Chris Neilan

Chris Neilan is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He was shortlisted for the 2016 Sundance Screenwriters Lab and the 2021 Sundance Development Track; awarded 2nd place for Short Fiction in the 2017 Bridport Prize; shortlisted for the 2020 Aurora Prize; nominated for the 2021 Pushcart Prize, the 2021 Shirley Jackson Awards, and the 2021 Best Small Fictions anthology.

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Our Summer 2024 Reading Period is now OPEN!

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Our ‘Best of 2020’ Anthology is OUT!

We’ve released our greatest collection yet, the ‘Best of 2020’ anthology! Please check it out (as well our previous ones) and maybe even spread the word and/or purchase some? We’d be very grateful and humbled 🙂

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