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JUDGES’ CHOICE

LONGLISTED STORIES

SPOTLIGHTED STORIES

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  • The Abyss by Aaron Wright
  • For Two Sticky Birds by Aeris Walker
  • At the 2011 company annual fundraiser some things need not be said by Victoria Harris
  • Down the Garden Path by Tess Allen
  • Adventure Awaits by Terra Babcock
  • The Test by Steven Huff
  • Ten by Sarah Percival
  • Salad Days by Sarah Hurd
  • Hush by Sandra Kempen
  • Clicks, Ticks, Taps, and Time by Samantha Ryan
  • Everyone's A Winner by Sam James
  • A Guide to Judging the Pie Entries at the Womens' Auxiliary Club Annual Fair from Last Year’s Judge Who Should Have Known Better by Sally Simon
  • Rhondda Valley, Wales, 1922 by Nick Smith
  • The Rematch by Monique Edwards
  • I Would Always Choose You by Melanie Mulrooney
  • Trifecta by Mathew Peters
  • I'm Not Sorry by Madeline Howard
  • Survival Guide to Staying Single by M. Lea Gray
  • Pick Me by Linda Atkins
  • Grief by Leo Reese O Rinn
  • Hot Girl Summer by Laura J. Rayne
  • Third Time’s a Charm by Kate Groth
  • April Rain by Kallie Poppleton
  • Out Of The Running by Joel Woodard
  • The Arrival by Jo
  • Mama's Girl by Jennifer Quail
  • First Round Knockout by Jenna Treloar
  • Speak No Evil by Jaime Gill
  • A Date in the Sand by Frederick Dios
  • Attrition by Emily Rinkema
  • Blue, Not Pink by Deidra Lovegren
  • The Choice by Daniel Clark-Mudge
  • Late for High Tide by Courtney Danielson
  • Unsay Anything by Chad Frame
  • Oregon's Annual Sea Glass Scavenger Hunt — In Collaboration with Siletz Bay Glass Blowing and the Tourist Board of Lincoln City by Autumn Bettinger
  • Reader Discretion Advised: Course Language and a Strong Sex Scene by Athena Law
  • Byte-sized by Arabella Peterson
  • Words Unspoken by Anna Volbrecht
  • The Infinitely Grateful Ex-Mrs. Carl Fisher by Alex Atkins
  • Happy Hour by A.J Blackman

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  • JANUARY 2024 2nd PLACE: Bless this Mess by Chad Frame
  • JANUARY 2024 3rd PLACE: As far as the eye can see by Tess Allen
  • JANUARY 2024 4th PLACE: A Funny Story by Dean Koorey
  • JANUARY 2024 HONOURABLE MENTION: The Early Bird Catches the Worm by Anne Wilkins
  • JANUARY 2024 HONOURABLE MENTION: the Way of the Bins by Bob Topping
  • JANUARY 2024 WILDCARD: Stick it to the man by Carla Connolly
  • JANUARY 2024 WILDCARD: Rebel Rebel by Ella Micallef
  • Paradise by Ajay Sabhaney
  • To the Ends of the World by Anna Hughes
  • Exposure by Anneloes Barth
  • Like a Moth to a Flame by Camsyn Clair
  • A Haunting by Clio Davidson-Lynch
  • TGIF by Courtney Brown
  • The Flower Duet by Fleassy Malay
  • Old Poisons by Franky Seymour
  • Spherical Refraction by Jacqueline Koshorst
  • A love at first sight by Jaden Christopher
  • Salt of the Earth by Karen Mitani
  • Tethered by Kat Habermann
  • All in a Day’s Work by Katelyn Phillips
  • Float like a Butterfly by Katie Challis
  • Annabelle Irving by Lara Cain Gray
  • Words left unsaid by Liv Hibbitt
  • It goes without saying by Madeline Howard
  • Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust by Marissa Hanley
  • The Weather in Erie, Pennsylvania by Mathew Peters
  • Magic by Melissa Stigall
  • Funeral Rites by Patrick Moon
  • The Attraction by Philippa Freegard
  • Senseless Tragedy by Rachael Crane
  • The Haricot Calico, or Cat Got Your Tongue by Sam James
  • A Bone of Contention by Sandra Thom-Jones
  • Five Days Late is Better than Forever by Sarah Hurd
  • Memory Lane by Shannon Mackie
  • The circle of life by The Wayward Scribe
  • Two Buckets and A Rope by Thom Brodkin
  • Everything in Australia Is Trying To Kill You by Timothy Hayes
  • Whispers by Trey Dowell
  • A Bun in the Oven by Zelda C. Thorne

