This was SUCH a hard decision and the work here is stunning, but may I introduce you to our briliant winners?

Poetry

Sinkhole. Charlotte Ansell

Nonfiction

200 Pink Buns. Rebekah Lawler

Fiction

Phyllis. Judy Gordon.

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL

Curae

SHORTLISTED WRITERS

Poetry shortlist.

Mistletoe. Sam Garvan

Diagnosis. Elizabeth Loudon

Sinkhole. Charlotte Ansell

I Love Him (like salt and water). Emma Wilson

The Shop at the End of a Wave. Ia Kozoboli.

Nonfiction (including creative nonfiction)

This is a car park for the parents of DISABLED children. Georgie Steele. 

The Life I Lead. Elaine Gregersen. 

200 Pink Buns. Rebekah Lawler

Metamorphosis. Anoushka Yeoh

Displaced. Sue Wright.

Fiction

Phyllis. Judy Gordon.

The Last Days of Theophrastus. Fin Keegan

El Arquitecto in Prague. John Lugo-Trebble

High Plateau. Polly Card.

Much Loved Pet, Late of This World, Returns in Hologramic Form. JL Bogenschneider.

We are so proud of you all – and of ALL entrants. These were tough decisions to make and we had many entries. Thank you for the opportunity to read your work.

I have notified everyone on the shortlist ahead of the announcement, but please don’t forget that there are additional mentoring opportunities for other entrants which I will be co-ordinating over the next couple of weeks.

Three category winners will be announced on the 2nd of June, 2025.

With all my love,

Anna