These panic tops, as they became known, were unpopular with cover designers and illustrators and some were upset that they had not beenĬonsulted. Reassert the Penguin brand – which, it was felt, had been eroded over the previous few years – became evident when A PENGUIN BOOK was stamped across the tops The Penguin identity', he had said, adding that the phrase, a Penguin Book, would be 'making a prominent return to the front cover'. Lane had spelled out his intentions in a statement issued at the time of Godwin's departure in May of the previous year. Allen Lane was now semi-retired but with his firm adrift in troubled waters he stepped into the breach and launched a clean-up campaign aimed at putting The departure of Alan Aldridge in early 1968 left Penguin without an art director for fiction and with Tony Godwin gone too Penguin was, for a time, a ship without a We look forward to meeting many of you at the online Awards Ceremony on Sunday 21st November 2021 – further details will be emailed to shortlisted authors soon.Ĭommiserations to those that haven’t made it on this occasion: judging is always a difficult process, especially with so many excellent entries.The Art of Penguin Science Fiction: Mayday Many congratulations to all our shortlisted writers.

The Enemy Next Door – Dan Vanvick (USA).

The Beauty Parlour – Sarah Townend (UK).

The Other Face – Bethany Ridley-Duff (UK).

Masks Of Respectability – Tony Hunter-Craig (Spain).

Dreams Of Impossible Cowslips – Katherine Haynes (UK).

An Ephemeral Quality – Fija Callaghan (Ireland).

Shortlist for the Senior Competition, The Wells Prize of £500 Swamp Thing – Sarah-Kate Simons (New Zealand).Bitter Plums – Sophia Felsinger (Austria).Soup For Starters – Jessica Brien (Ireland).

Shortlist for Junior Competition, The Margaret and Reg Turnill Prize of £1,000 The judges have selected the following stories for the 2021 shortlists (listed below in alphabetical order). We have again received a really high number of entries this year, with many excellent quality stories from talented writers across the world! We are delighted to announce our two shortlists for the prestigious H G Wells Short Story Competition 2021 on the theme “Mask”.

Hg wells selected short stories