Frome Festival Short Story Competition

The competition closed on May 31st and we have been busy reading many wonderful stories – selecting a long list has been a tough task indeed!

We are pleased to announce that the following titles (in alphabetical order) have been selected and will go forward to be considered for the short list. Judging is always a subjective process, so if your story isn’t listed, do submit it elsewhere.

Thank you to everyone who entered, from all parts of the British Isles and beyond and to those of you who added comments and told us about yourselves.

Look out for the short list in a week or two.

Long List 2025

A Chipped White Porcelain Teacup

Breaking Bread

Close for Comfort

Cold Wars

Drowning

Factory Flotsam

Giles and the Alien at his Door

Good Night, Sleep Tight

Hedgehogs in the Bonfire

Honeysuckle and Bindweed

In Plain Sight

Isabel Ravenscroft

Jogney Fozgluk’s Interstellar Taxis

Juniper

Loose Tiles

Mixed Messages

Mother of Millions

On the Edge

One Golden Glance

Our Decline

Porpita porpita

Prima Vista

Seal Fat

Searching for Moonbow Unicorns

Seventy two

The Boy on the Bus

The One who Laughs

The Quest

The Retreat

The Village

Till Death

To See a Robin Again

Two Minutes is all it Takes to Change the Shape of the Universe

Under the Greenwood Tree

Waiting for Collie

What it Would Be to Hold your Hand

When the Leaves Fall

Wild Geese

Yesterday’s Papers

You’re not very Good at this

You’re Unforgiveable, Daddy

Results

First, second and third prize winners and local winners. Click here»

Get in touch

We’re always happy to talk through the Short Story Competition in more detail. So if you would like to find out more please get in touch»

Rules and Prize Details

The Frome Short Story Competition is an international competition open to all unpublished and published writers. Find out more»

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