The following have been shortlisted for the Willesden short story competiton 2009:

"Propitiation" by Jenny Barden
"The Imperfect Roundness of Things" by Claudia Boers
"The Hate Club" by Ben Cheetham
"The Travellers" by Carys Davies
"Ante-Purgatory" by Carol Farrelly
"Amy" by Nick Holdstock
"Work" by Jo Lloyd
"Ebb Tide" by Margot Taylor
"Mina and Fina and Lotte Wattimena" by Jill Widner
"Tokyo Chocolate" by Morowa Yejidé

More: http://willesdenherald.blogspot.com/2009/02/announcement-shortlist.html

Results to be announced at:
Pulp Net Short Story Café
7:30 pm, Monday, 9 March 2009

Pulp Net presents: Rana Dasgupta (author of Tokyo Cancelled and Solo) who will be announcing the winners of the Willesden Short Story Prize, and mystery readers to be confirmed.

The Pulp Net Short Story Café is at Costa, Lower Regent Street
Suggested donation: £3.

Lower Ground Floor, Costa Coffee, 15 Lower Regent Street, SW1Y
Venue map. Places are limited so come early to get a good spot