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SHORTLISTED
| Anna Baness |
All the things we long for |
| Andrew Tweeddale |
A Remembrance of Death |
| Glyn Harper |
Arden |
| Nya Skands |
Between Two Piers |
| Carol Hayden |
Damaged Goods |
| Mark Dudley |
High Water |
| Maurice Carlin |
In a Quare Country |
| Gordon Scott |
Missing Ben |
| Lora Davies |
The Experimental Gentlemen |
| Sasha Wilson |
The Widows' Book Club |
LONGLISTED
| Bernard Hagen |
A BITE OF THE APPLE |
| Andrew Tweeddale |
A Remembrance of Death |
| Lucia Gannon |
A Right Life |
| Lindsey Armstrong |
A SKY OF SALT AND FEATHERS |
| Glyn Harper |
Arden |
| Michelle Shine |
Ash on the Vine |
| Alexi Arlidge |
Bad Timing and Me |
| Nya Skands |
Between Two Piers |
| Lee Irving |
Children of the Disappeared |
| Susan Mitchinson |
Continental Shifts |
| Audrey Healy |
Cuckoo |
| Carol Hayden |
Damaged Goods |
| Bethan James |
Everyday Magic |
| Mark Dudley |
High Water |
| Maurice Carlin |
In a Quare Country |
| Oksana Wenger |
Lighter in Water |
| Mary O’Donnell |
Like a Bird That Flew |
| Gordon Scott |
Missing Ben |
| Tim Jones |
Recline and Fall |
| Sophia Riley |
Sisters Under The Skin |
| Jeremy Head |
Supersonic |
| Steve Blayney |
The Authority |
| Andrew Komarnyckyj |
The Covert Memoir |
| Lora Davies |
The Experimental Gentlemen |
| Rudy Harries |
The Rose and Crown |
| Mai Black |
The Shakespeare Ladies Club |
| Sasha Wilson |
The Widows' Book Club |
| Anne Downing |
Two Fragments of Silver |
| Norah Blakedon |
Where the Sunbeams Go |
| Greg Bayer |
ZAFIRAH'S GIFT |
SHORTLISTED
| Leap of Faith |
Jo Scott |
| 24 Hours in New York |
Lucy Chambers |
| Counting to Ten |
John Kirkaldy |
| Hide and Seek |
Maggie Davies |
| Just Like That |
Damien Murphy |
| LADYBIRD |
Clare Shaw |
| That Golden Hour |
Andrea Pavleka |
| The Argument |
Melanie Jane Smallwood |
| Why Not Me |
Anna Reynolds |
| Will The Real Me Please Stand Up |
Jane T Jones |
LONGLISTED
| Leap of Faith |
Jo Scott |
| 24 Hours in New York |
Lucy Chambers |
| An Indentation |
Bibi Berki |
| Broken Bird |
Melissa Munro |
| Counting to Ten |
John Kirkaldy |
| Cygnets |
Veronica Swinburne |
| Father Forgive |
Joan Wilson |
| Getting Over Glasto |
Alice Fowler |
| Hide and Seek |
Maggie Davies |
| Just Like That |
Damien Murphy |
| LADYBIRD |
Clare Shaw |
| Last Exit At Butlin's |
Martin Phillips |
| Legacy |
Ken Cohen |
| Nearly Beloved |
Kate Marsh |
| Peace and Quiet |
Elliot Emery |
| That Golden Hour |
Andrea Pavleka |
| The Argument |
Melanie Jane Smallwood |
| The queue |
Chris Drinan |
| Why Not Me |
Anna Reynolds |
| Will The Real Me Please Stand Up |
Jane T Jones |
SHORTLISTED
| 1966 |
Betty Hasler |
| Abattoir |
Fred McIlmoyle |
| Aberfan |
Joanna Wakefield |
| Big Foot |
Shirley Anne Cook |
| Bleached Bones |
Maria Roe |
| Dreamtime Elegy |
Scott Friedrich Jung |
| Gently down the stream |
David Short |
| Heading southward, wild geese in formation |
Glen Wilson |
| My library |
David Short |
| White-tailed Eagle |
Dawn Lawrence |
| Writing |
Richard Hough |
LONGLISTED
| 1966 |
Betty Hasler |
| A Street Too Far |
Daan Spijer |
| A Wish on Farringdon Road |
Siobhan Ward |
| Abattoir |
Fred McIlmoyle |
| Aberfan |
Joanna Wakefield |
| Big Foot |
Shirley Anne Cook |
