Finalists for the 2017 Costa Short Story Award for a “previously unpublished short story of up to 4,000 words by an author aged 18 years or over and written in English” have been announced. Two short stories of genre interest are among the finalists: “The Dying Time”, Frances Ainslie “When the Bell Tolls”, Chris Hunter The winner is determined by public vote, while finalists were selected by a panel of … Continue reading 2017 Costa Short Story Award Finalists