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