2024 winners plus short and long lists

First: The Job at Dobson’s by David Bonnett

Second: Ben Garrett Saved My Life by Sally Curtis

Third: The Draugr by Robert Campbell

Highly commended: No One Wants to be Second Best by Sue Smith and A Struggle for Words by Fiontan Fleming.

First Prize for best local entry: The Draugr, Robert Campbell

Second Prize for best local entry: White Rose, Genevieve Flintham

Highly commended local entries: The Bookmark, Nikki LLoyd and On the Border, Robert Campbell

Short List 2024

A Struggle for Words
Another Day in Paradise
Arrogance Management
Australia
Ben Garrett Saved my Life
Family
Flying Away
No-one Wants to be Second Best
On the Border
The Bookmark
The Draugh
The Job at Dobson’s
White Rose

Long list 2024

A Dying Breed

A Father’s Son

A House Filled with Light

A Struggle for Words

Another Day in Paradise

Arrogance Management

Australia

Ben Garrett Saved my Life

Eyes for the World

Family

Flying Away

Game

Getting Even

High Hurstwood

Jellyfish

Laurie is Red, Jonas is Blue

Lost Plot

No-one Wants to be Second Best

Normandy

On the Border

Skin

Skirrid

Somethin’ Stupid (paper)

The Bookmark

The Draugh

The Ivy on the Wall

The Job at Dobson’s (paper)

The Last Horse

The Teller of Tales

Until it Hurts

White Rose

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