Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 21
Shortlist
'Shade and Light' by Alexis Wolfe
'A Touching Tale' by Ashwani Sachdev
'A Train Ride with Wonder Woman' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
'The Acceptance Speech' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Fair' by Charlene Mertz
'The Carrington Sofa' by Chris Cottom
'My Jungle Escape' by Cyril Dabydeen
'It's Only Swimming' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
'Through the River' by Dominik Slusarczyk
Rat's Nest in Any Time or Place' by Ellen Denton
'Spilled Tea' by Erica Sharlette
'The Weight of Grace' by Fiona Dignan
'Our Gran, The Magician' by Heather Haigh
'Mirror Image' by Iqbal Hussain
'You Look Like You're Writing A Novel' by James Wood
'Platform Seven' by Jeff Taylor
'les fleurs jettent une ombre' by Junaid Ahmed Ahangar
'Blind Side' by Lee Nash
'After the Deluge' by Lindy Newns
'Dog Breath' by Margo Griffin
'Go the Distance' by Michael Pettifer
'Water' by Michelle Walshe
'All the people we don't know' by Sarah Masters
'How To Smile' by Sarveswari Saikrishna
'Dralion' by Shannon Frost Greenstein
'The Shell House Retreat' by Shweta Amit
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Longlist
'Shade and Light' by Alexis Wolfe
'Spelling Bee' by Alexis Wolfe
'A Touching Tale' by Ashwani Sachdev
'The Meat of the Matter' by Ashwani Sachdev
'A Train Ride with Wonder Woman' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
'Paris Metro 2005' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
'Measurements' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Acceptance Speech' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Fair' by Charlene Mertz
'A Sense of Duty' by Chris Cottom
'The Carrington Sofa' by Chris Cottom
'Norah Next Door' by Cyril Dabydeen
'My Jungle Escape' by Cyril Dabydeen
'How to Sew on a Button' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
'It's Only Swimming' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
'Through the River' by Dominik Slusarczyk
'Roast' by Dominik Slusarczyk
Rat's Nest in Any Time or Place' by Ellen Denton
'til Death Do Us Part' by Erica Sharlette
'Spilled Tea' by Erica Sharlette
'The Man Who Brought the World' by Fiona Dignan
'The Weight of Grace' by Fiona Dignan
'Missing' by Heather Haigh
'Our Gran, The Magician' by Heather Haigh
'Every Aspect Of Chelydra Serpentina's Life is Full of Aggression, Even Their Breeding' by Heather Haigh
'Mirror Image' by Iqbal Hussain
'You Look Like You're Writing A Novel' by James Wood
'Sawmill' by James Wood
''Mrs. Bojangles and the Piano Man's Wife Meet for Coffee Before Book Club' by Jeff Taylor
'Platform Seven' by Jeff Taylor
'les fleurs jettent une ombre' by Junaid Ahmed Ahangar
'Jane' by Lee Nash
'Blind Side' by Lee Nash
'Assembly Line' by Lindy Newns
'After the Deluge' by Lindy Newns
'Dog Breath' by Margo Griffin
'Go the Distance' by Michael Pettifer
'Water' by Michelle Walshe
'All the people we don't know' by Sarah Masters
'What became of the hare' by Sarah Masters
'How To Smile' by Sarveswari Saikrishna
'Dralion' by Shannon Frost Greenstein
'The Shell House Retreat' by Shweta Amit
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'Spelling Bee' by Alexis Wolfe
'A Touching Tale' by Ashwani Sachdev
'The Meat of the Matter' by Ashwani Sachdev
'A Train Ride with Wonder Woman' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
'Paris Metro 2005' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
'Measurements' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Acceptance Speech' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Fair' by Charlene Mertz
'A Sense of Duty' by Chris Cottom
'The Carrington Sofa' by Chris Cottom
'Norah Next Door' by Cyril Dabydeen
'My Jungle Escape' by Cyril Dabydeen
'How to Sew on a Button' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
'It's Only Swimming' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
'Through the River' by Dominik Slusarczyk
'Roast' by Dominik Slusarczyk
Rat's Nest in Any Time or Place' by Ellen Denton
'til Death Do Us Part' by Erica Sharlette
'Spilled Tea' by Erica Sharlette
'The Man Who Brought the World' by Fiona Dignan
'The Weight of Grace' by Fiona Dignan
'Missing' by Heather Haigh
'Our Gran, The Magician' by Heather Haigh
'Every Aspect Of Chelydra Serpentina's Life is Full of Aggression, Even Their Breeding' by Heather Haigh
'Mirror Image' by Iqbal Hussain
'You Look Like You're Writing A Novel' by James Wood
'Sawmill' by James Wood
''Mrs. Bojangles and the Piano Man's Wife Meet for Coffee Before Book Club' by Jeff Taylor
'Platform Seven' by Jeff Taylor
'les fleurs jettent une ombre' by Junaid Ahmed Ahangar
'Jane' by Lee Nash
'Blind Side' by Lee Nash
'Assembly Line' by Lindy Newns
'After the Deluge' by Lindy Newns
'Dog Breath' by Margo Griffin
'Go the Distance' by Michael Pettifer
'Water' by Michelle Walshe
'All the people we don't know' by Sarah Masters
'What became of the hare' by Sarah Masters
'How To Smile' by Sarveswari Saikrishna
'Dralion' by Shannon Frost Greenstein
'The Shell House Retreat' by Shweta Amit
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 20
Final Result - March 2024
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Bully' by Stephen Smythe
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Spy Chief Eats a Meal a Day' by Edward Barnfield
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The New Abode' by Sudha Vishwanathan
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Cruel City of Gold' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Biscuit Factory' by Cath Barton
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Understanding Binary' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Five Breathtaking Places to Visit Before You Die' by Susan L. Lin
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Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Spy Chief Eats a Meal a Day' by Edward Barnfield
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The New Abode' by Sudha Vishwanathan
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Cruel City of Gold' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Biscuit Factory' by Cath Barton
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Understanding Binary' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Five Breathtaking Places to Visit Before You Die' by Susan L. Lin
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Shortlist
'The Tell-tale Chirp of an Olive Warbler' by Alan Joseph Kennedy
'Cruel City of Gold' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
'Winners are Losers' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Biscuit Factory' by Cath Barton
'Call it Kismet or Whatever' by Chandrika R. Krishnan
'Understanding Binary' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
'The Spy Chief Eats a Meal a Day' by Edward Barnfield
'Jacob's Girls' by Erica Sharletter
'The Crumbling of Virtue' by Gargi Mehra
'The Same, Please' by Gillian Brown
''Horizons' by Jeff Taylor
'The Briefest Memory' by Juliet Waller
'Hero' by Maggie Denton
'How to process grief to possibly overcome it' by Mahesh Nair
'Letters Found in An Abandoned Letterbox' by Mandira Pattnaik
'The Widow Laroche' by Olga Wojtas
'Diary of Somebody' by Oliver Barton
'Old Man Ford' by Paul Germano
'Brownie Crumbs' by Sahana Mira
'Man and Machine' by Sangeetha G
'Work From Home' by Shrutidhora P Mohor
'Bully' by Stephen Smythe
'The New Abode' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'Some Would Say' by Susan Borgersen
'Five Breathtaking Places to Visit Before You Die' by Susan L Lin
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'Cruel City of Gold' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
'Winners are Losers' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Biscuit Factory' by Cath Barton
'Call it Kismet or Whatever' by Chandrika R. Krishnan
'Understanding Binary' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
'The Spy Chief Eats a Meal a Day' by Edward Barnfield
'Jacob's Girls' by Erica Sharletter
'The Crumbling of Virtue' by Gargi Mehra
'The Same, Please' by Gillian Brown
''Horizons' by Jeff Taylor
'The Briefest Memory' by Juliet Waller
'Hero' by Maggie Denton
'How to process grief to possibly overcome it' by Mahesh Nair
'Letters Found in An Abandoned Letterbox' by Mandira Pattnaik
'The Widow Laroche' by Olga Wojtas
'Diary of Somebody' by Oliver Barton
'Old Man Ford' by Paul Germano
'Brownie Crumbs' by Sahana Mira
'Man and Machine' by Sangeetha G
'Work From Home' by Shrutidhora P Mohor
'Bully' by Stephen Smythe
'The New Abode' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'Some Would Say' by Susan Borgersen
'Five Breathtaking Places to Visit Before You Die' by Susan L Lin
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Longlist
'The Tell-tale Chirp of an Olive Warbler' by Alan Joseph Kennedy
'Solidarity' by Albert Tucher
'Maya-Maya' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Cruel City of Gold' by Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes
'Winners are Losers' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Tana Lawn' by Bronwen Griffiths
'The Biscuit Factory' by Cath Barton
'Call it Kismet or Whatever' by Chandrika R. Krishnan
'Everything Was Wonderful' by Cynthia Singerman
'Uncle Ben's Rice' by Darryl Benjamin
'The PeeBees' by David Hartley
'Hurly Burly' by Debbie Robson
'Frangipani Dreams' by Denise Bayes
'Understanding Binary' by Dianne Bown-Wilson
'The Spy Chief Eats a Meal a Day' by Edward Barnfield
'Birthday Pie' by Elan Barnehama
'Jacob's Girls' by Erica Sharletter
'The Crumbling of Virtue' by Gargi Mehra
'Wistful' by Gay Lynch
'The Same, Please' by Gillian Brown
'In the rush to get away on holiday' by Jacqueline Sumner
'Horizons' by Jeff Taylor
'I Can Smell Death when I Work at the Graveyard Shift' by Jen McConnell
'Selhheal' by JP Relph
'Festival of Lights' by Judy Raymond
'The Briefest Memory' by Juliet Waller
'Are we the criminals of our own story?' by Leanne Drain
'We're Still Here and a Happy New Year' by Lindy Newns
'Hero' by Maggie Denton
'How to process grief to possibly overcome it' by Mahesh Nair
'Letters Found in An Abandoned Letterbox' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Being Him' by Nancy Chadha
'The Widow Laroche' by Olga Wojtas
'Diary of Somebody' by Oliver Barton
'Old Man Ford' by Paul Germano
''the acorn' by Pete Armstrong
'Whimsical Connections - An India Journey' by Reshma Sundararajan
'Brownie Crumbs' by Sahana Mira
'Man and Machine' by Sangeetha G
'Work From Home' by Shrutidhora P Mohor
'Bully' by Stephen Smythe
'The New Abode' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'Some Would Say' by Susan Borgersen
'Five Breathtaking Places to Visit Before You Die' by Susan L Lin
'Moonlights' by Todd Alfuth
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 19
