The Sea – Short Story Competition Anthology by Cambridge Writers
This year’s anthology makes a perfect stocking filler for the avid reader in your life. Packed with a wide variety of unique short stories, all sharing the competition theme ‘The Sea’.
Such an evocative theme really inspired our writers, and they brought their individual interpretations to it, resulting in stories plunging deep into mystery, memories and revelations, carrying the reader from shifting coastlines of childhood to uncharted waters of love, loss and adventure.
Here’s some teasers to whet your appetite!
“The Love of a French Blue”: Amid family turmoil, a boy falls in love with place and possibility in this tender coming-of-age memoir set on the Riviera.
“Plenty of Fish: The Diary of a serial—and increasingly cynical—online dater”: A woman navigates disappointment, disillusion, and the endless sea of online suitors in this witty, fast-paced romp through the perils of modern dating.
“The Traveller”: A refugee’s perilous journey unfolds with visceral intensity: survival, cunning, and raw humanity define this immersive narrative of danger and hope at sea.
“De Parfouru’s Cat“: Set in nineteenth-century Paris, an enigmatic mystery blends gothic atmosphere with philosophical riddles. A timeless puzzle that lingers in the reader’s mind long after the final page.