Huge congratulations to all writers whose stories made the shortlist. They were some very strong contenders and this year twenty stories have been selected.
| 2016 Bath Short Story Award Shortlist |
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|---|---|
| Story Title | Author |
| A Marriage of Convenience | Kathy Stevens |
| Almost Home | Barry McKinley |
| Blessing | Bunmi Ogunsiji |
| Braces | Nick Werber |
| Comfort | Cherise Saywell |
| Dancing Turtle | Thomas Atkinson |
| Dandelion and Roses | Christina Sanders |
| Feather Your Nest | Anne O’Brien |
| I Dare You | Eileen Merriman |
| Light like you | Sara Collins |
| Mrs. Li | William Pei Shih |
| Say you | Sara Collins |
| Searching for Silver Darlings | Jacky Taylor |
| The Azalea Tree | Fflur Dafydd |
| The Earth on the Way Down | Margaret Dolley |
| The Purple File | Kerry Hood |
| Though the Waves Toss | Rhiannon Bull |
| We Were Curious About Boys | Ingrid Jendzrejewski |
| White Flags | Rupert Dastur |
| Who said the river was red | Alison Powell |