We are delighted to announce the longlist for this year’s V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize:
- RACHEL BOWER, ‘Holly’
- URSULA ROSE BRUNETTI, ‘Beetleboy’
- KEN ELKES, ‘Alone, But Not Lost’
- JON FORTGANG, ‘Drawing In The Air: The Biro Art of Spencer Williams’
- BEDA HIGGINS, ‘A Life’
- SUMANA KHAN, ‘The Touch’
- NAT LUURTSEMA, ‘Howling Pack of Undesirables’
- RACHEL MALIK, ‘Wires’
- DIANA MCCAULAY, ‘Picking Crabs in Negril’
- STEPHEN WALSH, ‘The Leash’
The 2019 judges are Candice Carty-Williams, Philip Hensher and Leone Ross. The winner will be announced on Monday 11 November.