Short Story Results

#24
WINNER
The Miniature Torture by Cindy Pereira
SELECTED
Wall of Moon by Beck Collett
The Bride by Rosie Douglas
The Hedge-Witch and the Boy by Louise Wilford
Meeting Queen Boudicca by R.T Hardwick
Rock Bottom R Kennedy-Escott
The House on the Shore by Jill Waters
A Brief Encounter by Dorothy Snelson
War of the Needles by Claudia Nicholson
It's a Cracker! by John Bunting
Little Black Box by Warren Tang
Twelve Storeys by Sam Szanto
Miss Munro's Day by Roger Woodcock
Effie the Library Elf by Mai Black
Clean by Nick Gilbert
The Beauty in Vulnerability by Steve Goodlad
Dear Diary by Beverley Byrne
#23 
IT'S ANOTHER TIE!
Simply Just Different by Niamh O'Brien
A Monomaniac by Christina Latysheva
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Aunt Sarah's Legacy by R.T Hardwick
Maddy Said by Louise Wilford
The Power of Certainty by Eva Bell
Cat--astrophe by Dorothy Snelson
I Spend All My Hours... by Zaqary Fekete
The Deeper Sleeper Creepers by Jason Darrell
Free Spirit by Kathy Goddard
The Ribbon Path by Adele Evershed
The Weight of Warfare... by Cayden Nusantoro Liu
Never Such Innocence Again by Jack Bumby
The Great Green Goblet by Cindy Pereira
Basingstoke Love Song by Jo Bodley
Sisters by Jill Waters
Shoelace by Gilles Talarek
Punch by Steph Clark
Wish You Were Here by Brian Webster
Dust to Dust by Maggie Iribane
Violent Nylon by Beck Collett
Make My Day by Steve Goodlad
The Dog Gets It by Beverley Byrne
Seated in Silence by Vrinda Lmathur
#22
IT'S A TIE!
Finding Bliss by Steph Clark
The Interview by Steve Goodlad
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The Long Night by Vivienne Moles
The Lift by Edward Virgo
Flashback by Carlo Musso
Fall to Rise by Niamh O’Brien
Trouble in Paradise by Dorothy Snelson
If Walls Could Talk by Adele Evershed
Cannibals by Katerina Kosma
Pop to the Shops by Carrie Hynds
Comeuppance by Jason Darrell
Lovers forever by Pat St Pierre
Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow by Jill Waters
What Can You Do? by Louise Wilford
Your Worst Nightmare by Jonathan Wainwright
A Scattering of Seeds by Roger Woodcock
Scarlett by John Roberts
Angel Street by Caroline Osborne
Dinner on the Last Page by Cindy Pereira
Fifty-fifty Split by Beck Collett
Past and Present by Kathy Goddard
Dog Days by Beverley Byrne
#21
WINNER
A Cure for Death by Beverley Byrne
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New Beginnings by Yvonne Lang
The Stuff of Nightmares by Vivienne Moles
Books by Elizabeth O'Shea
The Corpse by Vrinda Lavakare Mathur
Show and Tell by B. Craig Grafton
Room Seventeen by Brian Skinner
Deceit by Jonathan Wainwright
The Letter by R.T. Hardwick
The Things We Leave Behind by Adele Evershed
Why no one should spy on a Mobsters Funeral by Rachel Smith
Jetta Black and the Seven squats by Bryan Thomas
Four Deaths and a Funeral by Steph Clark
Neuro Rehab by Paul Rogers
Ghosts Aren't Real by Beck Collett
In Confidence by Caroline Osborne
The Shaman and the Drummer by Felicity Edwards
Shadows by Louise Wilford
Dear Grandad by Connie Harris
Meeting the Father by Maggie Nerz Iribarne
Weight Watchers by Julie Walsh
Waiting for tomorrow by Pat St. Pierre
The Straight Line and the Curve by Yvonne Clarke
The Birthday Reaper by Cindy Pereira
