The 2020 Exeter Story Prize and Trisha Ashley Award Winners
£500 1st Prize: Yellow Jacket by Alex Dawes
£150 2nd Prize: Northern Syria 2020 by Kevin Dyer
£100 3rd Prize: Potboy and the Lightning Glass by Andrew Sutherland
£200 The Trisha Ashley Award: Rock by Jo Holmwood
You can read all the winning stories HERE and listen to Yellow Jacket courtesy of Tempest Productions HERE
£150 2nd Prize: Northern Syria 2020 by Kevin Dyer
£100 3rd Prize: Potboy and the Lightning Glass by Andrew Sutherland
£200 The Trisha Ashley Award: Rock by Jo Holmwood
You can read all the winning stories HERE and listen to Yellow Jacket courtesy of Tempest Productions HERE
Congratulations to the prizewinners and all those on the short list for this year's competition. It has been an amazing year. As we said before, reading has been a humbling experience. We have included a number of Honourable Mentions as a result.
All reports and feedback have now been sent out.
All reports and feedback have now been sent out.
Short List
A Dam - James Wise (Highly Commended)
American Gothic - Dianne Bown-Wilson
Different Ways to Sigh - Sherry Morris
Drawing a Line Under the Dog - John Holland
Ever Closer Union - Chris Williams
Hindsight - Ilaria Warren
Judge Judy and Executioner - Rebecca Forbes
Little Red Wolf Pelt - Alice Heaton
Look Out for Seals in Deptford Creek - Alice Graham
Northern Syria - Kevin Dyer (Second)
Piggy Bank - David Macfarlane
Potboy and the Lightning Glass - Andrew Sutherland (Third)
Rock - Jo Holmwood
Show Me What You're Thinking - Helen Cook (Highly Commended
The Magic Teapot - Jenny Piggot
The Stone Lion - Catherine Adams
Through the Rubble - Charlotte Williams
Treasured, Surely - Chloe Turner (Highly Commended)
Vernon Montgomery is Not Dead - Aidan Furey
Yellow Jacket - Alex Dawes (First)
A Dam - James Wise (Highly Commended)
American Gothic - Dianne Bown-Wilson
Different Ways to Sigh - Sherry Morris
Drawing a Line Under the Dog - John Holland
Ever Closer Union - Chris Williams
Hindsight - Ilaria Warren
Judge Judy and Executioner - Rebecca Forbes
Little Red Wolf Pelt - Alice Heaton
Look Out for Seals in Deptford Creek - Alice Graham
Northern Syria - Kevin Dyer (Second)
Piggy Bank - David Macfarlane
Potboy and the Lightning Glass - Andrew Sutherland (Third)
Rock - Jo Holmwood
Show Me What You're Thinking - Helen Cook (Highly Commended
The Magic Teapot - Jenny Piggot
The Stone Lion - Catherine Adams
Through the Rubble - Charlotte Williams
Treasured, Surely - Chloe Turner (Highly Commended)
Vernon Montgomery is Not Dead - Aidan Furey
Yellow Jacket - Alex Dawes (First)
The Trisha Ashley Award Short List
Latchkey Ladki - Suzie Samant (Highly Commended)
Rock - Jo Holmwood (Winner)
The Visitants - Rhys Timson (Highly Commended)
Latchkey Ladki - Suzie Samant (Highly Commended)
Rock - Jo Holmwood (Winner)
The Visitants - Rhys Timson (Highly Commended)
Long List
A Dam - James Wise
American Gothic - Dianne Bown-Wilson
A Tale from the Hard Drive - Clare Barnard
Beyond Known Limits - Maya Pieris
Beyond the Mountains - Mahalia Solages
Cinnamon - Dave Wakely
Different Ways to Sigh - Sherry Morris
Distributing Space - Aideen Henry
Drawing a Line Under the Dog - John Holland
Ever Closer Union - Chris Williams
Fetish of Care - Russell Day
Flat Pack Life - Sherri Turner
Guess who’s coming to dinner? - Helen Lawrence
Hereafter - Hilary Fennell
Hindsight - Ilaria Warren
If the Line breaks, no worries - Shannon Savvas
In the Blood - Malcolm King
Judge Judy and Executioner - Rebecca Forbes
Legs - Aideen Henry
Little Red Wolf Pelt - Alice Heaton
Look Out for Seals in Deptford Creek - Alice Graham
Mrs Singh is in her wedding sari again - Mary Francis
Northern Syria - Kevin Dyer
Only at Night - Katherine Smythe
Out of the Blue - David Butler
Pledge of Allegiance - Len Dawson
Piggy Bank - David Macfarlane
Potboy and the Lightning Glass - Andrew Sutherland
Princess Marigold’s Tiger - Andrew Sutherland
Resonance - Collete Des Georges
Rock - Jo Holmwood
Show Me What You’re Thinking - Helen Cook
Slap Dance - Martin Nathan
Soup of the Day - Jools Abrams
Swiss Watch – withdrawn owing to winning the Spencer A. Parker Memorial Award
The Away Match - John Buckley
The Bicycle Thief - Irene Carolina A. Sarmiento
The Cure - Lucy Monroe
