Shortlist!

The Heron, by Matt Brolly

Catching the number 79 bus, by Nikki Cameron

Johnny, by Euan Cuthbertson

In a Pickle, by Mary Houston

McLeish, by Vicki Husband

Guga, by John Jennett

Sic, e.g. Jönsson

Blessed are they..., by Arthur Ker

Discomfort Food, by Robert Kilgour

He Wasn’t Half Late, by Craig R Lamont

Pobrecita, by Kirsty Logan

Spanish Lessons in the Art of Love, by Harry Mc Donald

4 a.m, by Lucy McIver

Taking Care of Joseph, Linda McLaughlin

The Triangle and Odd-Shaped Creatures, by Miriam O’Sullivan

This Is Your Pebble, by Michele Waering

More information to come here very soon about each of the writers, and some details about the upcoming anthology, too.