We are thrilled to announce the longlist for this year’s David Williamson National Short Story Competition (aka “The Dave”). We received 125 entries, a steady growth over our first year with 96 entries, once again ranging from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. The judges have been busy reading this diverse range of stories and have made their selection.
Names of the authors are being withheld until the short list is announced, but scan these tantalizing titles and imagine the reading picnic you’ll have when the winners and honourable mentions are published in Beyond Boundaries III.
As this is a blind contest, we kindly ask those on the longlist to not publicly announce they made the list.
Longlist for “The Dave” 2024
(in alphabetical order)
“Barge Boy”
“Chaiwalli”
“Finger Talk”
“Heartburn”
“Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies”
“Runner of the Woods”
“samsara”
“The Opposite of Comforting”
“Tides”
“Wild Animals I have Known”
