Short Story Competition 2024: read the stories
Find out more about our Short Story Competition 2024 and read a selection of the submitted stories!
About the stories
All participating authors in this competition have given written consent to publish their stories on this blog. Some of the authors have requested to remain anonymous.
Please contact [email protected] for more information.
Visit our blog post to find out more about the Short Story Competition 2024.
Age: up to 12 years
Age: 13-15 years
No stories were received for this category.
Age: 15-18 years
- The Ultimatum (anonymous) - WINNER
We only received one story for this category. The author requested that the work be published anonymously.
Adults over 18 years
- 'A Daughter’s Life Changing' (anonymous)
- 'A Life in Seasons' by Paul Skinner - WINNER
- 'Call Me' by Nick Lamport
- 'Change' by Pat Riley-Page
- 'Charity Shops on Wednesday' by Morgen Bailley
- 'Dragonfly' by Benjamin Highmore
- 'Mother’s Nature' by Hayley Nock
- 'Mount Pleasant' by Sandra Clark
- 'Singing a Different Tune' by Sue Wallace
- 'Spreading the Hippy Gospel' by Moz Copestake
- 'The Missing Sister' by Rosalind Birkett
- 'What’s in a Name' by Wyn Boland
Other stories were competing in this category. However, the authors requested that their work not be published.
Not just words, but also images!
During our 'WAFTAs', we also selected the winner for the Photography Competition. Congratulations to Philip Mitchell who submitted a photograph called ‘Family on the Canal’, inspired by the nature and wildlife found along the canals.
