March 30, 2017:
The Atlantis Short Story Contest 2016 (219 short story entries) PROUDLY PRESENTS...
TOP 15:
1. Chelsey Evans - Asylum Albuquerque, NM, USA
2. Erica Williams - The Holding of Violence (non-fiction) Melbourne, Australia
Read Erica's winning story here
3. Sophie Allen - The Unraveling Canberra, Australia
4. Katarina Graah-Hagelbäck - Facing Façades Malmö, Sweden
Read Katarina's winning story here
5. Paul Duffy - Voltage Dublin, Ireland
6. Daniel Norrish - A Certain Type of Artist. The True Story of Moondyne Joe. (creative non-fiction)
Read Daniel's winning story here (as well as his 2014 winning entry and highly commended read entitled "You")
7. Anjarna Lake - Just Shoot Me Perth, Western Australia
Read Anjarna's winning story here
8. Dr. Arthur Klepfisz - THE CICADA SKIN Melbourne, Australia
Read Arthur's winning story here and Buy his novel called "AN EYE FOR AN EYE HERE" here (free delivery worldwide)
Learn more about the author and his novel here
9. Mashie Stander - Andi
10. Sandra Blair, MD - Raw Chicken Austin, TX, USA
Read Sandra's winning story here
11. Maxine Backus - Waving as they go (non-fiction)
12. Sara Strickland - Snapshots of a Catholic
13. Myra Koch - Wavedancer Sydney, Australia
Read Myra's winning story here
14. Tommy Forbes - Gary the Monster
15. Gabriela Theodora Bantaș - Pursuer of the Universe Bucharest, Romania
Read Gabriela's winning story here
TOP 16 - 40:
16. Jessie Tu - This is how you build a house
17. Mara Blazic - French Toast In Suburbija Adelaide, Australia
18. Howard Englander - Fish Story Chicago, Illinois, USA
Read Howard's winning story here
You are invited to read his weekly blog posts in the Chicago Tribune here
19. Margot Ogilvie - The Best Story Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia
Read Margot's winning story here
20. Erin Bauer - Christmas Belles Lincoln, NE, USA
Read Erin's winning story here
21. Charanjeet Singh Minhas - Thanedar Sahib (creative non-fiction) Newark, Delaware, USA
Read Charanjeet's winning story here
Read Charanjeet's story "Oh, Boy!" in the "Eastlit" journal
22. Terrence Dunn - As the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore
23. N.J.Bayley - A Dog Called Tesco
24. Judy S. Richardson - GRACE WILL FIND YOU Richmond, VA, USA
25. John Hoepfner - The Tale of Magic Pixie Dust Appleton, WI, USA
Read John Hoepfner's winning story here
26. Anjarna Lake - Lucky Me Perth, Western Australia
Read Anjarna's winning story here
27. Denis Berckefeldt - KENNY Denver, CO, USA
Read Denis' winning story here
28. David Campbell - Belonging Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia
Read David's winning story here
29. Karen Bailey - Southwest from Venus (non-fiction) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
30. Robert Laird - The Perfect Witness
Read Robert's winning story here
31. Patricia Hilton-Johnson - Broadway Illuminations Cottisford, UK
32. Marina Cid - UNWRAPPING JANI
33. Niamh MacCabe - Memorising the Skylark Leitrim, Ireland
34. Noel Owen - St. Thomas Church Parking Lot
35. Stephanie Hoskin - Fairy Tale Threads (based on true events) Burringbar, New South Wales, Australia
Read Stephanie's winning story here
36. Jessie Tu - Story
37. Joseph Howard - The Sadness in the Sweet Wake Forest, NC, USA
38. Fiona Jones - Burning Agnes (non-fiction)
39. Christine Webb - The Intern Kalamazoo, USA
Read Christine's winning story here
40. Andre Gouyneau - Chairs and Company Dumbéa, New Caledonia, France
Read Andre's winning story here
You are invited to read "A Last Word" here
HONORABLE MENTIONS
(in alphabetical order)
Alexandra Lehmann - Moments Christchurch, New Zealand
Read Alexandra's winning story here
Alison Miller - Lightning Twice: A Tale Of Two Daughters (non-fiction) Sydney, Australia
Britnie Jasmine Johnston - A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY Melbourne, Australia
Cecilia Polisena - The Murderer's Song (Fiction, although based on true events…) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Read Cecilia's winning story here
Daniel Norrish - Akubra: An Australian Bushman’s Hat.
Darren Cray - The Hunt
Eamon Doggett - A Bus Journey
Read Eamon's winning story here
Emily Brugman - Cooper's Red Byron Bay, Australia
Read Emily's winning story here
Henry Plunkett - Drive-by Perth, Australia
Jack Ratliff - Velvet Balls (creative non-fiction) Santa Fe, NM, USA
Read Jack's winning story here
Judy Mayhew - The E&N Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada
Kimberlee Esselstrom - It Only Takes a Second (non-fiction)
Leon Stokes - Bloodlines: A Story of Fortune and Faith (non-fiction)
Niamh MacCabe - Forever Four Stone Walls Leitrim, Ireland
Sandra Blair - Sun, Rain, Snuggle Down Austin, TX, USA
Read Sandra's winning entry here
We would like to thank all participants for the multitude of quality submissions.
The majority of participating writers come from English-speaking countries
such as the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, and New Zealand. We applaud the
unprecedented originality in terms of the compelling themes, unique narrative styles, and
intriguing characters featured in the submitted entries. This contest was the most competitive
in six years and it was a challenge to narrow the list down to 40.
We encourage the authors of the top winning short stories to allow us to publish their entries right here
on the website of the Atlantis Short Story Contest. Kindly use the contact form to let us know if
we have your consent to publish your entry. You retain the rights to your story in any case.
If you like, let us know where you come from (city, country), so we can add this information
to the list of the winners. The winning authors also receive an e-mail shortly that touches upon these matters.
Once again, we are amazed at the superb quality of the submitted entries.
Congratulations on your outstanding work! The Atlantis Short Story Contest mentors
and fosters talent and we are looking forward to promoting longer works such as your novels
on our website. A few hundred users visit the website each week, thus, do not miss out
on this opportunity!
We are proud to promote the published work of the participating writer Isabelle Dupuy.
You can read Isabelle's story in "Litro," a London-based literary magazine.