The 2019 Exeter Story Prize and Trisha Ashley Award
Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who entered this year's Exeter Story Prize. We have enjoyed reading all the stories, but huge congratulations must go to our short list and winners. Difficult decisions had to made along the way, but we are delighted with our final choices. The winning stories can be read HERE
1st Prize - £500 plus trophy
Island Girl 139 - Victoria MacKenzie
2nd Prize - £150
Mr Rathod - Manish Chauhan
3rd Prize - £100
The Hoxton Particular - Heather Johnston
The Trisha Ashley Award - £200 plus trophy
Foie Gras - Ilaria Warren
Island Girl 139 - Victoria MacKenzie
2nd Prize - £150
Mr Rathod - Manish Chauhan
3rd Prize - £100
The Hoxton Particular - Heather Johnston
The Trisha Ashley Award - £200 plus trophy
Foie Gras - Ilaria Warren
Short List
Booboo - John Holland
Foie Gras - Ilaria Warren*
Fallen Eagles - Bruce Harris
Jana - Rob Schofield
Island Girl 139 - Victoria MacKenzie
Mr Rathod - Manish Chauhan
Roses on the Bridge - Sarah Martin
Smoke and Steam - Rosemary Collins
The Hoxton Particular - Heather Johnston
The Unbearable Weight of the Soul - Jupiter Jones
Booboo - John Holland
Foie Gras - Ilaria Warren*
Fallen Eagles - Bruce Harris
Jana - Rob Schofield
Island Girl 139 - Victoria MacKenzie
Mr Rathod - Manish Chauhan
Roses on the Bridge - Sarah Martin
Smoke and Steam - Rosemary Collins
The Hoxton Particular - Heather Johnston
The Unbearable Weight of the Soul - Jupiter Jones
Long List
1 in 90,000 – Natasha Mirzoian
A Cosmo View of the Cosmos – Sherry Morris
A Moment of Kindness – Tracey Long
All the Dark Miles – Joanna Campbell
Baby’s Breath – Maureen Cullen
Bailey’s Crux – Roland Miles
Booboo – John Holland
Circles – Alexander Kupfer
Cruising by Numbers – Elizabeth Ducie
Dead Man’s Wool – Maureen Ryan
Foie Gras – Ilaria Warren*
First Lady Wears Blahnik – Gwen Owen Robinson
Fallen Eagles – Bruce Harris
Interview Shoes – Julie Evans
Jana – Rob Schofield
Island Girl 139 – Vicky MacKenzie
Mick – Ann Butler Rowlands
Mr Rathod – Manish Chauhan
My Ibizan Summer – Daniel Murphy
Roses on the Bridge – Sarah Martin
Salvation is a Greasy Spoon – Catherine Day
Smoke and Steam – Rosemary Collins
Thank You for Being a Customer – Pete Waterhouse
The Chosen Many – Kyle Waters*
The Hoxton Particular – Heather Johnston
The Unbearable Weight of the Soul – Jupiter Jones
Trip Switch – Maureen Cullen
What Happens When Your Psychiatrist Pretends He’s Mick Jagger – Debra Curtis*
* shortlisted for the Trisha Ashley Award
1 in 90,000 – Natasha Mirzoian
A Cosmo View of the Cosmos – Sherry Morris
A Moment of Kindness – Tracey Long
All the Dark Miles – Joanna Campbell
Baby’s Breath – Maureen Cullen
Bailey’s Crux – Roland Miles
Booboo – John Holland
Circles – Alexander Kupfer
Cruising by Numbers – Elizabeth Ducie
Dead Man’s Wool – Maureen Ryan
Foie Gras – Ilaria Warren*
First Lady Wears Blahnik – Gwen Owen Robinson
Fallen Eagles – Bruce Harris
Interview Shoes – Julie Evans
Jana – Rob Schofield
Island Girl 139 – Vicky MacKenzie
Mick – Ann Butler Rowlands
Mr Rathod – Manish Chauhan
My Ibizan Summer – Daniel Murphy
Roses on the Bridge – Sarah Martin
Salvation is a Greasy Spoon – Catherine Day
Smoke and Steam – Rosemary Collins
Thank You for Being a Customer – Pete Waterhouse
The Chosen Many – Kyle Waters*
The Hoxton Particular – Heather Johnston
The Unbearable Weight of the Soul – Jupiter Jones
Trip Switch – Maureen Cullen
What Happens When Your Psychiatrist Pretends He’s Mick Jagger – Debra Curtis*
* shortlisted for the Trisha Ashley Award
Rules
1 - The Exeter Story Prize is open for submissions until midnight on 31st August 2019 which is without exception the closing date. Any entries received after this date will be disqualified and no refund of the entry fee will be made.
2 - The Exeter Story Prize is for a story of up to ten thousand words in English. There is no minimum word count.
3 - Stories may be on any theme but only humorous stories will be eligible for the Trisha Ashley Award.
4 - The judges will decide which stories will be put forward for the Trisha Ashley Award.
5 - Stories should not have been previously published in print, on the internet or broadcast.
6 - Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please be prepared to withdraw your entry if it is a prizewinner elsewhere.
7 - Entries can only be submitted electronically via this site and the payment made via Paypal. Prizes will be awarded via Paypal.
8 - Entrants should be over 18 years of age.
9 - Only doc, docx, pdf and rtf files will be accepted. Any other formats will be disqualified. Please present your work in Times New Roman or Arial, 12 pt, 1.5 or double-spaced. The file title should be the same as your story title. Your name should not appear anywhere on the story.
10 - Reports will be sent out when the long list is posted on the site. The winners will be announced at a date tba.
11 - The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
12 - CreativeWritingMatters reserves the right to publish the stories winning cash prizes.
1 - The Exeter Story Prize is open for submissions until midnight on 31st August 2019 which is without exception the closing date. Any entries received after this date will be disqualified and no refund of the entry fee will be made.
2 - The Exeter Story Prize is for a story of up to ten thousand words in English. There is no minimum word count.
3 - Stories may be on any theme but only humorous stories will be eligible for the Trisha Ashley Award.
4 - The judges will decide which stories will be put forward for the Trisha Ashley Award.
5 - Stories should not have been previously published in print, on the internet or broadcast.
6 - Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please be prepared to withdraw your entry if it is a prizewinner elsewhere.
7 - Entries can only be submitted electronically via this site and the payment made via Paypal. Prizes will be awarded via Paypal.
8 - Entrants should be over 18 years of age.
9 - Only doc, docx, pdf and rtf files will be accepted. Any other formats will be disqualified. Please present your work in Times New Roman or Arial, 12 pt, 1.5 or double-spaced. The file title should be the same as your story title. Your name should not appear anywhere on the story.
10 - Reports will be sent out when the long list is posted on the site. The winners will be announced at a date tba.
11 - The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
12 - CreativeWritingMatters reserves the right to publish the stories winning cash prizes.
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