We have a longlist! It’s a slightly longer long list than initially intended because we ran out of time and couldn’t resolve all our arguments – narrowing 300 entries down to 40 was tough enough, and narrowing 40 down to 30 would have taken at least another week.
First, let me say a massive thank you to everyone who entered: it’s been a delight reading such an amazing variety of writing, and it’s been really hard to select just 40 pieces to go forward to the next stage of judging. Many of our choices came down to subjective factors: there are stories we couldn’t fit onto the longlist that I’m sure will find success in other markets.
However, for all the stories we’re sorry to lose at this stage, we’re thrilled with the quality of work we have left. The list features experienced, many-times published and prize-winning authors, but also includes many exciting new voices. We have stories from almost every continent in the world. The next round of judging won’t get any easier, but we’ll be announcing a shortlist of 12 on April 12th.
Congratulations to the following authors who have been longlisted for the 2017 Online Writing Tips Short Fiction Prize:
- Lucas Aresin
- Sudha Balagopal
- Carol Bruer
- Jeff Burd
- Laura Cardona
- Peter Chawaga
- Jules Ross Davidson
- William Dickey
- Darrel Duckworth
- Jacqueline Elliott
- Joe Giordano
- Stephanie Gorniak
- Anita Goveas
- Sleiman El Hajj
- Rinat Harel
- Nada Holland
- Yana Kertes
- Hannah Kubiak
- Alaric Lejano
- Margaret Lesh
- Nathan Alling Long
- Paige Lowe
- Rebecca Lukowski
- Mathabo Masilela
- Jill Campbell Mason
- Liam Mason
- Douglas W. Milliken
- Mike Pearcy
- Melanie Rees
- David Sexton
- James Smith
- Krystal Song
- Eric Taylor
- Ian Thompson
- Norman Turrell
- Mark Webber
- Hannah Whiteoak
- D.K. Whittaker
- Lynette Willoughby
- Linda Xia