What Did You Do On Your Holiday? by Michael Lane
#20
WINNER
Not Moths, Just Dust by Beck Collett
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Emotional Baggage by R.T Hardwick
Kizzy's Kitchen by Lucy Nankivell
Hellebore Season by Maisie Bishop
Snow in June by R. Kennedy-Escott
Mistletoe by Mick Shawyer
Time by Urte Grinkaite
Brown Bear & Stick Jaw by Cindy Pereira
Randy & Me by Eva Bell
The Spotlight's On You by Vivienne Moles
Last Vampire by Luke Hodge
The Wise Ones by Gip Roberts
The Old Shopper by Vaibhav Sharma
Stealing Snowdrops by Beverley Byrne
In the Balance by Sue Johnson
Paradise Unearned by N.J. Weber
Talking with the Void by Stephanie Clark
Kingdom to Awry by Daisy Blacklock
Borderline by Frank Staniforth
Amidst a Ruin by E.R. Temblett
Red Zero by Jonathan Wainwright
#19
WINNER
Closed Chapters by Cindy Pereira
SELECTED
Catch Me If You Can by Christina Collins
Is There Something Else? by Thomas Morgan
Run Away With Me by S. Bee
Annette's Amusia by RT Hardwick
Alarm by Hannah Retallick
My Guilty Secret by Carrie Hewlett
Moving House by Barbara Compton
Nifty Fifties by Sharon Haston
Henrietta by David John Griffin
William the First by Colin Taylor
Loving Anthony by Wendy Janes
Memory Swinging by Rebecca Castell
Skybound by Niki Baker
Just Me by Daisy Blacklock
Love Letters by Kathy Goddard
The Best Kind of Magic by Jon Hunter
Two Pairs of Hands by Maisie Bishop
Butter Pecan by Gilles Talarek
Reckoning by Ken Cohen
Piles by Vanessa Horn
Rudolpho's Comeback by Steven Barrett
#18
WINNER
Perfect by Sue Buckingham
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No Sheath, Disbelief, Along comes Grief, is there ever Relief? by Stephanie Clark
Emily by Mick Shawyer
The Two of Us by Tracey Williams
Just Another Day by Gareth Gray
Six Blank by Rishika Srivastava
Please by Barbara Compton
Stray Things by Kailey Blount
The Gift by Brian A Skinner
The Punch by Richard Gibney
Music to Die for by Adele Evershed
All Fall Down by Rowena Fishwick
Threads by Gilles Talarek
Different by Wanda Dakin
Heartlifter by Jo Roberts
Madeline by Caroline Jenner
Little Dove by Shelley Crowley
Running with the Bull by Darrell Case
#17
WINNER
The Silent Heroes by Amy McCarthy
SELECTED
Typeface by Rani Jayakumar
God's Disposable Creatures by Gilles Talarek
A Little Something by Mick Shawyer
Man in the Window by Meg Bell
Across the Hallway by John Jones
Afternoon Tea by Vivienne Moles
The Reverend Willis and the Development by Graham Crisp
The Feathered Friend by Scott Wilson
The Repository of Secrets by Carrie Hynds
Mis-Communication by Sue Buckingham
The Photographer's Justice by Luke Cresswell
The Burning Question by Carrie Hewlett
Unforgettable by Laura Tapper
The Party's Over by Ginny Swart
#16
WINNER
Just Like Me by Christopher Wortley
SELECTED
Fitting Tribute by Vivienne Moles
Light by Grace Collins
Surveillance by Eileen Morgan
Fine In Trainers by Julie Astronaut
True Romance by Patsy Collins
Fifty Years From Now by Maisie Bishop
What Colour Is The Wind? by Brian A Skinner
Lost In The Crowd by Scott Wilson
What Would Alan Do? by Brian Weston
High Tea by R.T. Hardwick
Tall Dark and Handsome by Jennifer Anne F. Messing
Michael And The Red Scooter by Mick Shawyer
Kindred by Rani Jayakumar
