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