2024 Longlist

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our annual writing contest. Narrowing down these stories is never an easy job, but without further ado, here is the 2024 gritLIT Short Story Writing Contest longlist:

Andria Henry, “Drop Point Queso”
Christina Brooks, “Your Second Smile”
Courtney Parker, “Grief”
Hani Moon, “Estrada”
Jennifer Kapler, “Millennium”
Kathryn Lymburner, “MacFarlane’s Gathering”
Lena Scholman, “Marta”
Matt Standfast, “Score Three for Klein”
Murgatroyd Monaghan, “Recipe for a Black Father”
Nancy de Guerre, “It’s Time”
Pamela Dillon, “How to Settle an Old Dog”
Paul Lucas, “Dave”
Phoebe Taylor, “A Good Woman”
Sarah O'Connor, “Peach Baby”
Sawsan El Darrat, “Stuck”
Trevor Copp, “Split Infinity”
Vincent Alastair, “Under The Peachleaf Willow”