10 - 17 June 2023

Short Story Competition – 2023

Budding authors and creative writers – share your stories with us for a chance to appear in a published anthology and take home a cash prize.  There is no theme to the competition.

Crossing the Tees Book Festival are thrilled to announce the shortlisted authors for 2022’s short story competition.

Jenny Adamthwaite – The Day the Spinach Wilted

Helen Anderson – When The Loveliness of Ladybirds Landed

Artemis – Strangers

Aaron Bailey – Orangutan and the Wig

Edward Barnfield – Warscapes (2024)

Patrick Belshaw – My Nigel

Penny Blackburn – Erosion

Jane Bradley – On Thin Ice

Chris Brock – Space and Time

Cathy Bryant – The Creator

Timothy Burton-Martin – Tapestry

Jo Clark – One Lane Closed Due to Incident

Beck Collett – Curiouser and Curiouser

Jacob Cook – The Idea of Tuesdays

Jo Derrick – Wearing Rags and Feathers

Julie Easley – Me and Mr Moone

Kayla Martell Feldman – Once For Friend, Twice For Stranger

Chris Foxon – The Mouse

Dean Gessie – The Competition

Amanda Huggins – Lounge Lizards

Phoebe Hurst – The Lady Vicar

Catherine Leyshon – Sometimes my Annoying Sister is Right

Rachel Pattinson – Your Community Noticeboard

Bryan Pearson – Arrietta Einstein

Pam Plumb – Murdo Livan

Kelly Schweizer – The last report of J.L Woodgate

Philip Sculthorpe – Crossing The T’s

John Simmonds – Tommy Harris

 Laura Timms – As above, so below

Elinora Westfall – The Roses and the Weeds

Joe Williams – It is Your Birthday

The closing date for the Short Story Competition 2023 is midnight on Monday 31st July.

Budding authors and creative writers – share your stories with us for a chance to appear in a published anthology and take home a cash prize. There’s a 3000 maximum word limit but no theme to the competition.

Download your Short Story Competition entry form here. Take a look at last years results

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10 - 17 June 2023