| Bleached Bones |
Maria Roe |
| Cockpit |
Susan Spiers |
| Dreamtime Elegy |
Scott Friedrich Jung |
| Gently down the stream |
David Short |
| Heading southward, wild geese in formation |
Glen Wilson |
| If you don't care |
Suzanna Fitzpatrick |
| Lying in State |
Colin Mayo |
| My library |
David Short |
| Nancy |
Gerald Killingworth |
| Terminal |
Settit Beyene |
| The Sweet Shop Van |
Peter Roe |
| TO THE LITTLE TSAR |
FRANK JOHNSON |
| We Touch the Watershed |
Sheila Aldous |
| White-tailed Eagle |
Dawn Lawrence |
| Will Six Be Enough? |
Andrea Lucy-Hirst |
| Writing |
Richard Hough |
Children’s and Young Adult Novel Results
SHORTLISTED
| Emma Finlayson-Palmer |
A Whole Different Beast |
| Anna Baness |
All the Things We Long For |
| Caroline Mundy |
Full of Beans |
| Claire Lomas |
I Still Stand |
| Triona Harris |
Paper Boats |
| Catherine Randall |
The Great Bear Robbery |
| Nina Hoole |
The Herald's Zoo |
| Sharon Tregenza |
THE LIGHT COLLECTOR |
| Melanie Whitmarsh |
The Nighthawk Detectives |
| Will Peters |
The witch called Agatha |
| Sarah Jane Gill |
Wildflowers |
LONGLISTED
| Emma Finlayson-Palmer |
A Whole Different Beast |
| Ian Johnson |
Alfie Mush and the XTINCT WORLD |
| Libby Hartwell |
Astro Ponies - The Black Hole and the Parcel Thief |
| Tony Irvin |
Cobra Alert |
| Caroline Mundy |
Full of Beans |
| Celia Robertson |
High-Rise Summer |
| Claire Lomas |
I Still Stand |
| Triona Harris |
Paper Boats |
| Lorna Jackson |
Sam The Superstar Puppy |
| Emma Harrison |
Shoebox Boy |
| Deidre Huston |
Spiderwitch |
| Sara Spence |
The Girl Who Slept Through Starlight |
| Catherine Randall |
The Great Bear Robbery |
| Nina Hoole |
The Herald's Zoo |
| Faye Holt |
The Hotel Caledonia |
| Sharon Tregenza |
THE LIGHT COLLECTOR |
| Tuanne Mac |
The Maiden and the Monster |
| Melanie Whitmarsh |
The Nighthawk Detectives |
| Ian Murphy |
The Time-Consuming Adventures of Harper Smedley |
| Will Peters |
The witch called Agatha |
| Sarah Jane Gill |
Wildflowers |
Writing Without Restrictions Results
SHORTLISTED
| Lucy Stubbings |
A Family Game of Battleships |
| Edward Sergeant |
Acrobats on the Landing |
| Roger Iredale |
Escape from Yerevan |
| Tony Irvin |
Home |
| Penelope Maclachlan |
THE CINDERELLA CON |
| Rachel Angel |
The Interview |
| Marc Joan |
The Sea Wind |
| Marc Joan |
The Year That Nothing Comes |
| Jennifer Hunt |
Winter hedge |
| Nicholas Watts |
Wormholes |
LONGLISTED
| Lucy Stubbings |
A Family Game of Battleships |
| Edward Sergeant |
Acrobats on the Landing |
| Wendy Breckon |
All About The Music |
| Nicholas Watts |
Bonjour Gentilesse and D-Day |
| Linda Hibbin |
Cranky Obsession and Cathartic Release |
| Roger Iredale |
Escape from Yerevan |
| Tony Irvin |
Home |
| Charles Kitching |
Moments With Alfie |
| Dean Gessie |
Ode to punctuation |
| Andrea Hughes |
Sandstone Roots |
| Penelope Maclachlan |
THE CINDERELLA CON |
| Jessica Hemming |
The Extraordinary Upside Down |
| Rachel Angel |
The Interview |
| Marc Joan |
The Sea Wind |
| Marc Joan |
The Year That Nothing Comes |
| Chris Cottom |
Understanding Your Medication − Unsuitable Boyfriend |
| Norah Blakedon |
When You Know, You Know |
| Jennifer Hunt |
Winter hedge |
| Nicholas Watts |
Wormholes |
| Ruth Edwardson |
Xanthippe |
