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The Plaza Short Story Prize (2500 words max) Long list

The Plaza Short Story Prize (2500 words) Long list (with names)

Long List
(titles listed in no particular order)

Top 20

Bricklaying by David Joseph

After all, it’s not brain surgery by David Joseph

Just the way I like it by Alan Sincic

I Watch Whales Fall by Michael Pearson

And Only I Return by Michael Pearson

Flicker by Tim Byrne

Keep it in the family by Katalin Abrudan

How to Survive a Monitor Lizard in Kota Kinabalu by Omar Musa

Tree Stump by Michael Pearson

37 Year Old Father of 3 seeks break-up songs by EM Dasche

The Rise and Fall of William the Conqueror by Sukie Shinn

A Noisy Palette by Conor Montague

Dancing With Tigers by Jo Cora

Snake in the Grass by BV Lawson

No Place Like Home by Jaime Gill

Claimed by Dorey Anderson

Mausoleum by Julie Evans

Times Up by Sherry Cassells

The Opposite of Godot by Guy Ware

The Vape Lord by Omar Musa

Congrats to all those 20 named writers on our longlist. The named shortlist has just been posted. The Winner of the £1000 1st prize, and 2nd, 3rd, and a Highly Commended will be posted this Friday, 31st Jan, 2025.

The Plaza Short Story Prize (5000 words max) is OPEN now to enter. Judge: Booker Prize-winner, Damon Galgut. 1st prize: £4,000 / $5000. Deadline: 30th April 2025.