The Poke The Mango Shortlist

Inspired by Pokémon Go, four authors riff on themes of augmented reality, where virtual desires blend with real needs.

One topic, four authors, four very different stories:

Sean Crawley - Sean's In Tendo Capital takes us to a grim future where citizens must fight for what's real.

Lydia Trethewey - Synthesis deals with post war trauma for soldiers who see chemical in colour.

Jeanette Stampone - Mother and child cope with loneliness and anxiety in different ways

Andrew Szemeredy - Love finds a way of breaking down barriers in Microepisode of Major Love