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  • 2023 SHORTLIST: Truly, Madly, Deeply by Kathy Prokhovnik
  • 2023 SHORTLIST: I Carried You by Gwendaline Higgins
  • 2023 SHORTLIST: Untitled #2 by Greg Schmidt
  • 2023 SHORTLIST: Bachmeier Bridge, Summer '08 by Em Arata-Berkel
  • 2023 SHORTLIST: Modern human by Charles Byrne
  • Let's Sing Ghazals at Night by Abhishek Sengupta
  • Fred and I by Alex Frank
  • Beer Inn by Annie Louisa
  • Under the hammer by Bob Topping
  • The Privilege by Chandler Ahart
  • Just Desserts by Chris Cottom
  • SHALLOW BREATHING by Christina Wilson
  • Love is Blind by Christy Roth
  • Fast Times in Fast Cars by Deanna Duxbury
  • Hat Factory Blues by Dominic Kenny
  • Sensory by Drew Reynolds
  • Wild Hunt Homecoming by E. M. Nikolaev
  • Hangman by Edgar Lavoie
  • The Coda by Elizabeth Schild
  • The Way of Dinosaurs by Em Allen
  • The Robot by Emma Harrowing
  • Fifty Fifty by Frances Greenleaf
  • Doug vs The Immortal Snail by Freya King
  • The Last Bite by Gabi Taylor
  • Farewell to Thee, Precious Balls by Galen Gower
  • Saturday Umbrella by George Mackenzie
  • People Rain and Street Jazz by Glenn Holmes
  • Britenee’s Bad Day by Greg Eccleston
  • Slowly by Iris Joo
  • Woman, non-English speaking background by Iris Joo
  • What Franny Did by Isabelle Berns
  • Paradise lost by Jayne Rice
  • Limerence by JM Hooijer
  • Longing for Home by Jo Skinner
  • Pitch (Imp)erfect by John Ho
  • Southern Baptism by Kathryn Healy
  • Minnie, the Extremely Strong Runner by Kay Rae Chomic
  • Worth the Soul by Kjanela Fawcett
  • Guess Who? by Lisa Harper Campbell
  • Cake dude... by Liv Hibbitt
  • Trafficking Wish-Craft by M. Lea Gray
  • How to Establish Cordial Relations with Your Cephalopod Neighbour by Mairead Robinson
  • The Icon by Matthew Malcolm
  • Train Station by Miah Sandvik
  • Strike Action by Michael Burrows
  • Always, often, sometimes, rarely, never by Olive Alvis
  • Winning Scientifically by Pam Makin
  • Punk Rock Mirage by Punk Rock Nanny
  • A Particular Afternoon by R. C. Barajas
  • Pursued, Trivially by Ruth Lord
  • Unfortunately, Fortunately by Sally Simon
  • A Dandelion Puff by Sara Chansarkar
  • Babysitting For Your Older Sister Right after Your Boyfriend Breaks Up With You by Sheila M.
  • they said that we by Shuen Chan
  • The Strathkellar Lights by Susan Mclaughlin
  • Share the Love by Tash Bonynge
  • Rest by Tatum
  • Trickster by Taylor O'Connell
  • PERFECTLY. WELL, ADEQUATELY. by Terence Gallagher