I was thrilled to hear that one of my brand new stories, All the Clearing House Darlings, was highly commended in the 2021 Hammond House International Literary Prize, short story category. Entries came from all over the world; the winning and shortlisted entries included work by authors from as far afield as Italy, Ireland, Australia, USA, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Sweden, China, England and, of course, Wales! I feel very honoured that my work will appear alongside authors from such diverse backgrounds. I’m really looking forward to seeing the story in print. It will be published in this year’s anthology of winning work, Stardust, during 2022.

Other categories in the Hammond House International Literary Prize include poetry, screenplay and songwriting.