Short Forms Contest 2020: The Shortlist

The selection process is never easy, but here it is – the shortlist for this year’s Short Forms contest. Many thanks, again, to all those who entered, and to our wonderful judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson. Congratulations to the five writers whose contest submissions have been shortlisted!

 

Berries, by Cayenne Bradley

The Mushroom, by Jazmine Aluma

The Night Light, by Charlie Stephens

Theme Song for Loneliness in a Pandemic, by Anna Swanson

Mind the Sentencing Gap, by Erin Klingmann

 

The list of winners will be coming your way next week, but until then, feel free to check out our Fiction Contest, open from now until March!

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