Final Result - December 2023
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'The Day That George Became Real' by June O' Sullivan
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Christmas Market' by Steve Wade
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Crossing the Line' by Kevin Cheeseman
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Serendipity' by Gillian Brown
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Dropt Kerchief' by Oliver Barton
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Four Seasons' by Paul Germano
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Jasmine Vine' by Sangeetha G
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Shortlist
The Unforgettable Quiche Roquefort' by Alan Joseph Kennedy
'Connecting Trains' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Into the Vanishing Blue' by Cath Barton
'Serendipity' by Gillian Brown
'The World is Full of Beautiful Things' by J.W. Wood
'Love' by Jacinta Cogan
'Duty Dances with Chance' by Jacquie Stafford-Sumner
'The Day That George Became Real' by June O' Sullivan
'An Orchid in My Belly Button' by Katy Wimhurst
'Crossing the Line' by Kevin Cheeseman
'The Epiphany of Borders' by Malini Nair
'The Kite Flyer' by Michael Pettifer
'The Dropt Kerchief' by Oliver Barton
'Four Seasons' by Paul Germano
'The Jasmine Vine' by Sangeetha G
'A Vexation' by Satish Pendharkar
'Catch of the Day' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'The Christmas Market' by Steve Wade
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'Connecting Trains' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Into the Vanishing Blue' by Cath Barton
'Serendipity' by Gillian Brown
'The World is Full of Beautiful Things' by J.W. Wood
'Love' by Jacinta Cogan
'Duty Dances with Chance' by Jacquie Stafford-Sumner
'The Day That George Became Real' by June O' Sullivan
'An Orchid in My Belly Button' by Katy Wimhurst
'Crossing the Line' by Kevin Cheeseman
'The Epiphany of Borders' by Malini Nair
'The Kite Flyer' by Michael Pettifer
'The Dropt Kerchief' by Oliver Barton
'Four Seasons' by Paul Germano
'The Jasmine Vine' by Sangeetha G
'A Vexation' by Satish Pendharkar
'Catch of the Day' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'The Christmas Market' by Steve Wade
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Longlist
'The Unforgettable Quiche Roquefort' by Alan Joseph Kennedy
'Penguins Mate for Life' by Alan Joseph Kenndy
'Sharing is Caring' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Point of Not Return' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Go Hug A Mountain' by Anupam Singer
'Approaching Storm' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Connecting Trains' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Into the Vanishing Blue' by Cath Barton
'Transmogrification' by Cath Barton
'Tripping Over Giant Shoes' by Chandrika R Krishnan
'A Triptych of Spices' by Denise Bayes
'Touching the Wild' by Gillian Brown
'Serendipity' by Gillian Brown
'The World is Full of Beautiful Things' by J.W. Wood
'Love' by Jacinta Cogan
'Duty Dances with Chance' by Jacquie Stafford-Sumner
'Calima' by June O' Sullivan
'The Day That George Became Real' by June O' Sullivan
'Is It Something I Said?' by Kamalini Natesan
'An Orchid in My Belly Button' by Katy Wimhurst
'The Mushroom Lover' by Katy Wimhurst
'Crossing the Line' by Kevin Cheeseman
'A summer break-up leads to a life behind the past' by Leanne Drain
'Past lover haunted over time' by Leanne Drain
'The Epiphany of Borders' by Malini Nair
'The Kite Flyer' by Michael Pettifer
'The Dropt Kerchief' by Oliver Barton
'The Signpost' by Oliver Barton
'Four Seasons' by Paul Germano
'Strong Like Bull' by Paul Germano
'Addiction' by Raghu Ram Sola
'Amma' by Sampoorna Gonella
'Lilac Hills' by Sangeetha G
'The Jasmine Vine' by Sangeetha G
'A Vexation' by Satish Pendharkar
'The Dam' by Satish Pendharkar
'Catch of the Day' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'Rage Muffins' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'The Christmas Market' by Steve Wade
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'Penguins Mate for Life' by Alan Joseph Kenndy
'Sharing is Caring' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Point of Not Return' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Go Hug A Mountain' by Anupam Singer
'Approaching Storm' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Connecting Trains' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Into the Vanishing Blue' by Cath Barton
'Transmogrification' by Cath Barton
'Tripping Over Giant Shoes' by Chandrika R Krishnan
'A Triptych of Spices' by Denise Bayes
'Touching the Wild' by Gillian Brown
'Serendipity' by Gillian Brown
'The World is Full of Beautiful Things' by J.W. Wood
'Love' by Jacinta Cogan
'Duty Dances with Chance' by Jacquie Stafford-Sumner
'Calima' by June O' Sullivan
'The Day That George Became Real' by June O' Sullivan
'Is It Something I Said?' by Kamalini Natesan
'An Orchid in My Belly Button' by Katy Wimhurst
'The Mushroom Lover' by Katy Wimhurst
'Crossing the Line' by Kevin Cheeseman
'A summer break-up leads to a life behind the past' by Leanne Drain
'Past lover haunted over time' by Leanne Drain
'The Epiphany of Borders' by Malini Nair
'The Kite Flyer' by Michael Pettifer
'The Dropt Kerchief' by Oliver Barton
'The Signpost' by Oliver Barton
'Four Seasons' by Paul Germano
'Strong Like Bull' by Paul Germano
'Addiction' by Raghu Ram Sola
'Amma' by Sampoorna Gonella
'Lilac Hills' by Sangeetha G
'The Jasmine Vine' by Sangeetha G
'A Vexation' by Satish Pendharkar
'The Dam' by Satish Pendharkar
'Catch of the Day' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'Rage Muffins' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'The Christmas Market' by Steve Wade
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 18
Final Result - September 2023
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Girl in Flight' by Sangeetha G
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Running' by Sam Szanto
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Sweet Obituary' by Aneeta Sundararaj
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Lost at Sea' by Denise Eaton
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Filling Up' by Katie Holloway
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere):'Marianne's Magical Finger Saves the Day' by Leanne Drain
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Rise and Fall in Troubled Waters' by Mike Pettifer
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Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Running' by Sam Szanto
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Sweet Obituary' by Aneeta Sundararaj
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Lost at Sea' by Denise Eaton
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Filling Up' by Katie Holloway
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere):'Marianne's Magical Finger Saves the Day' by Leanne Drain
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Rise and Fall in Troubled Waters' by Mike Pettifer
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Shortlist
Shortlist
'Night of the New Moon' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'A Sweet Obituary' by Aneeta Sundraraj
'A Dream of Dad and Neon tetras' by Barbara Kuessner Hughes
'Dreams do come true' by Carole Reed
'Dream Destination' by Denise Eaton
'Lost at Sea' by Denise Eaton
'Broken Hallelujah' by Elan Barnehama
'Filling Up' by Katie Holloway
'Ravenous Betrayal Leads to Revenge' by Leanne Drain
'Marianne's Magical Finger Saves the Day' by Leanne Drain
'The River' by Mike Pettifer
'Rise and Fall in Troubled Waters' by Mike Pettifer
'Running' by Sam Szanto
'Girl in Flight' by Sangeetha G
'The Twins' by Séamus Scanlon
'Breathing' by Séamus Scanlon
'Magic Among Us' by Tom Victor
'Broken and Saved' by Tom Victor
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 17
Final Result - June 2023
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'If I Could Restart My Story' by Sharon Boyle
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Lou Reed Eats a Scone' by Tim Tomlinson
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Mirror' by Michael Pettifer
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Beautiful Moment' by Aneeta Sundararaj
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Tommy and Sammy' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Holiday Snaps' by June Hunter
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Angelo Sorento's Last Story' by Nathan Alling Long
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Seamstress' by Sudha Subramanian
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Wish You Were Here' by Suzanne Hicks
Shortlist
'Unconditional Positive Regard' by AD Schweiss
'A Beautiful Moment' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Tommy and Sammy' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Days of Sin' by Chris Cottom
'Ari' by Chris Lue
'Floor-level lighting will guide you towards the exit - you just need to open your eyes and spread your wings' by Claire Schön
'Through the Graveyard' by Dan Reilly
'Seven Things About Jasmine' by Donna Abraham Tijo
'Last Night, He Hit Me' by Emily Macdonald
'641 Artichoke Canyon Drive' by Eric A.L. Axner
'The Bench in the Park' by Harshita Nanda
'She was Always on My Mind' by Heather Haigh
'T-minus...and Counting' by Iqbal Hussain
'Holiday Snaps' by June Hunter
'A simple game of scrabble leads to magic' by Leanne Drain
'The Mirror' by Michael Pettifer
'Shoes' by Mick Shawyer
'Angelo Sorento's Last Story' by Nathan Alling Long
'The Body of Christ' by Nathan Alling Long
'Scaled Escape' by Raine Shin
'Dearest Mano' by Sahana Mira S
'If I Could Restart My Story' by Sharon Boyle
'Like A Hot Air Balloon' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'Of Writers and Writings' by Sidharth Hariharan
'The Seamstress' by Sudha Subramanian
'Wish You Were Here' by Suzanne Hicks
'Lou Reed Eats a Scone' by Tim Tomlinson
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Longlist
'Unconditional Positive Regard' by AD Schweiss
'Until Your Heart Stops Breaking' by AD Schweiss
'A Beautiful Moment' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Flower Child' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'The End of the Sweet Time' by Anthony Kane Evans
'Tommy and Sammy' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Days of Sin' by Chris Cottom
'Brown Eyed Girl' by Chris Cottom
'Ari' by Chris Lue
'Like Nobody's Watching' by Claire Schön
'Floor-level lighting will guide you towards the exit - you just need to open your eyes and spread your wings' by Claire Schön
'Wyrd' by Dan Reilly
'Through the Graveyard' by Dan Reilly
