Congratulations to everyone who made it this far!

In alphabetical order, the long listed stories are:

Long List Titles (14 stories)

A Gentler Shade of Fun

All the Fun of the Fair

Freak Show

Game for a Laugh Or Not

Get Fit for Fun

Gladys and Edith Go to Town

It’ll Be Fun, They Said

Party Time

Portal of Possibilities

The Games Girls Play

The Little Muse

The Village Fete

The Wedding Dip

Universe of Fun

Please don’t be downhearted if your story didn’t make it this far, we had a lot of entries and it has been a tough job to whittle it down to just 14.

We will announce the shortlist on Monday, 31 March, and the three winning entries will be announced at 6 pm on Thursday, 3 April, at our 6 pm session, just before Francesca Tyer takes to the stage. The three winners will be invited to read their stories aloud, although readers will be available if the authors are unable to be present or prefer not to read.