CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SHORTLISTED WRITERS!

Our 2024 judge, Kyo Maclear, has chosen a shortlist of ten stories.
The winner will be announced on Friday, October 25.

To read the stories, click on the titles below.

Voting for our PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD has now closed.

We will be featuring each of the shortlisted writers and their writing processes on our social media channels in the coming days.
You can find these on Facebook and Instagram.


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Sally Basmajian - The Electric Eye

Betsy Hall - The Mansion

Lucie Kybal-Syrovy - Of Course I'll Remember You

Julie Mayhew - The Consolation of Things

Jennie McBride - A Normal Life

Valérie Ouellet - Water Weight

Anna Rumin - Babushka Had Pluck

John Scott Scherer - Right Up to the Gate

Jane Usher - My Mother Wore a Pink Coat

Kayla Xu - Silhouette