'The Nearly Mother and her Woolly Jumpers' by Denny Jace
'The Wonder Years' by Donna Abraham Tijo
'Seven Things About Jasmine' by Donna Abraham Tijo
'Long Slow Day with Barocca and Pipis' by Emily Macdonald
'Last Night, He Hit Me' by Emily Macdonald
'641 Artichoke Canyon Drive' by Eric A.L. Axner
'Spilled Tea' by Erica Sharlette
'The Bench in the Park' by Harshita Nanda
'She was Always on My Mind' by Heather Haigh
'A Woman Scorned' by Iqbal Hussain
'T-minus...and Counting' by Iqbal Hussain
'Holiday Snaps' by June Hunter
'Jewel' by June Hunter
'A simple game of scrabble leads to magic' by Leanne Drain
'Life is no bowl of cherries' by Leanne Drain
'The Mirror' by Michael Pettifer
'Shoes' by Mick Shawyer
'Angelo Sorento's Last Story' by Nathan Alling Long
'The Body of Christ' by Nathan Alling Long
'Scaled Escape' by Raine Shin
'Dearest Mano' by Sahana Mira S
'Lodestar Dress' by Sharon Boyle (withdrawn)
'If I Could Restart My Story' by Sharon Boyle
'Like A Hot Air Balloon' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'Of Writers and Writings' by Sidharth Hariharan
'She - A Matter of Identity' by Smita Das Jain
'The Seamstress' by Sudha Subramanian
'Wish You Were Here' by Suzanne Hicks
'Lou Reed Eats a Scone' by Tim Tomlinson
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 16
The winners of this competition will be published in Strands Lit Sphere from February 20, 2023
The winners of this competition will be published in Strands Lit Sphere from February 20, 2023
Final Result - July 2022
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'A Tree Without Branches' by Rayna Haralambieva
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Lighthouse Keeper' by James W. Wood
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'St. James's Park at Twilight' by Olga Wojtas
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'She Has to Die' by Robert Kibble
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Exactly Like That' by Aneeta Sundararaj
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Lion's Tail on the Number 11' by Cath Barton
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Vanessa's Story' by Cyril Dabydeen
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Gift Giving' by Francois Bereaud
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'I Want These Taken Off' by Georgia Boon
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Piano Tuner' by Mike Pettifer
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First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'A Tree Without Branches' by Rayna Haralambieva
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Lighthouse Keeper' by James W. Wood
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'St. James's Park at Twilight' by Olga Wojtas
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'She Has to Die' by Robert Kibble
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Exactly Like That' by Aneeta Sundararaj
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Lion's Tail on the Number 11' by Cath Barton
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Vanessa's Story' by Cyril Dabydeen
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Gift Giving' by Francois Bereaud
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'I Want These Taken Off' by Georgia Boon
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Piano Tuner' by Mike Pettifer
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Shortlist
'Exactly Like That' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Every Mother's Son' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'A Lion's Tail on the Number 11' by Cath Barton
'The Era of Content' by Catherine McNamara
'Vanessa's Story' by Cyril Dabydeen
'The Lingering Scent of Non-Brewed Condiment' by Denise Bayes
'Stations of the Cross' by Edward Barnfield
'Beauty and the Beast' by Fiona McKay
'Gift Giving' by Francois Bereaud
'I Want These Taken Off' by Georgia Boon
'The Brass Bell' by Gillian Brown
'Delayed Reckoning' by Hannah Brown
'The Lighthouse Keeper' by James Wood
'Woman at Work' by Katherine Koller
'Watering Your Bonsai' by Mallika Narayanan
'The Piano Tuner' by Mike Pettifer
'St. James's Park at Twilight' by Olga Wojtas
'Millionaire's Shortbread' by Oliver Barton
'A Tree Without Branches' by Rayna Haralambieva
'She Has to Die' by Robert Kibble
'Caesura' by Sally Basmajian
'She Walks in Scarlet' by Sangeetha Vallat
'Long Live' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'The Day We Brought Charlie Home' by Slawka G. Scarso
'Un Americano en España' by Steve Wade
'Freedom Flight' by Steve Wade
'Sport' by Timothy London
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Longlist
'Vaccination of Lucas against Love' by Ali Zarbali
'Grim Watch' by Alice Langley
'The Flight' by Andrew Newall
'Exactly Like That' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'A House Viewing' by Asha Krishna
'Every Mother's Son' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'A Lion's Tail on the Number 11' by Cath Barton
'The Era of Content' by Catherine McNamara
'Reclaiming the Rosogulla' by Chandra Sundeep
'Fair?' by Charlene Mertz
'Dad and Amal Clooney' by Chris Cottom
'Uniform' by Claire Schön
'Vanessa's Story' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Terminal Man' by Cyril Dabydeen
'This is How it Will Be' by David Hartley
'The Lingering Scent of Non-Brewed Condiment' by Denise Bayes
'Stations of the Cross' by Edward Barnfield
'Family Ties' by Fiona McKay
'Beauty and the Beast' by Fiona McKay
'Gift Giving' by Francois Bereaud
'I Want These Taken Off' by Georgia Boon
'The Brass Bell' by Gillian Brown
'Delayed Reckoning' by Hannah Brown
'Manchester Fishing' by Helen Kennedy
'The Lighthouse Keeper' by James Wood
'Seen from the other side' by James Wood
'The Letter' by Joan Reed
'Simple Things' by Judith Hummel
'Waiting for God-oh' by Julia Ruth Smith
'A Tram Ride to the Library' by Kasturi Patra
'Woman at Work' by Katherine Koller
'Granddad's Magical Tree House' by Leanne Drain
'Watering Your Bonsai' by Mallika Narayanan
'Our Family of Hard Truths' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Spared' by Manisha Sahoo
'Listening to the Water' by Mary Thompson
'Water Buckets' by Meera Rajagopalan
'Freeloaders and Fogies' by Mick Shawyer
'The Piano Tuner' by Mike Pettifer
'A Dog's Life' by Mike Pettifer
'Penny for them' by Natasha Sharma
'Tentacles Longer than the Night' by Nupur Shah
'St. James's Park at Twilight' by Olga Wojtas
'Millionaire's Shortbread' by Oliver Barton
'Just a Moment' by Pete Armstrong
'A Tree Without Branches' by Rayna Haralambieva
'She Has to Die' by Robert Kibble
'Caesura' by Sally Basmajian
'She Walks in Scarlet' by Sangeetha Vallat
'I slipped on the bathroom floor...' by Sarveswari Saikrishna
'Long Live' by Shrutidhora P. Mohor
'The Day We Brought Charlie Home' by Slawka G. Scarso
'Escaping Maya' by Sonia Dogra
'The Trunk' by Sreeparna Sen
'Un Americano en España' by Steve Wade
'Freedom Flight' by Steve Wade
'The raw banana' by Sudha Subramanian
'Sport' by Timothy London
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 15
Final Result - February 2022
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Mogambo' by Rashmi Agrawal
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Two Peas in a Pod' by Riham Adly
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere):'A debt-free, happy life awaits you' by Eleonora Balsano
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Handfuls of Earth' by Claire Schön
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Googlies' by Richard Garcka
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Fourth P' by Stephen Smythe
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Firefly Park' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
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Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Two Peas in a Pod' by Riham Adly
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere):'A debt-free, happy life awaits you' by Eleonora Balsano
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Handfuls of Earth' by Claire Schön
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Googlies' by Richard Garcka
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Fourth P' by Stephen Smythe
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Firefly Park' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
~
Shortlist
'The Langlois Bridge' by Bruce Meyer
'You know the most important thing is to remember to breathe' by Cath Barton
'Roses for Billie' by Chris Callard
'For Heaven's Bakes' by Chris Cottom
'Standing Proud' by Christina Collins
'Handfuls of Earth' by Claire Schön
'Lonely Woman from Delhi' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Instructions for a Calçotada' by Denise Bayes
'A debt-free, happy life awaits you' by Eleonora Balsano
'Souk of Dreams' by Fiona McKay
'The Opal Seekers' by Hannah Trico
'Does anyone sing at Easter' by Henri Colt
'Carnival' by Joan Reed
'She's at the Rivershore' by Katherine Koller
'Last Summer' by Lindy Newns
'Lost in Time' by Michael Pettifer
'The Mother of All Vaccines' by Murali Kamma
'Mogambo' by Rashmi Agrawal
'Googlies' by Richard Garcka
'Two Peas in a Pod' by Riham Adly
'Little Big Things' by Sahana Mira
'The Fourth P' by Stephen Smythe
'The Bearded Man on the Plane' by Sylvia Petter
'The Firefly Park' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
'Cat-made Match' by Vera Ivanova
'Sorry, may I speak to the vet?' by Victoria Dahill
'Kismet' by Yvonne Clarke
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'You know the most important thing is to remember to breathe' by Cath Barton
'Roses for Billie' by Chris Callard
'For Heaven's Bakes' by Chris Cottom
'Standing Proud' by Christina Collins
'Handfuls of Earth' by Claire Schön
'Lonely Woman from Delhi' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Instructions for a Calçotada' by Denise Bayes
'A debt-free, happy life awaits you' by Eleonora Balsano
'Souk of Dreams' by Fiona McKay
'The Opal Seekers' by Hannah Trico
'Does anyone sing at Easter' by Henri Colt
'Carnival' by Joan Reed
'She's at the Rivershore' by Katherine Koller
'Last Summer' by Lindy Newns
'Lost in Time' by Michael Pettifer
'The Mother of All Vaccines' by Murali Kamma
'Mogambo' by Rashmi Agrawal
'Googlies' by Richard Garcka
'Two Peas in a Pod' by Riham Adly
'Little Big Things' by Sahana Mira
'The Fourth P' by Stephen Smythe
'The Bearded Man on the Plane' by Sylvia Petter
'The Firefly Park' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
'Cat-made Match' by Vera Ivanova
'Sorry, may I speak to the vet?' by Victoria Dahill
'Kismet' by Yvonne Clarke
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Longlist
'It's a Status Thing' by Andrew Newall
