The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2025/26
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THE GALLEY BEGGAR PRESS SHORT STORY PRIZE 2025/26
SHORTlist
Fire! Fire! Or, Ascension by Kate Ansell
A Devil’s Alphabet by Annie Hayter
Clean Sheet by Kinneson Lalor
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WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT — 30 March 2026
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THE GALLEY BEGGAR PRESS SHORT STORY PRIZE 2025/26
longlist
Fire! Fire! Or, Ascension by Kate Ansell
All Dogs’ Hearts by Kate Barry
Two Roosters by Lucy Campbell
Head Babies by Lynda Clark
Extended Play by Alan Gray
A Devil’s Alphabet by Annie Hayter
Clean Sheet by Kinneson Lalor
Making An Album With Morrissey by David McGrath
Pulp by Evie Quet
All About Cindy by Chris Williams
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SPECIAL MENTIONS
‘The Translation of the Sirens’ by Matthew de Abaitua, ‘The Crisis’ by Chris McCabe, ‘Helping the Girl’ by Bethan Cooke, ‘Nemo Kizh – the Fight Against Beauty’ by Peter Hankins, ‘Sudu Putha’ by Piyumi Kapugeekiyana, ‘To Stumble Where We’ve Never Seen’ by Alice Miller.
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WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT — 30 March 2026
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