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The A4 Shortlist -
Summer '26

Stripes
by Rosa Picard
‘Take regular steps,’ you said, without turning around, so I marched behind you, taking the steps.

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PJ Breakdown and the Tits of Christ
by David McGrath
Father Horsebox comes storming into Phelan’s pub on a mad one. Pint, he says.

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The Orchid Ward
by Lucy Kulwiec

(Unavailable here)

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A Circular Letter to the Lecturer
by Angélica Pina Lèbre
I bet lots of people do that - create an imaginary assistant, that is - I’d do that if I were famous.

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FIRST PRIZE:
Daft Punk is Eating at my Restaurant
by Jon Stapley
My father once exhausted a dog. The dog kept bringing him a ball, which he’d throw.

Criminal
by Daniel Key
I can’t imagine it, the little boy cries.
It’s okay, baby. You don’t need to picture a thing, his mother says, stroking his head.

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