The Fish Short Story Prize is a worldwide competition, and the winners each year are published in an anthology. The 2003 anthology contains stories by Andrew Lloyd-Jones ("Feathers and Cigarettes"), Geona Edwards ("The Terrible Eyes of Big Hawkins") and Katy Darby ("Pussycat, Pussycat").

Andrew Lloyd-Jones, with his story Feathers and Cigarettes. The anthology will take its name from this title. Second, with the prize of a week at Anam Cara Writers' and Artists' Retreat, Geona Edwards with The Terrible Eyes of Big Hawkins. Third is Katy Darby with Pussycat, Pussycat. There are eleven runners-up, which will all feature in the 2003 Fish Anthology along with the first, second and third. (Not in order, all are equal runners-up) Freda Churches - The Visit Sophie Spalding - Locked Down Mia Gallagher - All Bones Terese R Funke - Just the Way He Liked It Virginia McRae - Sentenced to Death by Stoning G Ochsner - The Hidden Lives of Lakes Sean Lusk - Pursuit of the Invisible Woman Jason Bellipanni - The Last Elfe-Mite Linda E Clopton - Mazes Elizabeth Brinkley - Tinkerbell Morgan McDermott - Tow