'Talking to Someone' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'My Wonderful Family' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Black and Blue' by Anita Sabat
'The Fly' by Anita Sabat
'Katherine Mansfield's Cello' by Bruce Meyer
'The Langlois Bridge' by Bruce Meyer
'Big Top' by Cath Barton
'You know the most important thing is to remember to breathe' by Cath Barton
'Roses for Billie' by Chris Callard
'The Game' by Chris Callard
'For Heaven's Bakes' by Chris Cottom
'My Accountant Suggested a Place in the Country' by Chris Cottom
'Standing Proud' by Christina Collins
'A Busman's Holiday' by Christina Collins
'Handfuls of Earth' by Claire Schön
'School of Life' by Claire Schön
'Eat, Pray, Love Again' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Lonely Woman from Delhi' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Instructions for a Calçotada' by Denise Bayes
'A debt-free, happy life awaits you' by Eleonora Balsano
'Grift' by Fiona McKay
'Souk of Dreams' by Fiona McKay
'The Opal Seekers' by Hannah Trico
'Sticky lips and the stray cat' by Henri Colt
'Does anyone sing at Easter' by Henri Colt
'Carnival' by Joan Reed
'Wanda and Marie' by Jude Higgins
'She's at the Rivershore' by Katherine Koller
'My Grandad, My Hero' by Leanne Drain
'Last Summer' by Lindy Newns
'The Lodger' by Lindy Newns
'Lost in Time' by Michael Pettifer
'Sofalooie' by Michael Pettifer
'No olive picking' by Mohamad Nickahd
'The Mother of All Vaccines' by Murali Kamma
'Pale Fire' by Nupur Shah
'Mogambo' by Rashmi Agrawal
'A Christmas Awakening' by Rathin Bhattacharjee
'Googlies' by Richard Garcka
'C.U.R.S.E.D' by Richard Garcka
'Two Peas in a Pod' by Riham Adly
'Mona Wants to Die but She Lets the Weather Decide' by Riham Adly
'Little Big Things' by Sahana Mira
'The Fourth P' by Stephen Smythe
'The Bearded Man on the Plane' by Sylvia Petter
'Picnic in the Prater' by Sylvia Petter
'The Firefly Park' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
'Cat-made Match' by Vera Ivanova
'The 12 Tropes of Christmas' by Victoria Dahill
'Sorry, may I speak to the vet?' by Victoria Dahill
'Kismet' by Yvonne Clarke
'Rites of Passage' by Yvonne Clarke
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'Talking to Someone' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'My Wonderful Family' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Black and Blue' by Anita Sabat
'The Fly' by Anita Sabat
'Katherine Mansfield's Cello' by Bruce Meyer
'The Langlois Bridge' by Bruce Meyer
'Big Top' by Cath Barton
'You know the most important thing is to remember to breathe' by Cath Barton
'Roses for Billie' by Chris Callard
'The Game' by Chris Callard
'For Heaven's Bakes' by Chris Cottom
'My Accountant Suggested a Place in the Country' by Chris Cottom
'Standing Proud' by Christina Collins
'A Busman's Holiday' by Christina Collins
'Handfuls of Earth' by Claire Schön
'School of Life' by Claire Schön
'Eat, Pray, Love Again' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Lonely Woman from Delhi' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Instructions for a Calçotada' by Denise Bayes
'A debt-free, happy life awaits you' by Eleonora Balsano
'Grift' by Fiona McKay
'Souk of Dreams' by Fiona McKay
'The Opal Seekers' by Hannah Trico
'Sticky lips and the stray cat' by Henri Colt
'Does anyone sing at Easter' by Henri Colt
'Carnival' by Joan Reed
'Wanda and Marie' by Jude Higgins
'She's at the Rivershore' by Katherine Koller
'My Grandad, My Hero' by Leanne Drain
'Last Summer' by Lindy Newns
'The Lodger' by Lindy Newns
'Lost in Time' by Michael Pettifer
'Sofalooie' by Michael Pettifer
'No olive picking' by Mohamad Nickahd
'The Mother of All Vaccines' by Murali Kamma
'Pale Fire' by Nupur Shah
'Mogambo' by Rashmi Agrawal
'A Christmas Awakening' by Rathin Bhattacharjee
'Googlies' by Richard Garcka
'C.U.R.S.E.D' by Richard Garcka
'Two Peas in a Pod' by Riham Adly
'Mona Wants to Die but She Lets the Weather Decide' by Riham Adly
'Little Big Things' by Sahana Mira
'The Fourth P' by Stephen Smythe
'The Bearded Man on the Plane' by Sylvia Petter
'Picnic in the Prater' by Sylvia Petter
'The Firefly Park' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
'Cat-made Match' by Vera Ivanova
'The 12 Tropes of Christmas' by Victoria Dahill
'Sorry, may I speak to the vet?' by Victoria Dahill
'Kismet' by Yvonne Clarke
'Rites of Passage' by Yvonne Clarke
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 14
Final Result - December 2021
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'A Haiku for Richard' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Happy Birthday, Eileen' by Hannah Mitchell
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Spin Doctors' by Michael Pettifer
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Angrita' by Judith Segal
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Old Friends' by Oliver J. Batchelor
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'And then a Man Sat Beside Me on the Bench' by Pete Armstrong
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Guilt Trip' by Yvonne Clarke
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Happy Birthday, Eileen' by Hannah Mitchell
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Spin Doctors' by Michael Pettifer
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Angrita' by Judith Segal
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Old Friends' by Oliver J. Batchelor
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'And then a Man Sat Beside Me on the Bench' by Pete Armstrong
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Guilt Trip' by Yvonne Clarke
Shortlist
'Archivist' by Bruce Meyer
'Fair?' by Charlene Mertz
'DIY Derek' by Chris Cottom
'Essential Oils for Sleepless Nights' by Denise Bayes
'Stuck in a Lift with Micawber' by Gillian Brown
'Happy Birthday, Eileen' by Hannah Mitchell
'Lost for Words' by Janet Olearski
'Angrita' by Judith Segal
'Mary Ann Bertie and Other Jokes' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Spin Doctors' by Michael Pettifer
'Reading the Signs' by Michelle Matheson
'Old Friends' by Oliver J. Batchelor
'A Haiku for Richard' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'And then a Man Sat Beside Me on the Bench' by Pete Armstrong
'The Beak' by Robert Herbst
'Unkindest Cut' by Sarveswari Saikrishna
'Who do you think you are?' by Valerie Troy
'Liberation' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
'Guilt Trip' by Yvonne Clarke
'Why I like doing the laundry' by Zainab M.M.
Longlist
'Sex with Leonard' by Alan McCormick
'Not So Fast' by Andrew Newall
'Chakra Monsters' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Kupcake' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'The Cat and the Fiddle' by Anne Howkins
'The All Nighter' by Annette Edwards-Hill
'Summer' by Annette Edwards-Hill
'DM to MY Professor' by Ashton Russell
'Sunday Ritual' by Bob Thurber
'The Other Side of Hwat' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Toll' by Bruce Meyer
'Archivist' by Bruce Meyer
'Fair?' by Charlene Mertz
'DIY Derek' by Chris Cottom
'Your Tolkien Overcoat' by Chris Cottom
'Seated Affection' by Christine Collins
'Embracing the Elements' by Claire Schön
'Essential Oils for Sleepless Nights' by Denise Bayes
'Jesus is Just Another Name for Gruyere' by Dutch Simmons
'Set in the Aspic' by Fiona McKay
'Data Vista' by Geoff Holle
'Stuck in a Lift with Micawber' by Gillian Brown
'Happy Birthday, Eileen' by Hannah Mitchell
'Plastic Fruit' by Inez Santiago
'Melancholia' by Janet Olearski
'Lost for Words' by Janet Olearski
'Bad Skin Day' by Jeff Taylor
'Angrita' by Judith Segal
'The Dream' by Katerina Hristova
'One More Chance' by Linda Murphy Marshall
'Colour Blind' by Maggie Denton
'Mary Ann Bertie and Other Jokes' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Lady with the Chair' by Michael Pettifer
'Spin Doctors' by Michael Pettifer
'Reading the Signs' by Michelle Matheson
'Old Friends' by Oliver J. Batchelor
'A Haiku for Richard' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'Ice' by Pete Armstrong
'And then a Man Sat Beside Me on the Bench' by Pete Armstrong
'Dream Realized' by Rathin Bhattacharjee
'The Beak' by Robert Herbst
'Brilliance' by Robert Herbst
'Unkindest Cut' by Sarveswari Saikrishna
'The Soothsayer' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'The Pressing Act' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'Terminal' by Terry Sullivan
'Who do you think you are?' by Valerie Troy
'Liberation' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
'Return to Paradise' by Vera Ivanova
'(Un)wanted' by Vijayalakshmi Sridhar
'Monsters' by Yvonne Clarke
'Guilt Trip' by Yvonne Clarke
'Why I like doing the laundry' by Zainab M.M.
'Not So Fast' by Andrew Newall
'Chakra Monsters' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'Kupcake' by Aneeta Sundararaj
'The Cat and the Fiddle' by Anne Howkins
'The All Nighter' by Annette Edwards-Hill
'Summer' by Annette Edwards-Hill
'DM to MY Professor' by Ashton Russell
'Sunday Ritual' by Bob Thurber
'The Other Side of Hwat' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Toll' by Bruce Meyer
'Archivist' by Bruce Meyer
'Fair?' by Charlene Mertz
'DIY Derek' by Chris Cottom
'Your Tolkien Overcoat' by Chris Cottom
'Seated Affection' by Christine Collins
'Embracing the Elements' by Claire Schön
'Essential Oils for Sleepless Nights' by Denise Bayes
'Jesus is Just Another Name for Gruyere' by Dutch Simmons
'Set in the Aspic' by Fiona McKay
'Data Vista' by Geoff Holle
'Stuck in a Lift with Micawber' by Gillian Brown
'Happy Birthday, Eileen' by Hannah Mitchell
'Plastic Fruit' by Inez Santiago
'Melancholia' by Janet Olearski
'Lost for Words' by Janet Olearski
'Bad Skin Day' by Jeff Taylor
'Angrita' by Judith Segal
'The Dream' by Katerina Hristova
'One More Chance' by Linda Murphy Marshall
'Colour Blind' by Maggie Denton
'Mary Ann Bertie and Other Jokes' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Lady with the Chair' by Michael Pettifer
'Spin Doctors' by Michael Pettifer
'Reading the Signs' by Michelle Matheson
'Old Friends' by Oliver J. Batchelor
'A Haiku for Richard' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'Ice' by Pete Armstrong
'And then a Man Sat Beside Me on the Bench' by Pete Armstrong
'Dream Realized' by Rathin Bhattacharjee
'The Beak' by Robert Herbst
'Brilliance' by Robert Herbst
'Unkindest Cut' by Sarveswari Saikrishna
'The Soothsayer' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'The Pressing Act' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'Terminal' by Terry Sullivan
'Who do you think you are?' by Valerie Troy
'Liberation' by Venkataramanan Ganesan
'Return to Paradise' by Vera Ivanova
'(Un)wanted' by Vijayalakshmi Sridhar
'Monsters' by Yvonne Clarke
'Guilt Trip' by Yvonne Clarke
'Why I like doing the laundry' by Zainab M.M.