Now Or Never by Sharon Boothroyd
Time Out by Sue Barnard
Adventures In Romance by Sue Johnson
Stonestruck by Alyson Faye 
#15
WINNER
Mortal Sin isn’t what it used to Be by Jenny Worstall 
SELECTED
Get Your Skates On by Christina Collins
Patience by Andy Baker
If I Could Cry, I'd Be Happier by Leah Holbrook Sackett
Burning Bright by Susmita Ramani
The Lilac Shawl by Esther Byrne
That Night by Elaine Barnard
Skyclad by Kate MacDonald
The Statues a Liberty by Brian A Skinner
John's Turn by Noreen Jeffers
The Red Velvet Dress by Maisie Bishop
Friday Needs a Suitcase by Adele Evershed
The Loft by Scott Wilson
Serving of Revenge by Yvonne Lang
The Charmer by S. Bee
The Viewing by Vivienne Moles
The Ghosts of Durley Hall by Jeff Jones
#14
WINNER
Bonzo by Felicity Edwards 
SELECTED
The Shortcut by Scott Wilson
The Boy in the Bed by Graham Crisp
Redemption by Jeff Jones
Falling on Deaf Ears by Sarah J Davies
Rising from the Ashes by Yvonne Clarke
#13
WINNER
Those Who Live by the Word by Andrew Ball
SELECTED
The Somme by Jeff Jones
Thirteen Minutes by Scott Wilson
Persona non grata by Yvonne Clarke
Julius and Earl by Gilles Talarek
Handyman by Gary Egan
The White Arrows by Graham Crisp
Always Closer Than You Think by Jo Winwood
The Mirror of Youth by Rachel Smith
#12
WINNER
A Mother's Love by Jo Winwood 
SELECTED
​Katrina Hayes - The Doctors Peculiar Boy
Liz O'Shea - Getting Lost
Jeff Jones - Another Chance
Graham Crisp - Mary and the Spirit
Stephen Goodlad - Lost
James Northern - Race Ya
Sven Camrath - The Right Place
Gilles Talarek - Soap
Bev Byrne - The Suicide Tree
Rachel Smith - Wrong Number
Victoria Kuzmina - A Ritual
#11
WINNER
Crossed Wires by Jeff Jones 
SELECTED
Author, Author! by Andrew Ball 
The Book of Revelations by R.T. Hardwick
Molly Dolly’s New Clothes by Elaine Peters
Change Matters by C.R. Berry
Ding Dong Dung by Cindy Periera
​The Death of an Actor by Steve Goodlad
Werewolves by Jessica Brown
The Incidentals Table by Liz Breen
Weakender by JP Seabright
A Letter by Joe Bedford
The Neighbour by Lynne Couzins
Taking the Floor by Claire Barnard
Hotel Kasbah by Beverley Byrne
#10
WINNER
A Blanket of Stars by Georgia Cook 
SELECTED
The Inheritance by Graham Crisp
The Present by Peter Hankins
Chance Encounter by Jeff Jones
Command by Ian Tew
#9
WINNER
Kings and Pawns by Dutch Simmons 
SELECTED
Murderous Intent by Jeff Jones
The Day With The Birds by Liz Breen
Something Fishy Going On by Adele Evershed
The Ransom Note by Steve Goodlad
Wilhelmina Turns Eighty by Anita Gorman
Mavis’s Cosy Christmas Cottage by Jon Hunter
The Tap by Beverley Byrne
Forever Gone by Hilary Taylor
A Party? by Felicity Edwards
#8
WINNER
Footsteps by Savanna Naylor 
SELECTED
Weather Report by Paul Garson
Bartlett, The Dog and the old Sailor by Ronald T Hardwick
The Post-Lockdown Holiday by David A Jones
The Best Jest by Shelley Crowley
Phil in Real Life by Sam Szanto
Evergreen by Samantha Priestley
The Secret To Staying Young by Saul Greenblatt
Volume Control by Grace Tierney
Hologram Futures by Alyson Hilbourne
The Grief Eater by Christina MacKinnon
Monster Under the Bed by Patricia Green
Roisin's Party by James Elson
The Full Moon by Dipayan Chakrabarti
A Little Hard Work by Carrie Hynds
Log Me In by Paul Warnes
