We’re thrilled to announce this year’s shortlist of 8 stories for The Leicester Writes Short Story Prize. The shortlist was chosen from 20 exceptional stories on this year’s longlist by our fantastic judging panel, including writers Abi Hynes, Laura Coleman and Iqbal Hussain.
Stories on this year’s shortlist include (in alphabetical order):
All Eyes On Me by Melanie Carvalho
An Unrecoverable Youth by D.N. Martin
Gigi and Me by Catherine Ogston
Molly by Robyn Jefferson
Pepper Soup by Chiamaka Okike
The Maw by Liz Allan
The Nook by Ismail Karolia
The Observational Bias of Love by Rosaleen Lynch
Shortlisted stories will now go through to the final round of judging.
We aim to make our prize announcement on Sunday 1 September.