2025 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 2025 gritLIT Short Story Writing Contest longlist:

CJ Frederick, “Lela's Confession”
Hani Moon, “Forget Me Not”
Tanya Lottridge, “Watermelon Slices”
Bryan Denis, “The Cave”
Stephanie Lafleur, “The Elusionist”
Daniel Moore, “The Session”
Rose Divecha, “Swiss Miss No More”
Lisa Borkovich, “No Say”
Juliana Alessandra Pimenta Poda, “Seasonbreaker”
Samantha Terry, “Consumption”
Agata Antonow, “Flight”
Laura Rock Gaughan, “The East Endia Trading Company”
Marin Bandstra, “The Visitor”
Melissa Williams, “Sparkles and Dust”
Connie Boland, “Baby Girl”
Andrea McDowell, “Briar Coven Board Expulsion Proceedings”
Sarah O'Connor, “Outlier”
Connie Boland, “Chaperones with Deep Lacerations”
Becky Wright, “Disconnection”
Marta Anielska, “Trial and Error”