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 13
Final Result - September 2021
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'The Potato Thief' by Katherine Koller
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Man from Lahore' by Cyril Dabydeen
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Backpack' by Peter Wallace
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Wishing AAA had been DDD' by Jan Kaneen
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Al Pacino of the Welsh Valleys' by Stephen Smythe
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Dark Empty' by Susan Cardosi
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Family, After All' by Susan E. Rogers
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First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'The Potato Thief' by Katherine Koller
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Man from Lahore' by Cyril Dabydeen
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Backpack' by Peter Wallace
~
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Wishing AAA had been DDD' by Jan Kaneen
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Al Pacino of the Welsh Valleys' by Stephen Smythe
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Dark Empty' by Susan Cardosi
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Family, After All' by Susan E. Rogers
~
Shortlist
'The Morning Game' by Abi Hennig
'Coming to Terms' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Loft' by Bruce Meyer
'Fair?' by Charlene Mertz
'Man from Lahore' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Wasp' by Edward Barnfield
'Wishing AAA had been DDD' by Jan Kaneen
'Imaginary fish in a man-made lake' by Jeremy Hinchcliff
'The Potato Thief' by Katherine Koller
'The Art in Brick and Mortar' by Mike Pettifer
'Storm Surge' by Murali Kamma
'Will' by Oliver Barton
'Turing Tests' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'The Wildlings' by Pam Knapp
'A Springer Spaniel Named Jerry' by Paul Germano
'Backpack' by Peter Wallace
'Maisie' by Rose Morris
'Al Pacino of the Welsh Valleys' by Stephen Smythe
'A Baby's Cry' by Steve Wade
'The Dark Empty' by Susan Cardosi
'Family, After All' by Susan E. Rogers
'A wonderful-looking man' by Vanessa Couchman
'Hide and Secret' by Yvonne Clarke
Longlist
'The Morning Game' by Abi Hennig
'The Satire of Kismet' by Anannya Kashyap
'Run' by Anita Goodfellow
'A Loamy Interlude' by Annie Bien
'The Quality of Silence' by Anushree Nande
'Hot Pocket' by Bob Thurber
'Coming to Terms' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Loft' by Bruce Meyer
'The Museum of Time' by Cath Barton
'Fair?' by Charlene Mertz
'Adding Insult' by Chris Cottom
'The Last Laugh' by Claire Schön
'Everything $20' by Corey Mesler
'Man from Lahore' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Dating Othello' by Cyril Dabydeen
'The Banana Chip' by Dana Storino
'Known Road' by David Odibo
'Wasp' by Edward Barnfield
'Broken Music' by Edward Burns
'Tom' by Felicity Skelton
'Zombies' by Fiona McKay
'The Unseen Hand' by Gargi Mehra
'Burning Memories' by Geoff Holle
'Foreplay' by Jacquie Stafford-Sumner
'Wishing AAA had been DDD' by Jan Kaneen
'Orientation' by Jennifer Geisinger
'Imaginary fish in a man-made lake' by Jeremy Hinchcliff
'The Potato Thief' by Katherine Koller
''Pot Lucky' by Katheryne McMullen
'An Accountant's Love Story' by Lee Ching Kai
'Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It' by Lee Nash
'A Man at the Mall Adjacent to Sidney Parade Station' by Mandira Pattnaik
'This Quarantine Makes Me Very Nervous' by Marcelo Medone
'The Art in Brick and Mortar' by Mike Pettifer
'Storm Surge' by Murali Kamma
'Will' by Oliver Barton
'Turing Tests' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'The Wildlings' by Pam Knapp
'A Springer Spaniel Named Jerry' by Paul Germano
'Erie Boulevard' by Paul Germano
'Shasta Middleton' by Peter Wallace
'Backpack' by Peter Wallace
'Invisible Walls' by Ramya Srinivasan
'And His Lovely Assiatnt' by Rachel O'Cleary
'Inexpressible Love' by Rathin Bhattacharjee
'Maisie' by Rose Morris
'Lights Can Change' by S.B. Borgersen
'Free Will' by Salini Vineeth
'Al Pacino of the Welsh Valleys' by Stephen Smythe
'A Baby's Cry' by Steve Wade
'Sibling Rivalry' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'The Dark Empty' by Susan Cardosi
'Family, After All' by Susan E. Rogers
'A wonderful-looking man' by Vanessa Couchman
'Wranglers' by Vijayalakshmi Sridhar
'Hide and Secret' by Yvonne Clarke
'The Satire of Kismet' by Anannya Kashyap
'Run' by Anita Goodfellow
'A Loamy Interlude' by Annie Bien
'The Quality of Silence' by Anushree Nande
'Hot Pocket' by Bob Thurber
'Coming to Terms' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Loft' by Bruce Meyer
'The Museum of Time' by Cath Barton
'Fair?' by Charlene Mertz
'Adding Insult' by Chris Cottom
'The Last Laugh' by Claire Schön
'Everything $20' by Corey Mesler
'Man from Lahore' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Dating Othello' by Cyril Dabydeen
'The Banana Chip' by Dana Storino
'Known Road' by David Odibo
'Wasp' by Edward Barnfield
'Broken Music' by Edward Burns
'Tom' by Felicity Skelton
'Zombies' by Fiona McKay
'The Unseen Hand' by Gargi Mehra
'Burning Memories' by Geoff Holle
'Foreplay' by Jacquie Stafford-Sumner
'Wishing AAA had been DDD' by Jan Kaneen
'Orientation' by Jennifer Geisinger
'Imaginary fish in a man-made lake' by Jeremy Hinchcliff
'The Potato Thief' by Katherine Koller
''Pot Lucky' by Katheryne McMullen
'An Accountant's Love Story' by Lee Ching Kai
'Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It' by Lee Nash
'A Man at the Mall Adjacent to Sidney Parade Station' by Mandira Pattnaik
'This Quarantine Makes Me Very Nervous' by Marcelo Medone
'The Art in Brick and Mortar' by Mike Pettifer
'Storm Surge' by Murali Kamma
'Will' by Oliver Barton
'Turing Tests' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'The Wildlings' by Pam Knapp
'A Springer Spaniel Named Jerry' by Paul Germano
'Erie Boulevard' by Paul Germano
'Shasta Middleton' by Peter Wallace
'Backpack' by Peter Wallace
'Invisible Walls' by Ramya Srinivasan
'And His Lovely Assiatnt' by Rachel O'Cleary
'Inexpressible Love' by Rathin Bhattacharjee
'Maisie' by Rose Morris
'Lights Can Change' by S.B. Borgersen
'Free Will' by Salini Vineeth
'Al Pacino of the Welsh Valleys' by Stephen Smythe
'A Baby's Cry' by Steve Wade
'Sibling Rivalry' by Sudha Vishwanathan
'The Dark Empty' by Susan Cardosi
'Family, After All' by Susan E. Rogers
'A wonderful-looking man' by Vanessa Couchman
'Wranglers' by Vijayalakshmi Sridhar
'Hide and Secret' by Yvonne Clarke
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 12
Final Result - May 2021
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Once You Make an Impression on a Crow' by Rayna Haralambieva
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'On the Road to Lisbon, A Detour' by Rose Morris
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Pram, 1945' by Emma Venables
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Plague of Monsters' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Housekeeping' by Deborah Appleton
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Exhaustion' by Lindy Newns
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Weaving Together of Threads' by R.J. Kinnarney
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Eleventh Hour' by Valerie Troy
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Shortlist
'The Unspoken Contract Between a Barista and his Customers' by Amy O'Neil
'On the Magic Carpet' by Brid McGlinley
'The Scam' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Housekeeping' by Deborah Appleton
'Pram, 1945' by Emma Venables
'Lady Liberty' by Gillian Brown
'The Widow' by Kasturi Patra
'Cockroach City Blues' by Kathy Hoyle
'Exhaustion' by Lindy Newns
'Filling in the Cracks' by Michelle Matheson
'Theory of Life' by Murali Kamma
'The Man in the Red Shirt' by Oliver Barton
'A Plague of Monsters' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'Sebastian Awakens' by Paul Germano
'The Weaving Together of Threads' by R.J. Kinnarney
'Once You Make an Impression on a Crow' by Rayna Haralambieva
'On the Road to Lisbon, A Detour' by Rose Morris
'Loved and Exploited Like Water, for Water' by Shweta Ravi
'A Touch of Paint' by Stella Toonen
'The Eleventh Hour' by Valerie Troy
'The Dastardly Act of Decluttering' by Yvonne Clarke
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Longlist
'The Unspoken Contract Between a Barista and his Customers' by Amy O'Neil
'The Survivor' by Anita Goodfellow
'On the Magic Carpet' by Brid McGlinley
'The Scam' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Sparklers' by Caroline Gonda
'Miss Blandy's Fine Hyson' by Caroline Gonda
'Swimming with Dolphins' by Cath Barton
'What is Truth?' by Chris Cottom
'Lucille Goes Dating' by Christopher M. Mooney
'The Widow at the Top of the Mountain' by Claire Schön
'Keep It In the Closet' by Dana Storino
'Committed' by Debarati Chakraborty
'Housekeeping' by Deborah Appleton
'In Movement' by Deborah Appleton
'Muridae' by Denny Jace
'Pram, 1945' by Emma Venables
'Small Sounds Ricochet Through the Darkness' by F.C. Malby
'Gem' by G.P. Landry
'Lady Liberty' by Gillian Brown
'The first road sign outside of Jerome on I - 18 says Take Care' by Hannah Storm
'Home' by Hannah Sutherland
'Sins of the Father' by Hanne Larsson
'Life of a Drawer' by Hernan Sabio
'A Room to an End' by J.M. Curry
'Curtains' by James Wood
'The Teakettle Box' by Jessica Moody
'Shards of Memory' by Kanika Tibriwal
'The Widow' by Kasturi Patra
'Cockroach City Blues' by Kathy Hoyle
'Exhaustion' by Lindy Newns
'Water on the Route to Refuge' by Liz Aiken
'In A Nuanced Artlover's Erratic Day' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Hip-hip-hop hooray' by Mark Stocker
'Crystal Rapid' by Michael Pettifer
'The Widow' by Kasturi Patra
'Cockroach City Blues' by Kathy Hoyle
'Exhaustion' by Lindy Newns
'Water on the Route to Refuge' by Liz Aiken
'In A Nuanced Artlover's Erratic Day' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Hip-hip-hop hooray' by Mark Stocker
'Crystal Rapid' by Michael Pettifer
'Filling in the Cracks' by Michelle Matheson
'Theory of Life' by Murali Kamma
'The Man in the Red Shirt' by Oliver Barton
'A Plague of Monsters' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'Dorothy, Wendy and What's His Name' by Paul Germano
'Sebastian Awakens' by Paul Germano
'Another Chronicle of a Death Foretold' by Pete Armstrong
'The Weaving Together of Threads' by R.J. Kinnarney
'Out of the fire' by R.J. Kinnarney
'Once You Make an Impression on a Crow' by Rayna Haralambieva
'On the Road to Lisbon, A Detour' by Rose Morris
'Under the Lilac Tree' by Ruth Brandt
'Loved and Exploited Like Water, for Water' by Shweta Ravi
'A Touch of Paint' by Stella Toonen
'Cordelia, twin sister of Henry' by T. A. Morton
'Ridden with Sunlight' by Taeyeon Han
'The Eleventh Hour' by Valerie Troy
'The Dastardly Act of Decluttering' by Yvonne Clarke
'There But For The Grace...' by Yvonne Clarke
'Why I like doing the laundry' by Zainab M. M.
