Hello, writers! We are proud to announce the shortlist for the Writers Mastermind Short Story Contest. Thank you all for your patience. Congratulations to all those who made it.
NOTE: These are in alphabetical order.
Final results coming soon!
9,066 Soup – CJ Anderson
A Tale of Wym and Raia – Sofia Lee
Away From the World and the Horrific Things That Happen in it – Barb Weitzner
Car Park – Patric Morgan
Christmas Star – Sherry Morris
Eyes of the Heart – Cierra Michelle Pugh
Feathers – Tomas Marcantonio
Gift and a Curse – Brian Bowyer
If No One Speaks – Sam Szanto
In the Dark – Catherine Ogston
Lions in Berlin – Emily Black
Picture Perfect – Cath Barton
Sleepover – Sunshine Barbito
The Elements – Yong Takahashi
The Heppenheim Vegetable Heist – Larry Hartley
The House of Spirits – Iseult Murphy
The Knowable Failures – Samuel Parr
The Model – Zoe Philippon
Through Windows – Leia Ferguson
Toy Soldiers – Dania Revello
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Hello, writers! We apologize for the delay in announcing the 2021 Short Story Contest Winners. We had a much larger turnout than we expected, and as all our judges are volunteers, we extended the judging period so we could devote our time and attention to each and every submission.
Thank you all for your patience. The submission we received were incredible.
Congratulations to all those who made this round!
You can look forward to the shortlist within the coming weeks.
9,066 Soup – CJ Anderson
A Greater Love – Anna Henderson
A Stranger’s Gift – Diana Reckart Miles
A Tale of Wym and Raia – Sofia Lee
A Weekly Occurrence – Karly Campbell
At the End of My Rope – Michael O’Keefe
Away From the World and the Horrific Things That Happen in it – Barb Weitzner
Best Laid Plans – J Ingram
Brunhilde and Drimmelin – Mike Jansen
Car Park – Patric Morgan
Christmas Star – Sherry Morris
Doc – Brian Martin-Onraet
Dressed for a Dream – Mark Osborn
Eyes of the Heart – Cierra Michelle Pugh
Feathers – Tomas Marcantonio
From the Diaries of Jessi Ahn Lightstar – John M Wenitong
Gift and a Curse – Brian Bowyer
If No One Speaks – Sam Szanto
In the Dark – Catherine Ogston
It’s About Timing – Alan Bryant
Larsen – Brad Manzo
Lazarus Solutions – Michelle Christophorou
Light of the Fire – Stacy Alderman
Lions in Berlin – Emily Black
Madison and Pulaski – Pat Wilson
Miss A – Kathryn Lauret
One Camelot – Christopher Bowen
Petals (Thorns of the Chosen) – Elijah Haire
Philosophy of Black Holes – Katharina Plattner
Picture Perfect – Cath Barton
Postcard to Prentice – Chris Cottom
Roz the Boz – Barbara Weitzner
Savior Complex – Emily Terrett
Schoolroom Radiator – W. C. Hackett
Sleepover – Sunshine Barbito
Snipe Hunting – Peter Anderson
Starry Rose – Anna Orridge
The Elements – Yong Takahashi
The Good Day That Went Bad – Willow Hewett
The Heppenheim Vegetable Heist – Larry Hartley
The House of Spirits – Iseult Murphy
The Knowable Failures – Samuel Parr
The Living on the Battlefield – Shira Fleishman
The Model – Zoe Philippon
The Resurrectionists – Frank Emerson
The Soldiers and Mistress Gfen’s Garden – Charles Palmer
Hello, writers! We apologize for not having announced the 2021 Short Story Contest Winners yet. We had a much larger turnout than we expected, and as all our judges are volunteers, we extended the judging period so we could devote our time and attention to each and every submission.
Thank you all for your patience. You can look forward to our announcement of the winners in December.
