My work has featured in competitions nationally and internationally in recent years. A selection of these successes is shown below.
‘A Gradual Thing’
3rd Place
Bedford International Writing Competition 2021
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‘The Sisters of Cynvael’
Winner
Cinnamon Press Literature Award 2021
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‘How Plants Bounce Back From Crushing Blows’
3rd place
TSS Cambridge Prize 2020
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‘Miss Bird Catches a Wave‘
3rd place
Bedford International Writing Competition
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‘Whale Watching’
Winner
2019 Chipping Norton Literary Festival Short Story Competition.
‘Miss Bird Catches a Wave‘
Shortlisted
2018 H.E. Bates Short Story Competition.
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‘Miss Bird Catches a Wave‘
Longlisted
2018 Yeovil Short Story Competition
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‘XXX’
Longlisted
2018 ‘Leicester Writes’ Short Story Prize.
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‘The Black Hen’
Second Prize
2016 Irish Imbas Celtic Mythology Collection.
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‘(W+D-d) TQ/MNa’
Runner-up
2016 Cinnamon Short Story Competition.
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‘The Cabinet of Immortal Wonders’
Shortlisted
2016 ‘Over the Edge’ new writer competition.
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‘Ingrid, Audrey and Jean‘
Winner
2014 Penfro Festival Short Story Prize.
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‘Intervals in Making Lace’
Winner
2013 Allen Raine Short Story Award – English Language Winner.
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