Kristina Stanley walked away with the 2014 Audrey Jessop Short Story prize for her submission, “When a Friendship Fails”.

The awards dinner at The Heart & Crown in the Byward Market capped off a Capital Crime Writers’ mayhem-filled year.

A huge thanks to our judges and all participants. And it’s never too early to start working on your submission for next year.

Here’s the complete list of prize winners and honourable mentions:

FIRST PRIZE:   ‘When a Friendship Fails’ by Kristina Stanley

SECOND PRIZE:  ‘The Moment It Fell’ by Wynn Quon

THIRD PRIZE:  ‘The Ride Home’ by Linda Standing

HONOURABLE MENTION:  ‘Act the Part’ by Jennifer Jorgensen

HONOURABLE MENTION:  ‘Scapegoat’ by Nicholas Ashton