occupation
257 Cracks
The Last Morning
The Tin Flute
Lessons Without Instructions
The Lonely Path
The Prize
Now I'm a Fish
Grandma's Needles
Costume
Allotments
Reflections
The Woman on the Corner
When Luck Runs Out
A Piece of Cake
Like Trees in The Forest
Tilly's Account
Happy Birthday
The Most Delicious Biryani
Project Claire
Swan
A Man of Means By No Means
So Many Questions
The Sovereign
29 Days
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