The future of fiction: Short Story Prize 2017

Over 700 of you responded - and this week we reveal the winning story, plus three stellar runners-up

At the end of 2016, we invited readers to submit a short story to our second annual competition

Over 700 of you responded, and this week we reveal the winning story, plus three stellar runners-up.

Welcome to the future of Irish fiction:

Short Story - Winner: No 3 Western Deep by Ríon Judge-McCormack

Short Story - 1st Runner up: Next Time by David O’Neill

Short Story - 2nd Runner up: Green Goddess by Anthony McGuinness

Short Story - 3rd Runner up: Voluntary Redundancy by Fionn Murray