Awards

Story Awards and Synopses

Take The Gamble

A young woman meets her guardian angel, with surprising results.

• Winner of the Henshaw Press Spring 2016 short story competition.
• Published in the Henshaw Press 2017 anthology.
• Highly Commended by Michael Terence Publishing in their 2017 Short Story Competition.
• Longlisted by M J Meads in their 2016 short story competition (withdrawn from their shortlist after being published by Henshaw).

Romance By Numbers

Opposites attract in this off-beat love story.

• Shortlisted by the Worcester Literary Festival in their 2014 flash fiction competition.
• Shortlisted and highly commended (under the titled’ Three point four eight’) by the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in their 2014 short story competition.
• Longlisted by The Word Hut e-magazine in their 2014 flash fiction competition.
• Longlisted by Creative Writing e-magazine in their 2014 flash fiction competition.

The Last Voyage of Ferrywoman Katherine Marshall

An astronaut faces certain death – or does she?

• 2^nd place in the Henshaw Press Autumn 2016 short story competition.
• Published in the Henshaw Press 2017 anthology.
• Highly Commended by Michael Terence Publishing in their 2017 Short Story Competition.
• Shortlisted in the Erewash Writers 2016 short story competition (withdrawn after being published by Henshaw).

Fishcakes Every Tuesday

Beware the Butterfly Effect!

• A slightly shorter version of this story was longlisted by the ‘1000 Word Challenge’ magazine in their September 2016 story competition.

Coffee with a Twist

Never talk to strange women!

• Published by Park/Scribble magazine in their Winter 2015 magazine.
• Shortlisted and published by the Crediton Literary Festival in their 2015 short story competition.

The Landlady’s Pyjamas

What is the secret behind a landlady’s strange behaviour?

• Longlisted by Flash 500 e-magazine in their Autumn 2015 flash fiction competition.
• Longlisted by Multi Story e-magazine in their 2015 flash fiction competition.

A Good Brandy

A rookie Prime Minister faces his first great crisis.

• Published in the UK and the US in a 3^rd party anthology entitled ‘An Eclectic Mix’.
• Published as lead story in Audio Arcadia’s inaugural digital audio anthology, 2014.
• Shortlisted (under the title ‘Three point five two’) by the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in their 2014 short story competition.
• Longlisted (under the title ‘A Fine Cognac’) by West Sussex Writers in their 2014 short story competition.

His Perfect Mystery

Will an old man ever find the answer to his life-long mystery?

Nanny Tweezers

A woman’s love triumphs over all.

• Published by Carillon e-magazine in their 2015 anthology.
• Shortlisted by Henshaw Press in their Summer 2014 short story competition.

If It Quacks…

A man’s greatest wish comes true – but not quite in the way he’d hoped for!

• Longlisted for the Dorset Fiction Award in their 2017 short story competition.

This Damned Heat

People are driven mad by an extreme heatwave.

Old Feelings

Never be old and alone at Christmas.

• Shortlisted (under the title ‘Old Feelings’) by Ink Tears e-magazine in their 2014 flash fiction competition.
• Longlisted (under the title ‘Old Feelings’) by Flash 500 e-magazine in their Spring 2015 flash fiction competition.

A Most Heinous Crime

A man fights back against all-intrusive social media.

• Shortlisted by Wrekin Writers in their 2017 Gooderson short story competition.

Anything and Everything

A tropical island casts a compelling spell over its visitors.

• Winner of the Erewash Writers 2015 ‘Summer Loving’ story competition.
• Published by Kishboo e-magazine in their Spring 2016 edition.

The Generous Genie

Never trust a Genie!

Oh Lucky Man!

A man discovers that luck tends to even itself out over time.

• Shortlisted by Writers Reign e-magazine in their 2015 short story competition.

Old Myxo

A drunk has a night-time encounter that changes her life.

• Longlisted by Henshaw Press in their Winter 2017 short story competition

Moment of Truth

The futility of religious intolerance.

• Shortlisted & commended by Ink Tears Writers in their 2015 flash fiction competition.

The Twenty-nine Steps

An unusual boy faces institutional discrimination.

• Shortlisted and commended by the ‘1000 Word Challenge’ magazine in their June 2016 story competition.

For Ever This Moment

The meaning of Reality.  The meaning of Eternity.  All in 2,304 words! 

• Shortlisted by Hammond House Publishing in their 2017 short story competition. Published world-wide.
• Published (under the title ‘Everlasting Journey’) in the UK and the US in 2015, in a 3^rd party anthology entitled ‘An Eclectic Mix’.
• Shortlisted (under the title ‘Journey On’) by Henshaw Press in their Winter 2015 short story competition.
• Longlisted and Highly Commended (under the title ‘Everlasting Voyage’) by The Nottingham Writers Club in their 2015 short story competition.