LISP 1st Half 2021 Finalists

LISP 1ST HALF 2021 - 11TH EDITION - FINALISTS

WE HAVE RECEIVED A RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES FOR OUR 11TH EDITION. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES WITH US. WE ENJOYED READING EACH OF THEM.

THE COMPETITION WAS HIGH, AND THEREFORE THE JURIES WERE EVEN MORE SELECTIVE THAN BEFORE. CONGRATS TO THE FINALISTS!

THE WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT OF EACH CATEGORY IS GOING TO BE ON THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER 2021.

Short Story

NO BROTHER LEFT BEHIND BY Conor O'Sullivan

IT’S HER WEDDING DAY BY Mo Abdelkhalek

UNMUTE BY Cath Staincliffe

THE NOTES OF THE TAMBOUR BY Jennifer Brophy

DARKNESS AND DISCORD BY Pete Armstrong

INTO WATERS DEEP BY Steve Wade

MRS SMITH AND ARTHUR BY Claudia Cruttwell

CONSTANCE BY David Haworth

POPPY, HAND ME THAT LOCKET, DEAR! BY Raheela Shazia Copley

CERTIFIABLE BY Ian Bell

RUNNING OUT OF REASONS BY Laura Kyle

Flash Fiction

PAPERCUTS AT THE OFFICE BY Carlene Fraser Harris

FACTSHEET 5 BY Patricia Mullin

CURSE OF THE MOONCHILD BY Penny Bennett

THE RENEWAL BY Linda Booth

MY FATHER, OUR RIVER BY MJ Harbottle

A TY WITHOUT A TAG ISN’T WORTH SQUAT BY Anne Howkins

TERRESTRIAL PREDATORS THAT STALK AT NIGHT BY Marie Gethins

RESCUED WITH A SMILE BY Jose Varghese

THE POSTMAN BY Michael Salander

DOG NOSE BY Brendan Thomas

HAPPY HOUR BY Sue Whytock

Feature Screenplay

LUO SHENTE BY Robert A. Braunstein MD

BITTER BEANS BY Lolita Fortuin

LOVING MILES BY Michael Diamond

THE MIGHTY VARIANTS BY Steven Blows

SOCIOPATH BY Jacqueline Marett

TIMBUKTU BLUES BY Lee Aubry

DARLING BY Kathleen Rucker

AS SURE AS THE HEART TURNS BY James Caldwell

INVERSION BY Suzy Stein, Fernando Perez

LURED BY Frank J. Avella

PRAYING MANTIS BY Rosalyn Rosen

Short Screenplay

PAINT BY NUMBERS BY Raagavi Sivakumar

A GENTLE PUSH BY Eoin Ryan

STILL HERE BY Susan Jordan

A PACKAGE OF DREAMS BY Bradley M. Look

THE PETRIFIED FLORIST BY Richard Levine

THE READING BY Darren Barber

SILENT DANCE BY Seayoon Jeong

MERCY BY Madeleine Weatherhead

BUTTERFLY MOUNTAIN BY Helen Adams

ARGIE BERMAN BY Suzy Stein, Fernando Perez

UNDERPASSERS BY Robin Johnston