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 11
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 11
Final Result - February 2021
Final Result - February 2021
First Prize ($120 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'The Alpha and the Beta' by Steve Wade
Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Coming Home For Christmas' by Susmita Bhattacharya
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Love Your Neighbour' by Stephen Smythe
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Beach Walker' by David Mohan
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Spaceships' by Ruth Geldard
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Vessel' by Sudha Balagopal
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Saturday's Shame' by Yvonne Clarke
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Second Prize ($60 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Coming Home For Christmas' by Susmita Bhattacharya
Third Prize ($30 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Love Your Neighbour' by Stephen Smythe
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Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Beach Walker' by David Mohan
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Spaceships' by Ruth Geldard
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Vessel' by Sudha Balagopal
Honourable Mention ($20 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Saturday's Shame' by Yvonne Clarke
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Shortlist
'The Half-Seeing Horse' by Angela Williams
'New Year's Wishes' by Cath Barton
'Gravediggers' by Conor Montague
'Watching Paul Newman Try on a Brown Suede Blazer' by Dutch Simmons
'Chad' by Elaine Barnard
'Red Dress and Little Jack' by Bob Thurber
'The Beach Walker' by David Mohan
'Grief in Time' by Emma Kinnear
'Life After' by Frances Gapper
'Sometimes' by Gillian Brown
'Somewhere, there is a man on a cliff' by Hannah Sutherland
'The Prayer Box' by James W. Wood
'Fate's Dice' by Pete Armstrong
'Blown Dreams' - R.J Kinnarney
'The End Came Quickly' by Rachel O'Cleary
'The Foreboding' by Rose Morris
'Spaceships' by Ruth Geldard
'Family Atmosphere' by Sharon Boyle
'Love Your Neighbour' by Stephen Smythe
'The Alpha and the Beta' by Steve Wade
'Vessel' by Sudha Balagopal
'Eulogy for a Whaleman' by Susan E. Rogers
'Coming Home For Christmas' by Susmita Bhattacharya
'Extinct Species' by Sylvia Petter
'Saturday's Shame' by Yvonne Clarke
Longlist
'Isn't Bile Green?' by Alan Kennedy
'The Half-Seeing Horse' by Angela Williams
'The Fading Violin' by Annie Bien
'On the Bridge' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Black coffee with lavender honey' by Caroline Gonda
'New Year's Wishes' by Cath Barton
'The Counter' by Chris Cottom
'Gravediggers' by Conor Montague
'Hallucine' by David Obido
'The Other People' by Denny Jace
'Little Squares' by Dreena Collins
'Watching Paul Newman Try on a Brown Suede Blazer' by Dutch Simmons
'Chad' by Elaine Barnard
'Red Dress and Little Jack' by Bob Thurber
'The Beack Walker' by David Mohan
'Grief in Time' by Emma Kinnear
'Life After' by Frances Gapper
'The Hunter-Gatherer' by Francis McCrickard
'Autopilot' by Gabriella Page
'Ghostlight' by Georgia Cook
'Sometimes' by Gillian Brown
'The Cat' by Hannah Mitchell
'The Ghost Virus' by Hannah Rousselot
'Somewhere, there is a man on a cliff' by Hannah Sutherland
'Putting the Tertiaries to Rest' by Izzy Varju
'The Prayer Box' by James W. Wood
'Long Shoelaces Last Night' by Jenn Murray
'Cruciferous' by J.P. Seabright
'One girl, one (small) guitar' by Katy Madgwick
'Profit and Loss' by Kevin Cheeseman
'Diamond' by Laura Barker
'Indelible Indian Incident' by Linda Murphy Marshall
'Chocolates and Loss' by Lindy Newns
'Is the Power of Four a Myth?' by Liz Aiken
'Things' by Louise Watts
'Rita' by Michael Pettifer
'Too late' by Oliver Barton
'The Cut Off' by Pam Knapp
'The Incomparable Charm' by Patrice Sowanou
'Fate's Dice' by Pete Armstrong
'Blown Dreams' - R.J Kinnarney
'Two Paddocks' by Rachel Fenton
'The End Came Quickly' by Rachel O'Cleary
'Insects Never Worry About the Way Home' by Rayna Haralembieva
'I Live in the Belly of a Russian Doll' by Rosaleen Lynch
'The Foreboding' by Rose Morris
'Spaceships' by Ruth Geldard
'Zinnia' by S. B. Borgersen
'Family Atmosphere' by Sharon Boyle
'Love Your Neighbour' by Stephen Smythe
'The Alpha and the Beta' by Steve Wade
'Vessel' by Sudha Balagopal
'Eulogy for a Whaleman' by Susan E. Rogers
'Coming Home For Christmas' by Susmita Bhattacharya
'Extinct Species' by Sylvia Petter
'Oddities on the Coastal Path' by Tenuka Ilanko
'Eyes Like a Tigers' by Vanessa Couchman
'Saturday's Shame' by Yvonne Clarke
'The Half-Seeing Horse' by Angela Williams
'The Fading Violin' by Annie Bien
'On the Bridge' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Black coffee with lavender honey' by Caroline Gonda
'New Year's Wishes' by Cath Barton
'The Counter' by Chris Cottom
'Gravediggers' by Conor Montague
'Hallucine' by David Obido
'The Other People' by Denny Jace
'Little Squares' by Dreena Collins
'Watching Paul Newman Try on a Brown Suede Blazer' by Dutch Simmons
'Chad' by Elaine Barnard
'Red Dress and Little Jack' by Bob Thurber
'The Beack Walker' by David Mohan
'Grief in Time' by Emma Kinnear
'Life After' by Frances Gapper
'The Hunter-Gatherer' by Francis McCrickard
'Autopilot' by Gabriella Page
'Ghostlight' by Georgia Cook
'Sometimes' by Gillian Brown
'The Cat' by Hannah Mitchell
'The Ghost Virus' by Hannah Rousselot
'Somewhere, there is a man on a cliff' by Hannah Sutherland
'Putting the Tertiaries to Rest' by Izzy Varju
'The Prayer Box' by James W. Wood
'Long Shoelaces Last Night' by Jenn Murray
'Cruciferous' by J.P. Seabright
'One girl, one (small) guitar' by Katy Madgwick
'Profit and Loss' by Kevin Cheeseman
'Diamond' by Laura Barker
'Indelible Indian Incident' by Linda Murphy Marshall
'Chocolates and Loss' by Lindy Newns
'Is the Power of Four a Myth?' by Liz Aiken
'Things' by Louise Watts
'Rita' by Michael Pettifer
'Too late' by Oliver Barton
'The Cut Off' by Pam Knapp
'The Incomparable Charm' by Patrice Sowanou
'Fate's Dice' by Pete Armstrong
'Blown Dreams' - R.J Kinnarney
'Two Paddocks' by Rachel Fenton
'The End Came Quickly' by Rachel O'Cleary
'Insects Never Worry About the Way Home' by Rayna Haralembieva
'I Live in the Belly of a Russian Doll' by Rosaleen Lynch
'The Foreboding' by Rose Morris
'Spaceships' by Ruth Geldard
'Zinnia' by S. B. Borgersen
'Family Atmosphere' by Sharon Boyle
'Love Your Neighbour' by Stephen Smythe
'The Alpha and the Beta' by Steve Wade
'Vessel' by Sudha Balagopal
'Eulogy for a Whaleman' by Susan E. Rogers
'Coming Home For Christmas' by Susmita Bhattacharya
'Extinct Species' by Sylvia Petter
'Oddities on the Coastal Path' by Tenuka Ilanko
'Eyes Like a Tigers' by Vanessa Couchman
'Saturday's Shame' by Yvonne Clarke
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 10
Final Result - December 2020
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'The Hungry Ghost' by Cath Barton
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Lucky' by Kasturi Patra
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere):'The Distance' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Glass' by Karenne Griffin
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Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Ricky' by Adam Kelly Morton
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Moving Soul' by Cyril Dabydeen
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Children's Gallery' by Edward Barnfield
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Place Called Home' by Gillian Brown
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Time and Tide' by June Hunter
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Dear Mom, Boston is Good' by Linda Wastila
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Lucky' by Kasturi Patra
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere):'The Distance' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Glass' by Karenne Griffin
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Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Ricky' by Adam Kelly Morton
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Moving Soul' by Cyril Dabydeen
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Children's Gallery' by Edward Barnfield
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Place Called Home' by Gillian Brown
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Time and Tide' by June Hunter
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Dear Mom, Boston is Good' by Linda Wastila
Shortlist
'Ricky' by Adam Kelly Morton
'Brief Encounter' by Alan McCormick
'That Time Her Top Came Off' by Alan Michael Parker
'The World's Last Sensory Garden Closing' by Alexis Wolfe
'Casual Savior' by Amy Barnes
'The Distance' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Hungry Ghost' by Cath Barton
'A Moving Soul' by Cyril Dabydeen
'The Children's Gallery' by Edward Barnfield
'A Place Called Home' by Gillian Brown
'Exit Wounds' by Juliet Lockwood
'Time and Tide' by June Hunter
'Glass' by Karenne Griffin
'Lucky' by Kasturi Patra
'A Well-Heeled Woman' by Leah Sackett
'Dear Mom, Boston is Good' by Linda Wastila
'When a Promise is Broken' by Morgan Quinn
'In the Tenderloin' by Paul Beckman
'The Reliability of Norman' by R.J. Kinnarney
'Walls' by Rayna Haralambieva
'The Benefits of Drinking Whiskey During a Pandemic' by Riham Adly
'Sowing Sea Meadows' by Rosaleeen Lynch
'Vacuuming' by Ruth Brandt
'Reported and Unreported News of a Tragedy in the Neighbourhood' by Shannon Savvas
'Children of the Earth' by Steve Wade
Longlist
'Thirty-Four Minutes' by Abi Henning
'Ricky' by Adam Kelly Morton
'Brief Encounter' by Alan McCormick
'That Time Her Top Came Off' by Alan Michael Parker
'The World's Last Sensory Garden Closing' by Alexis Wolfe
'Casual Savior' by Amy Barnes
'Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows' by Bahar Hoshyar
'Swan Lake' by Bill James
'Martial Arts' by Billy O'Shea
'The Distance' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Hungry Ghost' by Cath Barton
'An Evening With Bono' by Conor Montague
'A Moving Soul' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Love Story' by Donna Abraham Tijo
'The Children's Gallery' by Edward Barnfield
'Dance Partners' by Georgia Cook
'A Place Called Home' by Gillian Brown
'Rainey Turns the Tide' by Helen Chambers
'An Interrupted Game' by Jay Delfin
'Yellow Rat Snake' by Jeremy Hinchcliff
'The Boy with the Body of a Man' by Jo Somerset
'The Shades Between Us' by Jonaki Ray
'In the Toll Booth' by Jordan Harrison-Twist
'Exit Wounds' by Juliet Lockwood
'Time and Tide' by June Hunter
'Glass' by Karenne Griffin
'Lucky' by Kasturi Patra
'The Catalyst' by Katheryne McMullen
'How to Recover from a Skid' by Kirsten Mosher
'A Well-Heeled Woman' by Leah Sackett
'Dear Mom, Boston is Good' by Linda Wastila
'Footprints in the Sand' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Gospel of Dragons' by Marilee Dahlman
'Time in dreams is frozen. You can never get away from where you've been' by Mark Thomson
'Nesting' by Martha Lane
'Gallerie dell'Academia' by Michael Pettifer
'When a Promise is Broken' by Morgan Quinn
'Picturing the Day' by Murali Kamma
'The Last Story' by Niles Reddick
'The Concierge' by Olga Bogachek
'Great-Aunt Maud' by Oliver Barton
'Generosity to the End' by Patrice Sowanou
'In the Tenderloin' by Paul Beckman
'The Lie Was In The First Kiss' by Peter Roche
'The Reliability of Norman' by R.J. Kinnarney
'A Night Out' by Ramya Srinivasan
'Walls' by Rayna Haralambieva
