Mar 02, 2015 | Joe Melia
Many congratulations to Emily Bullock whose debut novel, The Longest Fight, set in the gritty world of post-war London boxing, was published by Myriad Editions last month. The book has been getting great reviews – “With her debut novel Emily Bullock shares something special” says Tina Koenig at The Skinny, “I was knocked out by…
Feb 04, 2015 | Joe Melia
Congratulations to Avril Joy and Samuel Wright who both have new short story collections out this month. Avril’s collection, Millie and Bird-Tales of Paradise, is being published by Iron Press at the end of the month and will feature her Costa Short Story Award winning story, Millie and Bird. You can read more about Avril’s…
Jan 16, 2015 | Joe Melia
Our latest anthology is the first to be published by leading Bristol independent publisher, Tangent Books. We’re pleased to welcome Richard Jones, Tangent’s Publishing Director, to the website to tell us a bit more about his publishing career and Tangent Books. What led you to starting up your own publishing company? I’ve always worked in…
Dec 17, 2014 | Joe Melia
With 2015 just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to look forward to some great books that are coming out next year. Emily Bullock’s debut novel, The Longest Fight, will be published at the end of January by award-winning publisher Myriad Editions. From Myriad’s website: “Set in 1950s London amidst the gritty and…
Dec 04, 2014 | Joe Melia
Congratulations to Alison Love whose new novel has just been published by Quartet Books. The Girl From the Paradise Ballroom was launched last week at Daunt Books in Holland Park, London. Alison says: ‘Like many writers I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in my career, so it’s thrilling to see my third novel…
Nov 12, 2014 | Joe Melia
It’s a great pleasure to welcome the recently-crowned 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize winner, Mahsuda Snaith, to the website. We took the opportunity to find out more about Mahsuda’s writing and her amazing run of success: How did you feel when you were announced as the winner of the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize? It…
Nov 10, 2014 | Joe Melia
The 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize Awards Ceremony took place at Spike Island’s wonderful art centre in Bristol. We were delighted that 13 of this year’s shortlisted writers were able to attend to the event and celebrate their writing with lots of readers and fellow writers. …
Oct 30, 2014 | Joe Melia
One of the highlights of our recent awards ceremony was the wonderful speech our special guest, Patricia Ferguson, made. We’re thrilled that Patricia has given us permission to post the speech on here. “A few years ago I took several teenagers to Alton Towers. It wasn’t my idea. I did holding the coats while…
Oct 29, 2014 | Joe Melia
We are thrilled to announce that the 2015 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries. Once again, we are delighted that our panel of fantastic judges will be chaired by Sara Davies. Sara has been at the forefront of short stories in the U.K. for the past two decades, producing stories by scores and…
Oct 27, 2014 | Joe Melia
We are delighted to announce that Mahsuda Snaith has won the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize. She captivated the judges with her short story, The Art of Flood Survival, to win the £1,000 first prize. Sara Davies, chair of the judging panel, says of the winning story: “Mahsuda’s story about a young Bangladeshi servant girl…
Oct 21, 2014 | Joe Melia
With just a few days to go until the winner of the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize is announced, here are the 20 writers in the running for the top prize and a bit more about their writing. The winner will be announced at the 2014 awards ceremony which is being held on Saturday 25th…
Sep 24, 2014 | Joe Melia
One of the highlights of our year is running the anthology cover design project with final year Illustration degree students at the University of the West of England. The designs they produce are always full of originality and so inventive. This year’s submissions were as strong and fresh as ever. Congratulations to Rosanna Tasker whose…
Jul 30, 2014 | Joe Melia
We are honoured and thrilled to announce the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize shortlist. The 20 stories listed below are in the running for the £1,000 first prize and will all be published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 7 in October. We are indebted to our judging panel whose diligence, commitment and…
Jul 17, 2014 | Joe Melia
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize. We received a total of 2,473 entries from writers based in 65 different countries and what a fantastic time our readers have had devouring so many wonderful short stories. There were several recurring themes and subjects – childhood and adolescence featured…
Apr 10, 2014 | Joe Melia
Double congratulations to Rebecca Lloyd, winner of the first Bristol Short Story Prize in 2008. Rebecca has had two short story collections published recently: Mercy and Other Stories (Tartarus Press) – 16 “tales of unease, with a sprinkling of the ghostly, menacing and fantastical”, and The View From Endless Street (Wido Publishing) – 20 stories…
