Literary: First Chapters Long List
(titles listed in no particular order)

Top 10

‘The Bright, Bright World’ by Jaki McCarrick (IRE)

‘The Book of Tears’ by Heather Newton (USA)

‘Brave Translunary Things’ by Claire Thomas Hawnt (ENG)

‘The Three Arrows’ by Tamako Takamatsu (JAP)

‘Stray Voltage’ by Karen Garloch (USA)

‘The Calico Girls’ by Phoebe Haws (USA)

‘Mammoth’ by Alex Cassidy (ENG)

‘Vivian Maier Framed’ by Axel Forrester (ENG)

‘Salted Earth’ by Muhammad Bandial (ENG)

‘Promising Lands’ by Jeffery Stephens (USA)

Congrats to the 10 aspiring novelists on our short list. We published your name because you asked us to. We’ll post the winners next week, along with longlist including all writers names.

The Plaza Poetry Prize (20 lines max) is OPEN to enter. Judge: Lachlan McKinnon. 1st prize: £1,000. Deadline: 30th September 2024.