'The Benefits of Drinking Whiskey During a Pandemic' by Riham Adly
'Worthy' by Robin Terrell
'Sowing Sea Meadows' by Rosaleeen Lynch
'Vacuuming' by Ruth Brandt
'Loved to Death' by S.B. Borgersen
'The Keeper of Time' by Salini Vineeth
'All Set in Stone' by Sam Dawson
'Reported and Unreported News of a Tragedy in the Neighbourhood' by Shannon Savvas
'Children of the Earth' by Steve Wade
'Plight of the Bumblebee' by Tiffany H. White
'One for the Road' by Wendy Eiben
'Ricky' by Adam Kelly Morton
'Brief Encounter' by Alan McCormick
'That Time Her Top Came Off' by Alan Michael Parker
'The World's Last Sensory Garden Closing' by Alexis Wolfe
'Casual Savior' by Amy Barnes
'Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows' by Bahar Hoshyar
'Swan Lake' by Bill James
'Martial Arts' by Billy O'Shea
'The Distance' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Hungry Ghost' by Cath Barton
'An Evening With Bono' by Conor Montague
'A Moving Soul' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Love Story' by Donna Abraham Tijo
'The Children's Gallery' by Edward Barnfield
'Dance Partners' by Georgia Cook
'A Place Called Home' by Gillian Brown
'Rainey Turns the Tide' by Helen Chambers
'An Interrupted Game' by Jay Delfin
'Yellow Rat Snake' by Jeremy Hinchcliff
'The Boy with the Body of a Man' by Jo Somerset
'The Shades Between Us' by Jonaki Ray
'In the Toll Booth' by Jordan Harrison-Twist
'Exit Wounds' by Juliet Lockwood
'Time and Tide' by June Hunter
'Glass' by Karenne Griffin
'Lucky' by Kasturi Patra
'The Catalyst' by Katheryne McMullen
'How to Recover from a Skid' by Kirsten Mosher
'A Well-Heeled Woman' by Leah Sackett
'Dear Mom, Boston is Good' by Linda Wastila
'Footprints in the Sand' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Gospel of Dragons' by Marilee Dahlman
'Time in dreams is frozen. You can never get away from where you've been' by Mark Thomson
'Nesting' by Martha Lane
'Gallerie dell'Academia' by Michael Pettifer
'When a Promise is Broken' by Morgan Quinn
'Picturing the Day' by Murali Kamma
'The Last Story' by Niles Reddick
'The Concierge' by Olga Bogachek
'Great-Aunt Maud' by Oliver Barton
'Generosity to the End' by Patrice Sowanou
'In the Tenderloin' by Paul Beckman
'The Lie Was In The First Kiss' by Peter Roche
'The Reliability of Norman' by R.J. Kinnarney
'A Night Out' by Ramya Srinivasan
'Walls' by Rayna Haralambieva
'The Benefits of Drinking Whiskey During a Pandemic' by Riham Adly
'Worthy' by Robin Terrell
'Sowing Sea Meadows' by Rosaleeen Lynch
'Vacuuming' by Ruth Brandt
'Loved to Death' by S.B. Borgersen
'The Keeper of Time' by Salini Vineeth
'All Set in Stone' by Sam Dawson
'Reported and Unreported News of a Tragedy in the Neighbourhood' by Shannon Savvas
'Children of the Earth' by Steve Wade
'Plight of the Bumblebee' by Tiffany H. White
'One for the Road' by Wendy Eiben
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 9
Final Result - September 2020
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'If a Tree Falls' by Rachel O'Cleary
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Wax' by Bruce Meyer
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Broken Nights, Shattered Glass' by Bob Thurber
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere):'I Smelled the Mangoes' by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Tunnel Vision' by Oliver Barton
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Another Chance' by Palak Tewary
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Granny' by Stephen Smythe
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Wax' by Bruce Meyer
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Broken Nights, Shattered Glass' by Bob Thurber
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere):'I Smelled the Mangoes' by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Tunnel Vision' by Oliver Barton
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Another Chance' by Palak Tewary
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Granny' by Stephen Smythe
Shortlist
'The Boy on the Ward' by Annette Edwards-Hill
'Broken Nights, Shattered Glass' by Bob Thurber
'Wax' by Bruce Meyer
'Humpty Dumpty' by Cath Barton
'Paradise' by Gillian Brown
'The Bourbon Street Six' by Jeff Taylor
'Dadu's Beedi' by Kasturi Patra
'Stories of Old, Stories of New' by Laura Besley
'Seeing Double' by Marc de Faoite
'Tunnel Vision' by Oliver Barton
'Another Chance' by Palak Tewary
'If a Tree Falls' by Rachel O'Cleary
'I Smelled the Mangoes' by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
'Granny' by Stephen Smythe
'The Ballad of Jock McCoy' by Susan Borgersen
'Jet Black' by T. A. Morton
Longlist
'Stars' by Adam Kelly Morton
'Crow' by Alan McCormick
'I am a Feather for Each Wind That Blows' by Ann Howkins
'The Boy on the Ward' by Annette Edwards-Hill
'Jaz Soo has Effortless Intelligence, a Sweep of Black Hair, and Doesn't Stutter' by Annie Bien
'An Imaginary Biography of Rivers' by Ashwani Kumar
'Broken Nights, Shattered Glass' by Bob Thurber
'Prudence and the Professor' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Wax' by Bruce Meyer
'The Conspiring Beast' by Cassandra Norwood
'Humpty Dumpty' by Cath Barton
'Nothing Like Food to Work its Magic' by Chandrika R Krishnan
'Another Storm ' by Chris Nedahl
'The Rise and Demise of Captain Club Milk' by Conor Montague
'The Shrug' by Denise O' Hagan
'An Alternative History of Curses and Serpents' by Eilise Norris
'When Chicken Pox Saved the Day and Possibly a Marriage' by Emma Lee
'Francesca's Birthday' by Estelle Phillips
'Paradise' by Gillian Brown
'Pink of Blue' by Henri Colt
'The Bourbon Street Six' by Jeff Taylor
'Flowers from Ghost Aunts ' by Jessica Evans
'Dadu's Beedi' by Kasturi Patra
'Carmen and Van' by Kirsten Mosher
'Stories of Old, Stories of New' by Laura Besley
'Carbon is a Stranded Stone' by Mandira Pattnaik
'Seeing Double' by Marc de Faoite
'Wreckage Flotsam' by Martha Lane
'Cow Theft' by Nageen Rather
'The Rose Garden' by Neil Campbell
'Tunnel Vision' by Oliver Barton
'Another Chance' by Palak Tewary
'The River' by Pam Knapp
'Brewski and Air Horns' by Paul Beckman
'The Ghost Tour' by Pete Armstrong
'Todd and the Master' by Peter W Chaltas
'White Leather' by Philip DiGiacomo
'My Last Customer' by Rachel Fenton
'If a Tree Falls' by Rachel O'Cleary
'The Unborn Child' by Ram Govardhan
'The Man on the Ledge' by Reshma Ruia
'The Severed Head of the Pantomime Unicorn' by Rosaleen Lynch
'Small Objects of Desire' by Ruth Geldard
'I Smelled the Mangoes' by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
'The Golden Apple' by Stephanie Thomas Berry
'Granny' by Stephen Smythe
'Flights of Fantasy' by Sudha Balagopal
'The Ballad of Jock McCoy' by Susan Borgersen
'Jet Black' by T. A. Morton
'Unruly Reindeers' by V.C. Willow
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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 8
Final Result - July 2020
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Score 1 - Locked Down' by Susmita Bhattacharya
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Curious Case of the Closet' by Murali Kamma
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'My Mother Nature' by Joshua Kepreotis
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Felt Beginnings' by Anne Howkins
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Portrait in a Cafe Latte' by Gillian Brown
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Choosing Suicide' by Soufyaan Timol
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Burdening' by Davina Philomena Kawuma
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Curious Case of the Closet' by Murali Kamma
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'My Mother Nature' by Joshua Kepreotis
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Felt Beginnings' by Anne Howkins
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Portrait in a Cafe Latte' by Gillian Brown
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Choosing Suicide' by Soufyaan Timol
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Burdening' by Davina Philomena Kawuma
Shortlist
'Swine' by Adam Kelly Morton
'Imagining Freedom' by Ann Hultberg
'Hypnos' by Anna Ross
'Felt Beginnings' by Anne Howkins
'Precept in Retrograde' by Bianca Layog
'The Clear View Summer' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Searing Guilt' by Chandrika R Krishnan
'Jana' by Elaine Barnard
'Portrait in a Cafe Latte' by Gillian Brown
'Duel' by Jacquie Sumner
'My Mother Nature' by Joshua Kepreotis
'Torn-out Wishes' by Kathy Hoyle
'Feel the Sixty Minutes in the World's Eighth Wonder' by Lee Ching Kai
'The Curious Case of the Closet' by Murali Kamma
'Burdening' by Davina Philomena Kawuma
'Choosing Suicide' by Soufyaan Timol
'Score 1 - Locked Down' by Susmita Bhattacharya
'Imagining Freedom' by Ann Hultberg
'Hypnos' by Anna Ross
'Felt Beginnings' by Anne Howkins
'Precept in Retrograde' by Bianca Layog
'The Clear View Summer' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Searing Guilt' by Chandrika R Krishnan
'Jana' by Elaine Barnard
'Portrait in a Cafe Latte' by Gillian Brown
'Duel' by Jacquie Sumner
'My Mother Nature' by Joshua Kepreotis
'Torn-out Wishes' by Kathy Hoyle
'Feel the Sixty Minutes in the World's Eighth Wonder' by Lee Ching Kai
'The Curious Case of the Closet' by Murali Kamma
'Burdening' by Davina Philomena Kawuma
'Choosing Suicide' by Soufyaan Timol
'Score 1 - Locked Down' by Susmita Bhattacharya
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 7
Final Result - May 2020
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'All Their Sons' by Michelle Christophorou
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Visits' by Rachel J. Fenton
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'From Coalman's Corner to Eternity' by S.B. Borgersen
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Eve's Night Out' by Henri Colt
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Dogs Without Men' by Steve Wade
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Doctor Death' by Neil Campbell
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Trolley Tracks' by Patrick Douglas Legay
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'All Their Sons' by Michelle Christophorou
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Visits' by Rachel J. Fenton
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'From Coalman's Corner to Eternity' by S.B. Borgersen
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Eve's Night Out' by Henri Colt
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Dogs Without Men' by Steve Wade
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Doctor Death' by Neil Campbell
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Trolley Tracks' by Patrick Douglas Legay
Shortlist
'A Movement of Cloud' by Alison Lock
'Looking Out from Inside' by Annie Bien
'All Things Being' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Taking Her Leave' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Silver Winged' by Douglas Bruton
'Meet Me' by Elaine Barnard
'Pushing the Boundaries' by Gillian Brown
'Eve's Night Out' by Henri Colt
'The Moonflower' by Janet Olearski
'The Unhelpful Goose' by Kim Turner
'All Their Sons' Michelle Christophorou
'Doctor Death' by Neil Campbell
'The Trolley Tracks' by Patrick Douglas Legay
'Wrap You Up Like a Sandwich in Bubble Wrap' by Paul Beckman
'As the City Empties' by Rachel J. Fenton
'Visits' by Rachel J. Fenton
'The She Wolf' by Steve Wade
'Dogs Without Men' by Steve Wade
'From Coalman's Corner to Eternity' by S. B. Borgersen
'A Movement of Cloud' by Alison Lock
'Looking Out from Inside' by Annie Bien
