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Crossing the Tees Book Festival are thrilled to announce the shortlisted authors for 2022’s short story competition. Judges author James Harris, author and bookseller Jenna Warren and former librarian Ian Wilson read over a hundred stories to choose the thirty-one stories which will appear in the sixth Crossing the Tees anthology published by Sixth Element Publishing. The winners will be announced at an award ceremony on Tuesday 25 April, aboard the Teesside Princess, and shortlisted authors will receive a complimentary copy of the new anthology. Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors!
Jenny Adamthwaite – The Day the Spinach Wilted
Helen Anderson – When The Loveliness of Ladybirds Landed
Artemis – Strangers
Aaron Bailey – Orangutan and the Wig
Edward Barnfield – Warscapes (2024)
Patrick Belshaw – My Nigel
Penny Blackburn – Erosion
Jane Bradley – On Thin Ice
Chris Brock – Space and Time
Cathy Bryant – The Creator
Timothy Burton-Martin – Tapestry
Jo Clark – One Lane Closed Due to Incident
Beck Collett – Curiouser and Curiouser
Jacob Cook – The Idea of Tuesdays
Jo Derrick – Wearing Rags and Feathers
Julie Easley – Me and Mr Moone
Kayla Martell Feldman – Once For Friend, Twice For Stranger
Chris Foxon – The Mouse
Dean Gessie – The Competition
Amanda Huggins – Lounge Lizards
Phoebe Hurst – The Lady Vicar
Catherine Leyshon – Sometimes my Annoying Sister is Right
Rachel Pattinson – Your Community Noticeboard
Bryan Pearson – Arrietta Einstein
Pam Plumb – Murdo Livan
Kelly Schweizer – The last report of J.L Woodgate
Philip Sculthorpe – Crossing The T’s
John Simmonds – Tommy Harris
Laura Timms – As above, so below
Elinora Westfall – The Roses and the Weeds
Joe Williams – It is Your Birthday
Please note – Shortlisted authors have been given priority booking for the award ceremony – subject to availability, tickets may be made available to the general public closer to the time. We are unable to broadcast the event live but hope to film the ceremony and post on our social media the following day.
