Longlist announced for V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2025
The V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2,000 to 4,000 words in length.
This is the second year running that the award will be presented as part of the ALCS Annual Awards. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday 20 February.
The V.S. Pritchett was founded by the Royal Society of Literature in 1999 to commemorate the centenary of the renowned 20th century author. The winner will receive £1,000 and their entry will be published in Prospect magazine online and the RSL Review. Last year, the award was won by Tom Vowler for his short story Voyagers.
Stories are judged anonymously by a panel of writers. This year’s judges are Tash Aw, Tania Hershman and Fiona Mozley.
THE LONGLIST
Alison Armstrong – Wings
Lisa Blower – Blessing in Burslem
Christian Brinsden – Delivery
Funmi Fetto – Unspoken
Edward Hogan – Becky and the Rockettes
Tara McEvoy – A Break in the Weather
Fiona McKay – Life Altering
Erinna Mettler – Women Are Better At Floating
Georgia Moorhouse – The Fourth Gift
Gráinne Murphy – Good Woman Yourself
Lew Passmore – Asmahan
Rebecca Trick-Walker – Hawthorn
Greg Thorpe – In The Valley