'All Things Being' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Taking Her Leave' by Cyril Dabydeen
'Silver Winged' by Douglas Bruton
'Meet Me' by Elaine Barnard
'Pushing the Boundaries' by Gillian Brown
'Eve's Night Out' by Henri Colt
'The Moonflower' by Janet Olearski
'The Unhelpful Goose' by Kim Turner
'All Their Sons' Michelle Christophorou
'Doctor Death' by Neil Campbell
'The Trolley Tracks' by Patrick Douglas Legay
'Wrap You Up Like a Sandwich in Bubble Wrap' by Paul Beckman
'As the City Empties' by Rachel J. Fenton
'Visits' by Rachel J. Fenton
'The She Wolf' by Steve Wade
'Dogs Without Men' by Steve Wade
'From Coalman's Corner to Eternity' by S. B. Borgersen
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 6
Final Result - February 2020
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Race Days' by Janet Olearski
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Breast' by Neil Campbell
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Last Snowfall' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Cirque du Tadis, New Delhi' by Damayanti Biswas
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Enormous Gigantic Titanic Love' by Alexis Wolfe
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'We've Been Married Eight Years and My Husband Still Brings Me Flowers' by Paul Beckman
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'All the Leaves' by Rachel Fenton
Shortlist
'Enormous Gigantic Titanic Love' by Alexis Wolfe
'The Last Snowfall' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Absolution' by Bruce Meyer
'The Doll at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh' by Douglas Bruton
'Black Death' by Chloe Smith
'Cirque du Tadis, New Delhi' by Damayanti Biswas
'Marco-Polo' by Elaine Barnard
'Spent' by Gail E Taylor
'The Meteor Shower' by Henri Colt
'Race Days' by Janet Olearski
'Breast' by Neil Campbell
'We've Been Married Eight Years and My Husband Still Brings Me Flowers' by Paul Beckman
'Close to Home' by Phyllis Houseman
'All the Leaves' by Rachel Fenton
'Dementia in a Book Club' by Riham Adly
'The Advertisement' by S. B. Borgersen
'The Garden of Dreams' by Sara Hodgkinson
'Enormous Gigantic Titanic Love' by Alexis Wolfe
'The Last Snowfall' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Absolution' by Bruce Meyer
'The Doll at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh' by Douglas Bruton
'Black Death' by Chloe Smith
'Cirque du Tadis, New Delhi' by Damayanti Biswas
'Marco-Polo' by Elaine Barnard
'Spent' by Gail E Taylor
'The Meteor Shower' by Henri Colt
'Race Days' by Janet Olearski
'Breast' by Neil Campbell
'We've Been Married Eight Years and My Husband Still Brings Me Flowers' by Paul Beckman
'Close to Home' by Phyllis Houseman
'All the Leaves' by Rachel Fenton
'Dementia in a Book Club' by Riham Adly
'The Advertisement' by S. B. Borgersen
'The Garden of Dreams' by Sara Hodgkinson
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 5
Final Result - December 2019
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'A Worn Path' by Neil Campbell
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Cinderella Story' by Susmita Bhattacharya
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Predator and Prey' by Steve Wade
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Pigeons Don't Save Lives' by Rachel J. Fenton
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'You' by Jacqueline P. Vincent
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Marketing' by C.J. Anderson-Wu
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'A Worn Path' by Neil Campbell
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'A Cinderella Story' by Susmita Bhattacharya
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Predator and Prey' by Steve Wade
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Pigeons Don't Save Lives' by Rachel J. Fenton
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'You' by Jacqueline P. Vincent
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Marketing' by C.J. Anderson-Wu
Shortlist
'Promise to Survive' by Andrea Barbosa
'Turtle Blues' by Billie Travalini
'His Breakthrough Role' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Marketing' by C.J. Anderson-Wu
'Like Steers in a Stampede' by Douglas Bruton
'The New Life' by Henry Bladon
'You' by Jacqueline P. Vincent
'Life Partner' by Janet Olearski
'A Worn Path' by Neil Campbell
'Twitching' by Paul Beckman
'Hotel Stay' and 'Pigeons Don't Save Lives' by Rachel Fenton
'The Miracle of Absence' and 'Joe's Trip to the Library' by S. B. Borgersen
'The Real in Realty' by Scott Archer Jones
'Predator and Pray' and 'The First Date' by Steve Wade
'Mercury Rising' and 'A Cinderella Story' by Susmita Bhattacharya
'Promise to Survive' by Andrea Barbosa
'Turtle Blues' by Billie Travalini
'His Breakthrough Role' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Marketing' by C.J. Anderson-Wu
'Like Steers in a Stampede' by Douglas Bruton
'The New Life' by Henry Bladon
'You' by Jacqueline P. Vincent
'Life Partner' by Janet Olearski
'A Worn Path' by Neil Campbell
'Twitching' by Paul Beckman
'Hotel Stay' and 'Pigeons Don't Save Lives' by Rachel Fenton
'The Miracle of Absence' and 'Joe's Trip to the Library' by S. B. Borgersen
'The Real in Realty' by Scott Archer Jones
'Predator and Pray' and 'The First Date' by Steve Wade
'Mercury Rising' and 'A Cinderella Story' by Susmita Bhattacharya
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 4
Final Result - October 2019
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'The Terrorist' by Elaine Barnard
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Nirvana' by Gillian Brown
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'To catch the Tide' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Literary Prize Winner' by Murali Kamma
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Forge' by Neil Campbell
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'The Terrorist' by Elaine Barnard
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Nirvana' by Gillian Brown
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'To catch the Tide' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Literary Prize Winner' by Murali Kamma
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Forge' by Neil Campbell
Shortlist
'The Baggage Handler' by Alexis Wolfe
'The Parakeet' by Annie Bien
'A Stitch in Time' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Long Arm of Karma' by Chandrika Radhakrishnan
'The Terrorist' by Elaine Barnard
'Nirvana' by Gillian Brown
'The Literary Prize Winner' by Murali Kamma
'The Forge' by Neil Campbell
'To catch the Tide' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'A Cultural Lesson in Priorities' by Phyllis Houseman
'What is Incomplete Can Identify a Whole' by Rachel Fenton
Shortlist
'The Baggage Handler' by Alexis Wolfe
'The Parakeet' by Annie Bien
'A Stitch in Time' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Long Arm of Karma' by Chandrika Radhakrishnan
'The Terrorist' by Elaine Barnard
'Nirvana' by Gillian Brown
'The Literary Prize Winner' by Murali Kamma
'The Forge' by Neil Campbell
'To catch the Tide' by Oscar Windsor-Smith
'A Cultural Lesson in Priorities' by Phyllis Houseman
'What is Incomplete Can Identify a Whole' by Rachel Fenton
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 3
Final Result - August 2019
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Project Compassion' by Mahesh Nair
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Howie' by Elaine Barnard
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Leaving' by Janet Olearski
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Non Swimmer' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Project Compassion' by Mahesh Nair
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Howie' by Elaine Barnard
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Leaving' by Janet Olearski
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Non Swimmer' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
Shortlist
'Rabbit under the Oak' - Annie Bien
'The Non Swimmer' - Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Remainer' - Brindley Hallam Dennis
'The Surveillance' - C.J. Anderson-Wu
'Howie' - Elaine Barnard
'Tom's New Neighbour' - Henry Bladon
'Leaving' - Janet Olearski
'Project Compassion' - Mahesh Nair
'Standing Over the 490 Considering Suicide' - Neil Richard Grayson
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 2
Final Result - June 2019
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Angelo and the Tiger' by Gillian Brown
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Pink Capri' by S.B Borgersen
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Liberation' by Bruce Meyer
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Day of the Dead' by Steve Wade
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): ' The Lunch Box' by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'My Melody' by T.L. Sherwood
Final Result - June 2019
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Angelo and the Tiger' by Gillian Brown
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Pink Capri' by S.B Borgersen
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Liberation' by Bruce Meyer
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Day of the Dead' by Steve Wade
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): ' The Lunch Box' by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
Honourable Mention ($15 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'My Melody' by T.L. Sherwood
Shortlist
'Finished' - Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Liberation' - Bruce Meyer
'#metoo' - Chandrika R Krishnan
'Climbing Big Daddy' - Gillian Brown
'Angelo and the Tiger' - Gillian Brown
'Night After Night' - Henry Bladon
'Hipster' - Phyllis Houseman
'Pink Capri' - S.B. Borgersen
'The Lunch Box' - Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
'The Day of the Dead' - Steve Wade
'My Melody' - T.L. Sherwood
'The Importance of Documentation' - William Masters
'Finished' - Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Liberation' - Bruce Meyer
'#metoo' - Chandrika R Krishnan
'Climbing Big Daddy' - Gillian Brown
'Angelo and the Tiger' - Gillian Brown
'Night After Night' - Henry Bladon
'Hipster' - Phyllis Houseman
'Pink Capri' - S.B. Borgersen
'The Lunch Box' - Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
'The Day of the Dead' - Steve Wade
'My Melody' - T.L. Sherwood
'The Importance of Documentation' - William Masters
Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 1
Final Result - April 2019
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Ex' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Library' by Elaine Barnard
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Lightning' by Annie Bien
First Prize ($100 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere) : 'Ex' by Brindley Hallam Dennis
Second Prize ($50 and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'The Library' by Elaine Barnard
Third Prize ($25 and and publication in Strands Lit Sphere): 'Lightning' by Annie Bien
Shortlist
'Lightning' - Annie Bien
'Ex' - Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Xavier's Cane' - Derek McMillan
'The Library' - Elaine Barnard
'She's Leaving' - Henry Bladon
'Daylight Robbery' - S.B. Borgersen
'Along the Way' - Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
'Lightning' - Annie Bien
'Ex' - Brindley Hallam Dennis
'Xavier's Cane' - Derek McMillan
'The Library' - Elaine Barnard
'She's Leaving' - Henry Bladon
'Daylight Robbery' - S.B. Borgersen
'Along the Way' - Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar