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Tomorrow by Ava Sedgwick: second in The Moth Short Story Prize 2026
Prize judge Wendy Erskine: ‘Now this is what I call a love story. Tomorrow is humane, adult and very affecting’
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Prize judge Wendy Erskine: ‘Now this is what I call a love story. Tomorrow is humane, adult and very affecting’
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Tomorrow by Ava Sedgwick: second in The Moth Short Story Prize 2026
Prize judge Wendy Erskine: ‘Now this is what I call a love story. Tomorrow is humane, adult and very affecting’
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