| TOP TEN TO SHORTLIST | |
| STORY NAME in alphabetical order | AUTHOR |
| Big Bertha | E. L. Desmond |
| Cois Tra | Eamon O’Riordan |
| Comanche | A. Joseph Black |
| Ghost Cloves and the Fiancée | Niamh MacCabe |
| Illusion In The Flow Of Dreams | Patrick McCusker |
| Lynch | Gavin O’Toole |
| Nightshift | Jupiter Jones |
| Peter Firth | David Gray Clough |
| River | Maria Brick |
| Tram Stop Conversion | James Dineen |
The three place winners will be announced at the Award Night on Friday 2nd July 2021 … a free Zoom Event … congratulations to all shortlisted Authors.