Last Evening’s Call with Mother by Melusi Nkomo
A phone call brings back memories from the past. Shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2018 in the ‘Fiction’ Category.
Archive: Fiction
The Window by Nicki Frith
Set over the 2017 general election, a shopkeeper discovers, with morbid consequences, that she can attract customers by dedicating her window display to the daily news. Shortlisted for the 2018 Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Plunder by Deirdre Shanahan
Winner of the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2018 for the Fiction category
Bobby by Sarah Frances Armstrong
Lydia and Amy are both expecting in this short story which delves into the emotional highs and lows of pregnancy. Shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017
The Wait by Pauline Walker
Winner of the Platinum award at The Creative Future Literary Awards 2017 and first published in the winner’s anthology ‘Important Nothings’.
Seven Hells by Zaid Hassan
Displaced by the Syrian War, Helin goes on a journey to find her husband and re-connect her family in Zaid Hassan’s short story ‘Seven Hells’, shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017.
Sixteen, Seventeen by Max Dunbar
In a stand-off with her teacher, Leah is saved by the Hour of Pity. Sixteen, Seventeen by Max Dunbar was shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 for Fiction.
On Day 21 by Ruby Cowling
Once the machine arrives in the home, the switch becomes a secret. On Day 21 by Ruby Cowling was shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 in the Fiction category.
The Heavens Also Weep by Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner
A sobering look at the effects of domestic violence on the family, The Heavens Also Weep was shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017.
