Longlist 2023
We’re thrilled to announce the Longlist that emerged from the more than 860 entries we received for this year’s First 5 Pages Prize. Writers from Australia, Europe, North America are represented. We also noticed a fair amount of mature writers, and a number of freshly minted ones as well.
All of your stories captivated our judges. We hope this recognition keeps you inspired to keep writing!
Longlist
(alphabetical by surname)
Ebonie Woodhead is NOT a Witch - David Ashby (Fantasy)
The Bobici House - Hannah Croft (Historical Fiction)
There It Is, Take It - Krista Diamond (Literary Fiction)
Ballybrone - Mauk Donnabhain (Literary Fiction)
Déjà vu for 2 - Andrew Duff (Science Fiction)
The Footscray Files - Thomas Graham (No Genre Assigned)
The Kemp Archive - Anna Harvey (Literary Fiction)
World of Men - Anna Harvey (Literary Fiction)
The Sea Within Us - Ariana Hendrix (Literary Fiction)
The Prince's Heart - Ali Herbek (Science Fiction)
The Transmigration of Dhani Stone - Adam Honsinger (Literary Fiction)
Gaslighting the Sick Physician - Barbara Huffaker (Memoir/Narrative Non-Fiction)
Hittarp - Kate Ismay (Literary Fiction)
The Gamblers - Anthony Jones (Literary Fiction)
Death With a Chaser - Anna Lascurain (Fantasy)
Nightshade - Lynn Hutchinson Lee (Literary Fiction)
Undercurrent - Lucinda Marsden (Young Adult)
The Chronicles of the Hand and Key - Gavin McCollam (Fantasy)
All Roads Lead to Ballinasloe - Conor Montague (Memoir/Narrative Non-Fiction)
C U - Marie Powell (Young Adult)
The Struggles of Lucifer Morningstar - Alexandra Hell Ringh (Young Adult)
Dust Devils - Francine Rochford (Crime/Thriller)
The Stym - Emily Roe (No Genre Assigned)
Twice Die - William Sattelmeyer (Crime/Thriller)
A Guide to Love, Time, and Archery - Anne Elicano-Shields (Young Adult)
How to Be Lost - Lisa Lopez Smith (Literary Fiction)
Anna (for the time being) - Lyndsey Smith (Literary Fiction)
Feast - Sonali Spiller (Commercial Fiction)
Depth of Field - Kirsty Sycz (Literary Fiction)
Better Late than Never - Judy Taylor (Historical Fiction)
The Fire - Chandani Thapa (Crime/Thriller)
Scouse Graffiti - Beth L. Thompson (Literary Fiction)
If It's Not One Thing, It's My Mother - Jessica Trapp (Memoir/Narrative Non-Fiction)
Eyes that Gave Up Their Search - Sandy Kundra Verma (Literary Fiction)
Mother Rage - Gina Voskov (Memoir/Narrative Non-Fiction)