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A huge thank you to everyone who entered our competition. The Broken Binding Prize received submissions from writers all around the world and our readers had an amazing summer exploring fantastically creative new fantasy worlds and intriguingly mind-boggling sci fi premises.

But there can only be a handful on the longlist …

Announcing the first ever Broken Binding Prize longlist:

1. By the Blood of the Great Tree by Katelyn S Alcott

2. Khazarya Tale of Thane by Aryah Bukhari

3. Jack of All by Georgia Garfield-White

4. The Controllers by Mel Green

5. Less Than by Heidi Howarth

6. House Rules by Jennifer Lott

7. Butterfly of Night by Darcy McLaughlin

8. He's a Tree by Ellie Salkeld

9. The Afterlife of Human Sacrifices by Felicia Sabartinelli

10. A Fall from the Rise by Jodie Savill

11. The Herbalist's Apprentice by Cat Stobbs

12. Arvo by Dalton Wyers

Massive congratulations to our talented longlisted authors. We can’t wait to find out which five of these stories will reach our shortlist – and which one will win our prize of publication!

We hope to announce the shortlist here on our website and across our Instagram early September, so watch this space for more news …