# Laurence Sullivan

Laurence Sullivan (born 1992) is an English author of short stories, flash fiction, and haiku poetry. He grew up in Malvern, Worcestershire, and acquired his bachelor's degree from University of Kent and his master's degree from the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham.
Sullivan is the author of over forty short stories. As a runner-up in the Wicked Young Writer Awards: Gregory Maguire Award 2016, he has been published online, in multiple magazines and various anthologies. Sullivan has, also, been nominated for multiple awards.

## Poetry and prose

| Year | Title | Publication |
| 2019 (August) | Establishing Connection | Shipwrecked Anthology (Sampson Low) |
| 2019 (July) | Musty Book and Border Wall | 11th Haiku Submissions Collection (Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum) |
| 2019 (March 14th) | Teapot | Haiku Masters, NHK World |
| 2019 (January 22nd) | Blossom in the Wind | Flash Fiction Magazine |
| 2018 (October) | The Pretender | Across the Margin |
| 2018 (September) | Unrequited | Dime Show Review |
| 2018 (August) | Nest and Wisteria | 10th Haiku Submissions Collection (Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum) |
| 2018 (August) | Wildflowers | Haiku Masters, NHK World |
| 2018 (July) | Fanning the Flames | Literary Orphans |
| 2018 (February) | Gods | Haiku Masters, NHK World |
| 2018 (February) | Nameless | Ginosko Literary Journal |
| 2018 (January) | Chasing Rainclouds | The Literary Nest |
| 2018 (January) | Dreams | Haiku Masters, NHK World |
| 2017 (November) | Spirit Guide | DECASP Comedy Gazette |
| 2017 (August) | El Poderoso Empalador | Pilcrow & Dagger |
| 2017 (June) | Lady Luck | The Fiction Pool |
| 2017 (May) | Impossible Goodbyes | Foliate Oak Literary Magazine |
| 2017 (April) | Waiting for Banquo | Crack the Spine |
| 2016 (December) | From Father to Son | Postcard Shorts |
| 2016 (August) | The Fox | The Literary Hatchet |
| 2016 (July) | Fireflies and Fire | 8th Haiku Submissions Collection (Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum) |
| 2016 (June) | Clouding the Future | Wicked Young Writer Awards Anthology |
| 2016 (March) | An Invaluable Essence | Corvus Review |
| 2015 (October) | Attribute of the Strong | Inspired by Gandhi (Sampad) |
| 2015 (June) | The Pact | The List |
| 2015 (June) | Teddy’s Little Secret | Flash Flood |
| 2015 (May) | The Strangest Suitor | Londonist |
| 2015 (April) | Worth a Thousand Words | Flash Flood |
| 2015 (February) | Masks She Wears | Drunk Monkeys |
| 2015 (February) | Bristol's Own Oasis | Dream of a Shadow |
| 2015 (January) | Moth of Gion | Kishboo Magazine |
| 2015 (January) | Accompaniment | 50Word Stories |
| 2014 (December) | The Red Rose | Story Shack Magazine |
| 2014 (December) | Mrs. Ozeki | That Which We Do Not Understand (Amelia’s Magazine/House) |
| 2014 (November) | In the Tea Leaves | Inspired by My Museum (Sampad and the British Council) |
| 2014 (November) | Moth of Gion | Alfie Dog Fiction |
| 2014 (November) | The Price of Life | Thick Jam |
| 2014 (October) | Worth a Thousand Words | The Legendary |
| 2014 (July) | Justice | Open Pen |
| 2014 (June) | Flickering Dawn and The Arranged Marriage | Just100Words |
| 2014 (April) | Moth of Gion | The Menteur |
| 2014 (March) | Chains, Her Watchers, Slumber, Teddy’s Little Secret, Castaway and The Sssilent Killer | Darker Times Collection: Volume Two (Darker Times Fiction) |
| 2013 (March) | The Gift, Rose and Tokyo Dreams | Darker Times Collection: Volume One (Darker Times Fiction) |

## Awards

* 73rd Basho Memorial Haiku Competition (Honourable Mention)
* Wicked Young Writer Awards: Gregory Maguire Award 2016 (Runner-up/Highly Commended)
* Writers' Centre Norwich Award (Shortlisted)
* Reedsy First Chapter Award (Shortlisted)
* Dante Rossetti Award 2015 (Finalist)