We are proud to announce the Shortlist for the 2024 Bournemouth Writing Prize. Thank you to all of our amazing writers for sharing your work.
Poetry
Shortlist
- 2nd Rate Citizen – Amelia Dyer
- Found Words – Lorraine Manton
- Salt on His Tail – Susan Martin
- Ash Red – Emery Finch
- Mothers of Beslan – Ekaterina Crawford
- On the Menu – Paris ’72 – Lorraine Gibson
- Still Light – Roxana Vilk
- [the summer Lily turns into a mermaid] – Kate Horsley
- How it would be – Christian Donovan
Commended
- hide – Helena Gadelha
Highly Commended
- Exosphere Whispers from Her Dark and Gauzy Blanket – Sharon Black
Winner
- Ecclesiastes – Julie Leoni
Short Stories
Shortlist
- A full-throated extravaganza – Judy Birkbeck
- The Date – Alison Langley
Commended
- Easter Sunday – Terry Kerins
- She – Isobel Granger
- Blue Dress, White Floral Pattern – Christopher David Roberts
- It Should Have Been Me – JE Rowney
Winner
- Bad Blood – Mary Shovelin