Cambridge Short Story Prize Results

The Cambridge Short Story Prize 2021

Thank you to everyone who entered the Cambridge Short Story Prize 2021.  The quality of work was outstanding and we’re pleased to share the winners, shortlist, and longlist.

Our sincere thanks again,

TSS

Winning Stories

1st Place – Hearts and Minds, by Jack Petrubi

2nd Place – How I Became a Guardian Angel, by Marilyn Parr

3rd Place – Phantom Pains, by Ruth Guthrie

 

The Shortlist

A Guide to Using Chopsticks, Parts 1 – 6, by E P Chiew

Cannibals, Julie Rea

Eden in Dukes Lane, by Eamon Murphy

Fit, by Feby Idrus

Hearts and Minds, by Jack Petrubi

How I Became a Guardian Angel, by Marilyn Parr

Phantom Pains, by Ruth Guthrie

Something About the Ducks, by Calum Findlay

The Halfmens, by Gavin Weale

 

 

The Longlist

Short stories are listed alphabetically:

 

Aftermath, Jennifer Harvey

A Guide to Using Chopsticks, Parts 1 – 6, by E P Chiew

Because We Are Weak, by K Lockwood Jefford

Bog, Alex Reece Abbott

Cannibals, Julie Rea

Changing Tides, Ruby Bosanquet

Digital Baby, by Helen Harris

Dunno They Just Do, by Ruth Guthrie

Eden in Dukes Lane, by Eamon Murphy

Empty Arms, by Camilla Macpherson

First Love, by Reshma Ruia

Fit, by Feby Idrus

Forced Reflection, by Olivia Katrandjian

Green Eyes, by Michael Holloway

Hearts and Minds, by Jack Petrubi

His Horizons Became My Horizons, by Diana Powell

How I Became a Guardian Angel, by Marilyn Parr

Kicking the Bucket, by Emma Williams

Late Reunion, by Randolph Thomas

Natural Habitat, by Duncan Grimes

Phantom Pains, by Ruth Guthrie

Retrospection, by Daniel Shooter

Ring, by Edward Fry

Sea Burial, by Lee Nash

Simon, Helen Kennedy

Something About the Ducks, by Calum Findlay

Symptomatic, by Michael Murphy

The Creek House, by Nadia Henderson

The Halfmens, by Gavin Weale

The River House, by Elizabeth O’Connell

Uffington, by Ian Critchley

Visualisation Exercise 972, by Jan Kaneen

Witching Hour, by Ruby Bosanquet

Without You, by Rita Ciresi

You’re a Loser, by Cristian Leata