Sep 06, 2021 | Joe Melia
“[Sonal Kohli] has a way of absorbing the reader in her world, and also revealing very delicately how that world is surprising, unexpected, and in flux” says Amit Chaudhuri on Sonal Kohli’s debut novel, The House Next to the Factory, which has just been published by HarperCollins India. From the publisher’s website: “Set largely in…
Sep 03, 2021 | Joe Melia
Congratulations to Uschi Gatward whose debut short story collection, English Magic, was published by Galley Beggar Press last week. Reviewing the book in The Guardian, Lara Pawson calls it: “A striking debut collection of unsettling short stories… Reading English Magic, you catch yourself searching for clues, but this exquisite debut invites us to trust our…
Aug 31, 2021 | Joe Melia
Happy publication day to Emily Bullock and her new short story collection, Human Terrain. Published by Reflex Press, Human Terrain is Emily’s third book to be published following her 2011 Bristol Short Story Prize win. From the publisher’s website: “Human Terrain deals with female voices and working-class existences, ordinary lives transformed by loss and love……
Aug 05, 2021 | Joe Melia
Jane Healey looks set to build on the success of her award-winning debut novel, The Animals at Lockwood Manor , with the recent release of her second novel, The Ophelia Girls. Jane, who was shortlisted for the 2013 Bristol Short Story Prize, won last year’s Historical Writers’ Association’s (HWA) Debut Crown Award for The Animals…
Jul 28, 2021 | Joe Melia
It is a great pleasure to introduce the 20 writers and stories who have been selected for the 2021 Bristol Short Story Prize shortlist. The stories will be published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 14 by Tangent Books in October. The anthology will be officially launched at this year’s awards ceremony when…
Jul 21, 2021 | Joe Melia
After weeks and months of reading and deliberating and discussing, we are thrilled to be introducing the 40 writers and stories selected for the 2021 Bristol Short Story Prize longlist. All judging decisions have been made and these captivating, thought-provoking, moving stories are in the running for this year’s first prize. A huge thank you…
Jun 24, 2021 | Joe Melia
Congratulations to Mona Dash on the publication of her short story collection, Let Us Look Elsewhere. The book, which was published last week by the excellent Dahlia Books, is officially launched tonight, June 24th. Mona was shortlisted for the 2019 Bristol Short Story Prize and is also the author of a novel, a memoir and…
May 18, 2021 | Joe Melia
A very happy publication day to Ethel Rohan and her short story collection, In the Event of Contact, published by Dzanc Books. The book won the 2019 Dzanc Short Story Collection Prize and is receiving great reviews: “In The Event of Contact is a remarkable collection of understated yet powerful stories about people who trespass,…
Apr 15, 2021 | Joe Melia
A very happy paperback publication day to our 2017 winner, Dima Alzayat, and her short story collection, Alligator and Other Stories. Since it was published in hardback last year, Dima’s collection has been shortlisted for the 2021 Dylan Thomas Prize and was a finalist for the prestigious PEN/Robert W Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collections…
Apr 09, 2021 | Joe Melia
The fourth novel in Jonathan Pinnock’s Mathematical Mystery series has just been published by Farrago books. Bad Day in Minsk, “a witty thriller set in a murky world of murder, mystery and complex equations”, promises plenty of humour and gripping action. From the publisher’s website: “Tom Winscombe is having a bad day. Trapped at the…
Mar 03, 2021 | Joe Melia
“Chloe Wilson’s stories are spooky, profound, thrilling, hilarious and unbelievably beautiful. I want to read everything she’s ever written, everything she’ll ever write” says writer, Anna Funder, of Chloe Wilson’s debut short story collection, Hold Your Fire, which is published today by Scribner in Australia. Chloe, who won second prize in the 2018 Bristol Short…
Feb 24, 2021 | Joe Melia
Brent van Staalduinen, winner of the 2015 Bristol Short Story Prize, continues his prolific output with a new YA novel, Nothing But Life, which was published a week ago. The novel follows teenage Dills as he tries to deal with his family’s involvement in a horrific crime. The novel, the Canadian writer’s second in six…
Feb 04, 2021 | Joe Melia
Happy publication day to Danielle McLaughlin and her debut novel, The Art of Falling. Danielle, who was shortlisted for the 2012 and 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize, has been receiving widespread praise for the book: Roddy Doyle calls it “a gripping novel and a sharp, entertaining examination of the nature of art and its power…
Jan 15, 2021 | Joe Melia
Congratulations to 2017 BSSP shortlistee, Kate Lockwood Jefford, on winning the 2020 V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize. Kate’s winning story, Picasso’s Face, can be read here. Judge Kate Clanchy calls the winning story “a beautifully sustained study of character and place, elegantly shaped and beautifully written.” Fellow judge, Derek Owusu, says Picasso’s Face is “a…
Jan 11, 2021 | Joe Melia
Great news for Sonal Kohli, who was shortlisted for the 2019 Bristol Short Story Prize with her story, The Outing; Sonal has been signed by literary agent, Seren Adams, at United Agents. And in more good news, Sonal’s collection of linked stories, The House Next to the Factory, will be published by HarperCollins India in…