Delight in Every Bite by Nathalie Roos
First Impressions by Jeff Jones
What's In A Name? by Ian Inglis
I'll See You When I Get There by Thomas Morgan
Double Trouble by Vivienne Moles
Number 69 by Eve Naden
The Healing Stone by Katie Winkler
Beached by Maisie Bishop
The Queen of the Forest by Renee Gerald
The Winter Tree by The Somnambulist Society
The Hourglass by Madelaine Taylor
I Don’t Like Cheats by Patsy Collins
Mrs Stepney's Stepdaughter by Betty Hasler
Isodel by Darren Smith
All Hallows Eve by Jane Bidder
Eve by Hilary Davies
Pas De Deux Redux by Adele Evershed
The Thing by Taqwa
A Helping Hand by Christina Westwood
Come the Morning Stars by Conor O’Sullivan
Interconnected by Ena Catlin
Watching by Natasha Weber
#7
WINNER
A Charmed Life by Patsy Collins 
SELECTED
The Suitcase by Maddy Allen
Alpha to Zulu: Alphabet Phonetic Frolics by Jolie Marchant
Letting Go by Kate MacWhannell
I Lost My Wife Down the Back of the Sofa by Brian G Ross
Something Comes to Live in Vincent Van Gogh's House by Sobia Ali
The Ritual by Vaibhav Sharma
Little Miss Perfect by Dorothy Snelson
Waiting by Jeff Jones
A Merry Encounter by Donna Hughes
Blossom Time by James Ellson
The Bird and the Riley by David Crozier
Last Chance by Sonia Mehta
The Near Demise of Old Norm by Rachel Wade
On Rings of Fire by Dipayan Chakrabarti
In Conclusion by Lou Hoffman
Communal Gardening by Stef Smulders
The Three Little Pigs Meet Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Anita Gorman
The Housefly by David Butler
A Moment by Josie Turner
Chop Wood Carry Water by Feliz Piez
After the Last Guest Left by Barbara Zapson
Beta Testing by Stephen Hosking
Ballroom Dancer by Felicity Edwards
Falling Light by Debbie Robson
Blackberry and Apple by Andrew Ball
Dead Fast by Stephen Foster-Pilkington
Telepathic Drugless Therapy by Eva Bell
Stolen Warmth by JY Saville
#6
WINNER
Sabrina's Rising by Cheryl Burman 
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First Climb of the Season by D.M Kerr
Calm Evening - River Wind by Thomas Elson
Vergence by Stephen Lisle
Puzzle Box by Bob Carlton
The Bright Side by Ophelia Clare
A Change of Luck by Jeff Jones
For Whom The Hands Clap by Fiona Murphy-McCormack
The Cardinal Sins by JB Polk
Most Marriages Performed by Leah Holbrook Sackett
Special Recollections by Bryan Smith
Fifty Ways to Leave your Lover by Andrew Ball
Yogurt Man Street by J. Anthony Hartley
The Well by Patricia Furstenberg
Bapaume III by Nick Fraser
No Longer by  Emily Kate Hastings
Grace's High Note by  Philip Charter
No Regrets by  Felicity Edwards
The One that Got Away by Malina Douglas
Rosalyn Tempest by John Jones
I Fear Myself by Kurt Russell
Black Money Matters by Antonio Salituro
Agility by Stef Smulders
A Smouldering Secret by Amy B. Moreno
Johnny by Steven Evans
#5
WINNER
Mother by Michelle Hendriks 
SELECTED
The Man in the Living Room by Rodrigo Palacios
The Believer by Warren Benedetto
The Interview by Philip Jones
A New Friend by Emily Dixon
The Cat by Brian Skinner
The Elephant in the Black Hole by Crescentia Morais
Bridges Are Beginning to Ice Over by Bob Carlton
The Art of Almost by Natascha Graham
The Online Death of Gerald Thorne by Lisa M Lane
Elisha's Game by Harlan Wells
