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The 2020 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition shortlist

19 October 2020 By Editor

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2020 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Society Competition for an unpublished short story.

The HWA/DDS Shortlist 2020

Lakshmi Will Return by Padmini B Sankar

A powerful story of loss and yearning, war and division. Moving, thought-provoking and evocative.

Mavourneen by Annie Friedlein

The muse of artist James Tissot gains a voice full of subtle shading and vigorous life. 

Pounds, Shillings and Pence by Valerie Thompson

A pair of sisters face a dilemma in a poised and quietly provoking morality tale.

The Pavilion of Enlightenment by Alison Lloyd

An atmospheric murder mystery, set in a beautifully rendered private world; an assured and memorable story.

The Race by Alice Fowler

A heart-in-your-mouth portrait of bravery in a fully realised community.

The Sentinel Bird by Jacqui Scholes-Rhodes

A rich sense of place with convincing characters; beautifully constructed.

The final winner and  two highly-commended entries will be announced on 2 November, 2020. The winning story will be published online in Historia and in Whispering Gallery – the magazine of the Dorothy Dunnett Society. The writer will also receive £500. The writers of the winning and the two highly-commended short stories will also be offered craft and career mentoring sessions. 

All six fantastic shortlisted stories will be published by the HWA/DDS as an ebook and print-on-demand anthology. Each shortlisted writer will receive two author copies and £25. 

Congratulations to all six shortlisted authors!

See the 25 stories longlisted for the 2020 HWA/DDS award.

Read the winning stories from previous years:
The Daisy Fisher by Kate Jewell (2019)
Nineteen Above Discovery by Jen Falkner (2018)
A Poppy Against the Sky by Annie Whitehead (2017)

Find out more about awards given by the Historical Writers’ Association.

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