Many congratulations to the winners and runners-up in the Chalk Circle Short Story Competition 2020. Our 2020 Judge, award-winning author and creative writing tutor, Vanessa Gebbie , praised the calibre of this year's shortlist: ' It is fair to say that every story I saw had something great about it, and I could see why they'd been shortlisted.’ Read Vanessa's full Judge's Report for her comments on the top five and a fascinating insight into what she's looking for in a pri