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…
