I am delighted that my short story, Secret Santa, has been shortlisted for the Hammond House Publishing International Literary Prize. The theme of this years competition was fate and the winners will be announced on 17 December 2023. Whatever the result, my story will be published in the Hammond House 2024 Anthology. I am particularly pleased to be shortlisted as Secret Santa is one of my personal favourites. The story centres around an incident which happened to me some forty years ago. Of course, I’ve used a lot of artistic license to make things a little more interesting but at its heart is a mix up that would not happen nowadays.
