Shortlist: Micro Fiction Writing Competition S2, Round 2

Infancy

So in typical #mumlife fashion, life happened and I’m now ‘un’-fashionably late with this shortlist announcement. How fitting though that a competition about the busy and fulfilling lives we lead as mothers, is often running behind schedule because the organiser is overcome by mum life?

Because I’m always trying to find new words to express myself, I’m going to say that I believe it is a felicitous concept to have mothers running and judging such a competition, for who else can relate to the beautiful chaotic mess that provides inspiration for our mum life stories? But, I understand that it is most uncomfortable to be kept waiting for competition results when your heart and soul are invested, or when you’re eager to read some insightful, inspirational new stories by gifted writers. So without further blithering…okay maybe just a little more blithering, I will reveal the shortlist for round 2 of this series, of the Mum Life Stories Micro Fiction Writing Competition.

Writers were asked to write a story of 500 words or less around the theme ‘Infancy’. It could be interpreted any way they saw fit as long as it was in narrative form. I’m happy to say that 99% of submissions stuck to these guidelines and made reading for us judges, a pleasurable experience.

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Round 1 Shortlist

Here are our 10 ‘Infancy’ themed, shortlisted stories in alphabetical order (please note the order has no bearing on placement):

1. Crying Time Again, LAURA TAPPER, United Kingdom
2. Deep Breathing Into Motherhood, SARAH M JASA, United Kingdom
3. It’s A Boy, ALISON RICHARDS, Australia
4. Look Up, CLAIRE SCHÖN, Austria
5. Mother Tongue, RACHEL SWABEY, United Kingdom
6. Motherhood, RHETT SMITH, United States
7. None Of The Clocks Tell The Right Time, ELIZABETH SMITH, Great Britain
8. Sleep, ALYSON HILBOURNE, Great Britain
9. The Plea, ROSEMARY GEMMELL, United Kingdom
10. Time Line, JO HOLMES, United Kingdom

Congratulations to all our shortlisted stories, they will all appear in the anthology and all receive a free digital copy of the anthology when it is published. Winners will be contacted shortly so keep an eye on your inbox if your name appears on our shortlist, and these winners will be announced within the next few days so stay tuned.

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