The Cambridge Flash Fiction Prize 2021
Thank you to everyone who entered the Cambridge Flash Fiction Prize 2021. The quality of work was outstanding and we are pleased to share the shortlisted & longlisted titles.
We hope to announce winners within 48 hours. In the meantime, please do not identify yourself with a particular flash fiction, although you are welcome to share news of your listing.
Our sincere thanks again,
TSS
Winners & Highly Commended
1st place: Anatomy of the Aftermath – Karen Jones
2nd place: The Shooter’s Moment of Mindfulness – Joe Eurell
3rd place: Breathe – Kathy Hoyle
Highly Commended: Traces of the Harvest – Alex Reece Abbott
Highly Commended: Instructions for Overcoming a Fear of Darkness – Ruth Bradshaw
The Shortlist
Flash fiction is listed alphabetically. Please note we have checked all titles and there are no duplications:
A Truckle Bed and Tan – Karen Vallerius
Anatomy of the Aftermath – Karen Jones
Andy Warhol’s Space Junk – Christine Sherry
Anguis Fragilis – Charlotte Turnbull
Blossom and Sky – Hannah Whiteoak
Breathe – Kathy Hoyle
Flammable/Inflammable – Susan Wigmore
Frozen Orbit – Matthew Daniels
High on the Memories – Iona Rule
Instructions for Overcoming a Fear of Darkness – Ruth Bradshaw
Manchester Fishing – Helen Kennedy
No Great Myth – Jasmine Sawers
River Voice Curator – Barclay Rafferty
The Music Men Hear – Marissa Hoffmann
the rAndomness of things – Richard Hooton
The Shooter’s Moment of Mindfulness – Joe Eurell
Traces of the Harvest – Alex Reece Abbott
The Longlist
Flash fiction is listed alphabetically. Please note we have checked all titles and there are no duplications:
A City Burns
A Truckle Bed And Tan
Anatomy Of The Aftermath
Andy Warhol’s Space Junk
Anguis Fragilis
Autumn
Bad
Blossom And Sky
Breathe
Cafeteria
Choosing A New Face
Departure
Flammable/Inflammable
Frozen Orbit
Future Contents Of A Paper Recycling Bin
Heirloom
High On The Memories
I Am An Owl Who Sleeps With A Cat
Ice Finger
Instructions For Overcoming A Fear Of Darkness
Kachchi Biryani
Last Move
Manchester Fishing
No Great Myth
Present Tense
River Voice Curator
S.E.X.
September 66
Some Spark Of Us
Speargrass
The Company
The Invisibles
The Music Men Hear
The rAndomness Of Things
The Shooter’s Moment Of Mindfulness
The Thin Line That Separates Us
The Turning Point
Toby Stays The Night
Traces Of The Harvest
Wolf
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