Congratulations to the ten authors shortlisted for our Ten writing competition – the judges were thrilled with the standard and the wide range of interpretations but after considerable pondering, the following were selected: (as Andrew Taylor is currently judging the winners, only the titles are published here)

Her Final Disguise

Losing Count

Mad about potatoes

Mudlarkers end

On the Road Jack

Rice and Ruin

Sun (Life)

The Last Kid

The Ten Tests of Secret Love

The Unforsaken

The authors will be unmasked on Mon 2 July, 5.30 pm at our Festival Launch event and an online anthology published that week.

And if you would like to be among the top ten next year, don’t forget to sign up for our Writers’ Day School taking place on Sat 7 July at The Main Place in Coleford – should be an excellent day, with lots of opportunities to learn and share and, well, just spend the day talking writing! Places are filling …