And so here we have the Longlist and Shortlist of the 2014 STORGY Short Story Competition. With genuine honesty, choosing the longlist was an incredibly difficult task due to the exceptional standard of submissions, and thank you to everyone who entered. The Longlist winners who did not make the Shortlist will be published online, and the Shortlisted entries will be forwarded to Mr David James Poissant for final judging. Here we go…

LONGLIST

Between Universes – Aleksei Drakos
Cremations – Thomas Stewart
Ricia – Rab Ferguson
The Rats – Hunter Liguore
The Salesman Rings Twice – Scott Palmer
The Talk – Chris Arp
Yesterday Once More – Jacqueline Horrix

SHORTLIST

(to be judged by David James Poissant)

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Building – Karina Evans
Doppelginger – H C Child
Live Meat and Freedom – Rowena Macdonald
Noli Me Tangere – Lucy Durneen
Nor’easter – Dyane Forde
Property Is Theft – Juliet Hill
The Failures of Love – Sarah Evans

Thank you and well done to everyone who made the longlist! An update will follow shortly regarding the final announcement of the 2014 STORGY Short Story Competition.

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Thank you to everyone who entered. The focus of STORGY is to discover exceptional new talent and it was a truly inspiring experience to read ALL the entries, even if you did not make the longlist. Official communication will follow as of Monday, but thank you, and we hope you enjoy reading the Longlist in the near future.