Short Story Result - Winners

First Place - Jasmine Ayoubi_Dangerous Waters.

Second Place - J P Relph_The Last Judgement.

Third Place - Sally Curtis_Permission.

Shaun Hutson said about the winning stories.

'Dangerous Waters'  "Really imaginative and unusual. Excellent use of language. Well constructed and a good ending."

'The Last Judgement' "Nicely unsettling and atmospheric. Well written and descriptive. Very good."

'Permission' "Very evocative. Great use of language. Good dialogue. It really paints a picture."

A massive congratulations to our winners, and a huge 'Thank You' to everyone who entered. We received stories from all over the world, for both our contests, and were blown away be their quality and variety.

Our Flash Fiction competition starts on 1st of August 2023.

Fantastic news. Because he enjoyed it so much, Shaun Hutson is going to be our VIP judge again.

Short Story Result - Shortlist

Well done everyone.

Shaun Huston, will now pick the top three out of the following list.

In no particular order -

A P Greenlaw_Click

Adam Wohnoutka_Gutterball

Jasmine Ayoubi_Dangerous Waters

J P Relph_The Last Judgement

Kitiera Morey_The Glutton's Deal

Sally Curtis_Permission

Sean Prater_How Very Human

Tabitha Bast_Because of What is Out There

Thom Brodkin_The Contentment of Invisibilty

Tucker Struyk_Inside Job

Short Story Result - Longlist

Congratulations to those who have made it this far.

For those who didn't make it through. Please don't take it personally, or get discouraged. Just because your story wasn't chosen, it may do well elsewhere.

In no particular order -

Hallie Denison_Just Breathe

Anthony Murray_Down and Out in Melling Pul

Harry Burford_The Scorpion and the Frog

Jarick Weldon_Cassandra Wakes

Marie Day_Where the Paths Cross

Adam Wohnoutka_Gutterball

Jasmine Ayoubi_Dangerous Waters

J P Relph_The Last Judgement

Kitiera Morey_The Glutton's Deal

Sally Curtis_Permission

Mark Grant_Something Fishy

Neil Humphrey_The Canine Guardian Angel

Olivia Jacobs_The Stag

Thomas Bell_ Mama Luisa

Victoria Mascord_Not a Monster

Sean Prater_How Very Human

Tabitha Bast_Because of What is Out There

Thom Brodkin_The Contentment of Invisibilty

Tony Greenlaw_Click

Tucker Struyk_Inside Job

We will now decide on a shortlist of ten, from which the winners will be selected by Shaun Hutson.

Flash Fiction Result - Winners

First Place - Penny Durham_The Window.

Second Place - Sandra Hirons_The Siren of Low Tide.

Third Place - B V Lawson_Life's a Scream.

Shaun Hutson said about the winning stories.

'The Window'  "Very evocative, well written with a good atmosphere. It progresses well and it's gripping."

'The Siren of Low Tide' "I really enjoyed this. Moody, brooding and nicely downbeat. It's tightly written

and to the point, not a word wasted."

'Life's a Screram' "Very enjoyable. Good sense of humour and a nice eye for detail. Pleasingly cynical."

A massive congratulations to our winners.

Don't forget, our Short Story competition is open until the 31st May.

Flash Fiction Result - Shortlist

Congratulations to those who have made it this far.

International bestselling Author, Shaun Huston, will now pick the top three out of the following list.

In no particular order -

Sandra Hirons _ The Siren of Low Tide

Rob Nisbet _ Earth Oven

Richard Westwell _ Toxicity

Helen Gould _ Lucid

Penny Durham _ The Window

Carla Damron _ Delilah

B V Lawson _ Life's a Scream

Barnaby Davis _ Cliff Walking

Hazel Dixon-Cooper _ Quarantine Divorce

Twist Phelan _ Sorry Sorry

Flash Fiction Result - Longlist. 

Congratulations to those who have made it onto our Longlist.

For those who didn't make it through. Please don't take it personally, or get discouraged. Just because your story wasn't right for us, it may do well elsewhere.

In no particular order -

Sandra Hirons _ The Siren of Low Tide

Sally Curtis _ The Homecoming

Rob Nisbet _ Earth Oven

Richard Westwell _ Toxicity

Nicola Wiggins _ Green Fingers

Mike Creese _ In the Devil's Aquarium

Jasmine Hunt _ Affectionate Affliction

Hazel Dixon-Cooper _ Quarantine Divorce

Helen Gould _ Lucid

Tom Bagstevold _ Body Crasher

Penny Durham _ The Window

Liv Strom _ The Lost Things

Leon Brown _ A Slayer's Fate

Carla Damron _ Delilah

B V Lawson _ Life's a Scream

Barnaby Davis _ Cliff Walking

A P Greenlaw _ The Final Mistake of an Almost-Widow

Daniel Dyer _ The Last Cigarette in Los Angeles

Twist Phelan _ Sorry Sorry

Denarii Peters _ Through the Bramble Hedge

We will now decide on a shortlist of ten, from which the winners will be selected by Shaun Hutson.