The Dimitropol Chinese Restaurant - Peter Hankins
The Inishbofin Oracle - Rod Cookson
The Long Dance - Henry Coles
The Magic Teapot - Jenny Pigott
The Naked City - Alan Whelan
The Problem - Andrew Ball
The Receptionist - James Woolf
The Reluctant Parcel - Glenda Young
The Sheep Story - Sally Bramley
The Song of Autumn in June - Charlotte Cross
The Stone Lion - Catherine Adams
The Visitants - Rhys Timson
The Way through the Woods - Brian Lyons
The Wrong Light - M C Spencer
Time for a Fresh Body - Holly Sydelle
Through the Rubble - Charlotte Williams
Treasured, Surely - Chloe Turner
Tunnel of Love - Brian Sheehan
Two Scoops, No More - Katherine Kemp
Vernon Montgomery Is Not Dead - Aidan Furey
When Love Came to Town - Hilary Fennell
Yellow Jacket - Alex Dawes
A Dam - James Wise
American Gothic - Dianne Bown-Wilson
A Tale from the Hard Drive - Clare Barnard
Beyond Known Limits - Maya Pieris
Beyond the Mountains - Mahalia Solages
Cinnamon - Dave Wakely
Different Ways to Sigh - Sherry Morris
Distributing Space - Aideen Henry
Drawing a Line Under the Dog - John Holland
Ever Closer Union - Chris Williams
Fetish of Care - Russell Day
Flat Pack Life - Sherri Turner
Guess who’s coming to dinner? - Helen Lawrence
Hereafter - Hilary Fennell
Hindsight - Ilaria Warren
If the Line breaks, no worries - Shannon Savvas
In the Blood - Malcolm King
Judge Judy and Executioner - Rebecca Forbes
Legs - Aideen Henry
Little Red Wolf Pelt - Alice Heaton
Look Out for Seals in Deptford Creek - Alice Graham
Mrs Singh is in her wedding sari again - Mary Francis
Northern Syria - Kevin Dyer
Only at Night - Katherine Smythe
Out of the Blue - David Butler
Pledge of Allegiance - Len Dawson
Piggy Bank - David Macfarlane
Potboy and the Lightning Glass - Andrew Sutherland
Princess Marigold’s Tiger - Andrew Sutherland
Resonance - Collete Des Georges
Rock - Jo Holmwood
Show Me What You’re Thinking - Helen Cook
Slap Dance - Martin Nathan
Soup of the Day - Jools Abrams
Swiss Watch – withdrawn owing to winning the Spencer A. Parker Memorial Award
The Away Match - John Buckley
The Bicycle Thief - Irene Carolina A. Sarmiento
The Cure - Lucy Monroe
The Dimitropol Chinese Restaurant - Peter Hankins
The Inishbofin Oracle - Rod Cookson
The Long Dance - Henry Coles
The Magic Teapot - Jenny Pigott
The Naked City - Alan Whelan
The Problem - Andrew Ball
The Receptionist - James Woolf
The Reluctant Parcel - Glenda Young
The Sheep Story - Sally Bramley
The Song of Autumn in June - Charlotte Cross
The Stone Lion - Catherine Adams
The Visitants - Rhys Timson
The Way through the Woods - Brian Lyons
The Wrong Light - M C Spencer
Time for a Fresh Body - Holly Sydelle
Through the Rubble - Charlotte Williams
Treasured, Surely - Chloe Turner
Tunnel of Love - Brian Sheehan
Two Scoops, No More - Katherine Kemp
Vernon Montgomery Is Not Dead - Aidan Furey
When Love Came to Town - Hilary Fennell
Yellow Jacket - Alex Dawes
You may read the winning stories from last year HERE or by checking on the drop down menu under the Competitions tab.
Hear from previous winners on the blog HERE and HERE
Hear from previous winners on the blog HERE and HERE
This year we have made two major changes to the competition:
- The word limit is now for stories of up to five thousand words.
- Included in the submission fee will be brief feedback in the form of a sentence which will be emailed to every entrant. A more detailed appraisal will still be available for an extra fee.
Rules
1 - The Exeter Story Prize is now closed for submissions. We have had many more entries this year and from thirty countries.
2 - The Exeter Story Prize is for a story of up to five thousand words in English. There is no minimum word count.
3 - Stories may be on any theme.
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 – Feedback and 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 now closed for submissions. We have had many more entries this year and from thirty countries.
2 - The Exeter Story Prize is for a story of up to five thousand words in English. There is no minimum word count.
3 - Stories may be on any theme.
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 – Feedback and 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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