The Longlist for the 2022 European Writing Prize
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 2022 #EuropeanWriting Prize! This is the longlist, which consists of 31 selected pieces of writing which the judges deemed to be above the rest. We appreciate all the effort that went into the pieces submitted, and with over 6000 submissions, we were extraordinarily surprised at the enthusiasm you all have for literature and writing.
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Happy writing!
THE OFFICIAL LONGLIST FOR THE 2022 EUROPEAN WRITING PRIZE
SICK ON THE INSIDE - STENSTRÖM
HOME - POOLE JR.
A FUNERAL - ANDERSON
STILL LIFE WITH SCHOLAR AND LAKE - CAPPS
CHARLIE RIDGE - MASTERS
BROKEN GENES - PICKERING
SEÑOR DESTINO - POOVEY
PRIME TIME - PRICE
MOTHER, ENGULF ME - SADE
CALAIS STORY - TOROK
THE REPLACEMENT ORGANIST - TAKÁCS
CONJECTURES ON LIFE WHEN I TURNED 29 - AGARWAL
ISLAND OF HAPPINESS - PYLYPCHUK
YULIA BEZRUKOVA - JACKSON
ESCAPE - NIKOLAOU
STADIUM - SUKHORUKOVA
SOME DARKNESS - GRUDIY
PERFECTION - MUNAOKA
FUNERAL DANCE - CAMPBELL
THAW - GUHRS
A DREAM I ONCE HAD - SCHWEINSBERG
OVER THE HORIZON - IQBAL
COMBUSTION - KHAN
OMNIPRESENCE - BELKO
HIS NAME IS HENRY - LARENE
SPLIT PEA SOUP - ZUCKERMAN
CHRISTMAS SIRENS - NICALEO
A SEA OF TEARS - BELLO
TELL ME WHY - NÁRAY
THE OBSERVATIONAL BIAS OF LOVE - LYNCH
PROCLAMATION 4176 - FAHEY
If any mistakes were made (spelling of names, etc), or if you would like your piece removed from the longlist and/or struck from the consideration for the shortlist, let us know via email at admin@litsoceu.com.
