The results of the contest were revealed by judge Ian Skillicorn, founder of Short Story Week, on Saturday 6th September at #HNSLondon14. It gives us great pleasure to publish the full results here.
Our grateful thanks go to the reading panel: Charlotte Betts, Carol McGrath and Ouida Taafe who diligently read all the entries, even though we extended the deadline. Ladies you are real troopers!
Congratulations go to the writers of all the stories listed, but especially to Lorna Fergusson for a very accomplished piece of writing!
Well done everyone!
1st place: Salt by Lorna Fergusson
2nd place: The Man with No Hands by Anne Aylor
3rd place: For Love of Megan by Mari Griffith
The 6 shortlisted stories for the HNSLondon14 Award are as follows:
Salt by Lorna Fergusson
The Man with no Hands by Anne Aylor
For Love of Megan by Mari Griffith
Wolfgang by Dorita Avila
1654 by Len Tyler
The Holdup by Carol Fosdick
The 12 longlisted stories for the HNSLondon14 Award are as follows:
Salt by Lorna Fergusson
The Man with No Hands by Anne Aylor
For Love of Megan by Mari Griffith
Wolfgang by Dorita Avila
1654 by Len Tyler
The Holdup by Carol Fosdick
Little Round Top by Richard Buxton
The Lions of London by Laura Purcell
The Cargo by Elaine Powell
Nell in Paradise by Carol Cram
Ziegfeld Girl by Katherine Lim
Eventide by Christopher Cevasco
