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.