Short Story Competition 2024/25
PLEASE NOTE: THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED TO ANY FURTHER ENTRIES
The judging process will now start and final results will be published in February 2025
- Last date for entries: Monday 28th October 2024
- Length of story: max 2500 words
- Prizes: £150, £50 and £25 plus a Gold, Silver or Bronze Wenlock Olympian Society medal
- Entry Fee: £6 (£11 for 2 entries, £15 for three entries. Note – a maximum of 3 entries per person)
- The competition judge is Julia Jarman – see below
Contact
info@wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk
Terms and Conditions
These can be found here: ‘Terms & Condition
Julia Jarman
Julia lives in Riseley, Bedfordshire. Born Julia Hudspeth in Deeping St James near the city of Peterborough in the UK, she now lives in Riseley, Bedfordshire. Julia studied English and drama at Manchester University and then qualified as a teacher. Her first book, When Poppy Ran Away, was published in 1985. She has written adult and children fiction.
Short Story Competition 2023/24
2023 Results
Gold: ‘x11‘ by Emma Williams of Ludlow, UK
Silver: ‘Roost‘ by Emma Williams of Ludlow, UK
Bronze: ‘Killing the Kid‘ by Shirish Jirapure of Slough, UK
Click the title link to open the story.
Emma Williams worked in the NHS for thirty years and now writes novels, short stories and poetry. Her first novel ‘The Tortoise’ (2021) is about a retired G.P. suspected of murder after inheriting a tortoise with a past. Her second, ‘Nothing but the Truth’ (2023) is a cosy crime novel featuring a female bank-robber masquerading as a rural vicar. A collection of her prize-winning and award-listed short stories, ‘Best Served Cold’, is due to be published next year. Instagram: tortoise_books; Website: emmawilliams.online
Shirish Jirapure lives in Slough where he likes to write short stories in parallel to working on the manuscript for his debut novel. He also has a travel blog he updates with each expedition around the world. When not writing, Shirish is either bouldering at a local gym where he likes to pretend he is half decent at the sport, or is in another continent exploring new cultures and having exciting adventures.
The Creative Arts Short Story competition is organised by Maggie Bardsley, Jo Jackson and Alison Richards of ‘Writers on the Edge’.