Longlist for the 2014 Kingston Writing School Hilary Mantel Short Story Competition

Congratulations to the thirty writers of the following longlisted stories:

Blackout
Crow
Dirty Ink
Dog Days
Don’t Look Down
Duende
Fortuna Street
Fresh, Cold, and Most Importantly, Whole
Full of Grace
His Father’s Son
House of Dust
Household Gods
It’s a Luxury to Cry
Nirvana
One Day in Sarajevo
Piece by Piece by Piece
Print
Rag Doll People
Rivers are Damp
Rosa and Kelsey
Season’s End
Small Deaths
Soft Shoes
The Thousand Yard Memory
The Beasts of the Earth Will Adore Him
These Silver Fish
Water Bull Ride
What Lies Beneath
What the Wind Brings
Witching Hour

A shortlist of ten stories will be officially announced on October 31.

Hilary Mantel will publicly announce the first prize and two runners up prizes at a daytime award ceremony in Kingston-upon-Thames on December 5.

Shortlist for the 2014 KUP Bonnie Greer Stories to Read Aloud Competition

Congratulations to the eight writers of the following shortlisted stories:

A Tired Person Can Sleep Anywhere

Camdenople

Dad and the Romans

Living in the Toilets

Muddy Love

The Catch

The GSOH Index

Tiny

The stories of the three finalists will be read aloud at a public award ceremony in Kingston-upon-Thames on the evening of December 5. Bonnie Greer will select the winner following the readings and present the prizes.