This shortlist didn’t come any easier to decide as we received so many great stories with unique premises and characters! There was a great response to this contest, and so many great stories that it took us longer than usual to decide, but we’re excited to share with you the shortlisted titles. We’ll be back with Judge Gwen Kirby’s winners in 4-5 weeks!
Shortlist:
- Body Count
- What Were You Thinking
- The Wreck of the Medusa
- Blackboxing
- The Weight of Jade
- Cat Lady
- A Thousand Ways to Eat a Heart or: Is It Worth Going Inside the Sagrada Familia?
- Meiyue
- Sometimes Grief is a Moonrise
- Three Months After Turning Forty
- Miss Piggy on the Dashboard
- Plaque
- Kismet
- Lessons from Birth
- Advertence
- Cranberry Thyme
- Grooves
- Simulcast
- The Cardinal
- Tiny God
- The Last Wrong Turn
- Every Solid Thing Casts a Shadow
- Fishy Pants
- Dead Mother Card
- I Want That Tomorrow
- The Pitch Perfect
- Pure Trash
- L’Emergency Bars
- With These Wings I Set Thee Free
- Ah Ma is a Reusable Bag