From Willesden Herald Books, an imprint of Pretend Genius Press
The best of the Willesden Short Story Prize 2020
Short fiction by David Butler, Helen Harjak, Catherine McNamara, Andy Mead, Jackie Morris, Diana Powell, Peter Newall, Anju Sharma, Lui Sit, Zakia Uddin
With an introduction by Jarred McGinnis
Launch: The Performance Space, Willesden Green Library, 8 November 2022, from 7pm
Cover by Stratos Fountoulis based on an original photo by Stephen Moran
Total: 371, ten of which will comprise New Short Stories 12 and one that will attract the one-off mug inscribed The Willesden Short Story Prize 2022, plus a certificate with no Staples A4 printer paper spared in its production. Thanks to all for the high standard of entries. Ed. pic.twitter.com/mk073Oa3Ma
August 29, Monday. Good morning! The total number of short stories in the inbox as of this morning stands at 279. [Ed.]
We're back with a competition for inclusion in Willesden Herald: New Short Stories 12. Closing date will be August 31, 2022. Entry fee £5. 10 prizes: 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd £100 and 7 x £50, plus copies of the book. (The prize details have been updated.) https://t.co/92maCxFF6H
Your forebears could hunt an epiphany through the great forest of Um without breaking a twig and spear it with words sharpened on the soles of their feet. Arise, put on your leotards and send in your short stories, ye of this century…(Enough, thank you. Get to the music. Ed.)
We’re delighted to announce that novelist and short story writer Jarred McGinnis has agreed to judge the Willesden Herald Short Story Competition 2022. An American abroad, his debut novel The Coward (Canongate, 2021) was a BBC2 national television “Between the Covers” recommendation. It is also about to be published in the US and in France, Italy and Spain later this year. He has many strings to his bow, including short fiction for BBC Radio 4 and much more besides, which you can read all about on his website. He is no stranger to our competition, having had a short story in New Short Stories 4. (Submit)
Congratulations to David Butler on winning this competition, which is part of the Omagh Literary Festival, and named in honour of the great Irish short story writer Benedict Kiely. It’s always gratifying to see past contributors making more waves. (Ed.)
A writer who's often been in the news but did you know that his story Sasquatch was shortlisted for the original Willesden Herald short story competition, judged by Zadie Smith? Here he is in the New York Times. Tao Lin and the Grueling Art of Self-Healing https://t.co/nzWudhfJNP
New Short Stories 