The 2022 winter long-list

We are thrilled to announce our long-list for the winter Oxford Flash Fiction Prize 2022.

Congratulations to all of the authors who reached the list and for all those who entered this round. We saw a wonderful range of genres, topics and stories from all over the world and it was hugely competitive. Many wonderful stories just missed the final list and for those we have permission to email – we will be letting you know!

If your story is listed, please do not identify which story belongs to you, as the judges are hard at work making their decisions. We will be contacting you soon regarding our end of year anthology.

LONGLISTED STORIES

A Summoning Spell
About his bike
Am I Human
Asshole Dolphin
Birthday Gift
Daisy Bradley, Fake Santa and Ballerina Barbie
Devastation
Essential Oils for Sleepless Nights
Evensong
Every Seventh Wave
Fireflies
He Doesn’t Know It Yet
How To Cultivate A Thankful And Happy Mindset
Ill-suited
Little Washerwoman of Wilaghmore
Mishap
Nurture
Portrait of the Dead
Ravine
Revolutionary act
The De Facto Mother
The egg
The Elephant who came for tea
The Last Testament of Robert Winter
The Matryoshka’s Smile
The Misremembered Youth of Geraldine Bean
The Salt Trick
The Scarsdale Bequest
Weaponised Incompetence
What’s been said about slate

In the next few weeks, we will be announcing our shortlist and then our winners.

So watch this space!

Our next competition will be opening on the 1 June 2022. So if you don’t find yourself on this list, we hope you’ll try again in our next competition and keep crafting.