1st place: Cows by John Holland
"Leaving the city makes Emmanuel and Rebecca feel light-headed and excited. They are laughing and chatting about the countryside, about how she always shouts ‘Rape!’ when she passes fields with crops that are unnaturally yellow..." Read full story + author interview
The Author
John Holland is much older than he looks in his photos and has been writing short stories and flash fiction since 2012; submitting them to competitions from 2013. In that time, he has won three competitions and been runner-up (short-listed, long-listed, commended etc) in more than 40 others.
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"I’ve never been inside an English home. Ten years I’ve lived here but I’ve never been invited to an English home. Of course, I’ve had glimpses of it, like today, whenever doors have opened in my presence" ... read story
3rd place: Question One by Ariadne Thompson
"Let us suppose that there exists a girl. The girl is of a sort often described as quiet, obedient, or agreeable, but not as bright or pretty"... read story
Commended
(Alphabetically)
A Dog Called Trevor by Glenda Young
A Sun in the Heart of London by Richard Salsbury
FAQs by Dan brotzel
Fiddles by Niamh MacCabe
Forgotten Beneath an Old Fig Tree by Lionel Ross Vincer
God's Will in Salzburg by Jane Wells
Homecoming by Adam Foster
Night Shifts by Rosie Garland
A Dog Called Trevor by Glenda Young
A Sun in the Heart of London by Richard Salsbury
FAQs by Dan brotzel
Fiddles by Niamh MacCabe
Forgotten Beneath an Old Fig Tree by Lionel Ross Vincer
God's Will in Salzburg by Jane Wells
Homecoming by Adam Foster
Night Shifts by Rosie Garland