First Snow Day by Chloe Winterburn
Bones by Raluca Comanelea
Career Girl by Jean Cooper Moran
House 147 by Nate Ealy
The Lady in White by Jeff Jones
Creeper by James Ellson
New Beginnings by Jennifer Anne F. Messing
Cherry by John Jones
The Shame Game by Amy B. Moreno
Death is Nothing by Andrew Ball
Little Wooden Boxes by Alex Rollings
The Cottonwood Tree by Rachel Tyrrel
Have You Seen This Man? by C.E. Tidswell
The Oasis by AS Winter
Amber Night Tattoo by Malina Douglas
#4
WINNER
We Still Don't Use the Garage by S.J. Townend 
SELECTED
A Lantern; A Knife by Philip Charter
Tattoos by Martin Flett
Little Dove by Shelley Crowley
Letters Home by Daniel Clark
Morning Coffee by Susan Hoffmann
Rise and Set and Rise Again by Jenni Cook
Layover by Rebecca Redshaw
October October by Andrew Ball
Unheard by Lois Chapin
Cross the Eyes by Josh Cassidy
Escape and Evade by Jeff Jones
In the Footsteps of the Paediatrician by Liz Berg
Forbidden by Meg Isaac
Love by Edward Breen
Memory Stones by Chloe Winterburn
No More Heroes by Melanie Roussel
Discovery by David Darling
The Year of the Dying Fish by JB Polk
Opal by Jessica Disney
#3
WINNER
Equal Rights by Andrew Ball 
SELECTED
Don't Turn Around by Alexander Gerolimatos
The Glitch by Vaibhav Sharma
Caught in a False Sunbeam by Roghan David Aran Duggan Metcalf
Failing by Ruth Makepeace
Homecoming by David Darling
Speech! Speech! by Andrew Galvin
Love Letters by Adesola Adewale
Euthanasia by Pragya Rathore
Out of the Flow by Dharmavadana Penn
Memory by Matthew Thorpe-Apps
The Mystery of the White Ghost at Chrisard School by Anna Jozefowicz
Leviathan by Owen Reilly
A Discovery/Saying Goodbye by Emily Dixon
Lord Old Timer by Robin Mortimer
After Life by Hannah Burgess
Dead on Time by Jeff Jones
The Queen's Attendant by Catherine McCarthy
The Key by Victoria Huggins
The War and the Wall by MacKenzie Tastan
#2
WINNER
The Wait by Jeff Jones 
SELECTED
Consequences by Dave Darling
Your Favourite Dolly by Tesni Penney
For Better, For Worse by Catherine Ogston
A Trace of Red by Clare Adams
A Nice Bit of Tongue by Karon Alderman
Hello, You by Philip Charter
Potted Bavaria by Sheila Kinsella
The Things We Left Behind by Michael Lacare
The Man in Black by Morgan Brennan
So Close by Tracy Stevenson
The Suitcase by Maddy Allen
Lockdown: One Good Deed by Mary Macread
Betrayal in a Shade of White by Emma Cooper
Her Brother’s Friend by J. L. Harland
Tight Corners by Kathleen Kenny
Koi by Nadia Mikail
Howl by Shaun Calvert
Kelsey by Robert Boucheron
A Campfire Story by Mike Noyes
Stars by Abigail Green
Parts by Alexander Mo
The Funeral Procession by Robert Raymer
The Songs of my Sister by Kathy Hoyle
Hilarity Paling by Alex Bestwick
Trapped by Patricia Cole
The Change by Liz Berg
Grasses by Alex Barr
#1
WINNER
Podsnezhniki by Anita Davie 
SELECTED
Another Day At The Office by Seamus Easton
Antartica Origins by Joanna MacInnes
Cousins by Wan Phing Lim
Famous by Jacqui Jay Grafton
George Polishes Up by Ian C Douglas
Gone Viral by Jacqueline Harrett
Graffiti by Cathy Bryant
It Starts With A Train by Magdalene Bird
Monkey Beach by Robert Raymer
The Accidental Jesus by James Stark
The Broken Doll by Alice Prior
The View by Kay Chomic
Thunder Flies by Jeremy Hubbard
Weaving the Magic by Robert Scott