Thank you so much to everyone who sent in a submission for this brand new annual prize celebrating the Hermit Crab flash story. We have had a great time reading them all and have been so impressed with the range of forms these stories have been told in.
We received 65 entries so the cash prizes for the winners, which is a share of the entry fees after payment processing costs are deducted, are:
First place: £60
Second place: £45
Third place: £30
Shortlisted (max 7 stories): £9
Hopefully, as word spreads of the new competitions we’re running here at WestWord, this year’s competition will attract many more entries so the cash prizes will be bigger! You have plenty of time to come up with a great idea and polish it up to be the best it can be.
Longlisted Stories
A Guide to Body Hair
For Sale By Auction
Heart of the Woods - A Review
How to Become a Catastrophist in 6 Easy Steps
In the air
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I’ve masturbated twice already today, so play Wordle for a bit because it gives me something else to do with my hands
Life O-Level
Lost Letters
Participant's Notes and First Jottings at a Workshop on Writing Fiction
Please tell the moths I Love You
Rules of Trespass
Secondhand Sam
The Last Will and Testament of Kassandra XXIII
This Petty Pace
Three Point Something P.I.
Through the Fire and the Flames
Using Your New Ding-Z Video Doorbell
Your life as a non-linear crossword puzzle
Good luck for the next round everyone!
If your story title is listed here, please don’t say on social media which is yours as reading is done anonymously. We will have the shortlist as soon as we can!