Fiction Contest 2020: The Longlist

The time has come for us to share the longlisted short stories from our 2020 Fiction Contest!

The time has come for us to share the longlisted short stories from our 2020 Fiction Contest. Congrats to the following twelve writers!

Room‘s 2020 Fiction Contest: The Longlist

“Another Buzz from the Electric Colony” by Alie Lynch
“Baba, Spread Eagle” by Sara Bee
“Companions” by Kate O’Gorman
“Courage for Another Day” by Natasha Shaikh
“Dandelion Hunt” by Nat Lyle
“Deadweight” by Leah Mol
“Good Friends We Have” by Zilla Jones
“Obvious Prey” by Izabela Wlodarczyk
“Silent City” by Sonali Singh
“The Language of Flowers” by April Wilkins
“Things With Wings” by Lys Morton
“Vines That Twist Like Years” by Allison Rassmann

We will be sharing the shortlist and winners shortly. In the meantime, our Creative Non-Fiction Contest is still open if you have an yet-to-be published essay you’d like to share with us.

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