Sherry Morris | Haunted Waters Press

MEET SHERRY MORRIS

Originally from America’s heartland — Missouri — Sherry lives on a farm in the Scottish Highlands where she pets cows, talks to horses and plays around with words. Her short stories, flash fiction and monologues have won prizes, placed on shortlists and been performed in London and Scotland. Her first published short story was about her Peace Corps experience in Ukraine. Writing highlights in 2018 include winning the Haunted Waters Press flash competition & having a short story longlisted for the VS Pritchett Short Story Prize with the Royal Society of Literature. She is a dedicated member of the Cloud Appreciation Society.

Published by Haunted Waters Press

ADDITIONAL PUBLISHED WORKS

There’s an Elephant Downstairs —Flash Fiction Festival Two, Ad Hoc Fiction, 2018
Burst —The Siren’s Call, Issue 41, 2018
Miracles, Mercies and Mary . . . on Toast —To Hull and Back Humorous Short Story Competition
Frog Love —Northwords Now, Issue 36, 2018
Miss Bordeleux Goes to the Cinema —Winner, Haunted Waters Press Short Shorts Flash Fiction Competition, 2018
Snow Love —The Bangor Literary Journal, Issue Four, 2018
An Ode to Those Who Believe in Luck (And all that lovey-dovey stuff) —Winner, Segora Short Story Competition, 2018
Miracles, Mercies and Mary…on Toast —2nd place, Flash500 Short Story Competition, 2018
The Angela Merkel Challenge —Scottish Book Trust, 2018
Reckoning Day —The Bangor Literary Journal FORTY WORDS Winner, 2018
Balloons (Flash), The Writers Bureau 2017 Flash Fiction Winner, 2018
The Tenth Day of Christmas —Horror Scribes, 2018
Balloons (Short Story), The Nottingham Review, 2018
Granda’s Plan —performed at Solstice Shorts Dusk festival Dec 2017; eBook and print with Arachne Press, 2017
Foodie Tips Courtesy of Yuri Gagarin —Scottish Book Trust free eBook Nourish (also available as a free audiobook)
Perfectly Prime —shortlisted 2017 Hysteria Short Story competition Hysteria 6 Anthology, 2017
Coffee and Kafka —Reflex, 2017
The Puzzle —(b)OINK, 2017
Dolly and the Zombie Apocalypse —Twisted Sister Lit Magazine, 2017
Wishing Well —FlashFlood Journal, 2017
Shoes Made for Walking —2nd place, Vernal Equinox Flash competition, Federation of Writers (Scotland), 2017
As Liquid is Poured —3rd place, 2017 National Flash-Fiction Day Anthology, Sleep is a Beautiful Colour, 2017
Green Tights —winner, Book a Break Anthology 2017; With Our Eyes Open, 2017
Leo’s Song —Bath Flash Fiction Vol 1 anthology To Carry Her Home, 2017
Modern Day Superhero —Performed as part of the One Festival, 2017
In Dreams —Molotov Cocktail, 2017
Christmas Star —Liars’ League London, YouTube, podcast, 2016
A Novi-Sibersk Fairy Tale —.Cent magazine, 2016
Friday’s Child Horror Scribes, 2016
Our Holiday Saga —winner, Sh! Women’s Erotic Emporium, 2016
Coming Clean —Liars’ League London, YouTube, podcast, 2016
A Hands-Off Approach —Molotov Cocktail, 2015
The Barber —Gemini magazine, 2014
Soul Mates: A Small Key Opens Big Doors, 2013

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