4thWrite Prize

Laura Blake – Home Is Not Here  Laura is a writer and editor based in Birmingham. She is mixed race, with two Jamaican … Continued

Inigo was born in Bedford, raised in Stevenage and currently resides in North London. He graduated in Writing and English literature

We are always barefoot. I try to explain this to the police officers who arrive from the mainland. We’re quieter

MISE EN PLACE: the preparation of dishes and ingredients before the beginning of service Though he might not like to

‘Check the time and date properly on the ticket. I don’t want us getting a fine. I’m still paying off

1964: the year his marriage ended. The year his record stopped spinning, the needle in his groove lifted haltingly, and

The summer before our family fell apart, a legend started on our estate. I was ten at the time, and

The rainy season brought rumours. Whispers of poison after a mass recall of Indomie noodles. A girl in Form 3

May was the cruellest month for Mai. She disliked her name as much as she disliked the sliminess of eels,

We are thrilled to announce that the winner of the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize 2018 is Yiming Ma

When we first moved to the cul-de-sac I thought that meant we’d made it. Over the years we had levelled

  The boy had been born with four healthy limbs but by the end of his first year, he had

It was 13:29 when Nelson dropped down into his armchair, a mound of mangled wood and cheap leather, less arranged

A mass of turtles had gathered at the edge of the stream. They were floating upside down, tapping against one

Once he was done with the evens, Rob did the odds. The blue bins were out, a few windows open.