Mar 26, 2014 | Joe Melia
Fantastic news for Emily Bullock, winner of the 2011 Bristol Short Story Prize – her debut novel, The Longest Flight, has been sold to award winning publisher Myriad Editions by agent, Ed Wilson, of the Johnson & Alcock literary agency. Emily was discovered by Wilson’s former colleague, Fran Barrie, while Fran was reading the 4th…
Mar 11, 2014 | Joe Melia
In the fourth of a series of interviews with our 2014 judging panel, we’re delighted to welcome Rowan Lawton (left) to the website. Rowan is a literary agent and the co-founder of Furniss Lawton – a literary agency that is part of the James Grant Group. She previously spent 10 years agenting at WME…
Mar 04, 2014 | Joe Melia
We are, once again, very fortunate to have another fantastic panel of judges for this year’s Bristol Short Story Prize. In the 3rd in a series of interviews with this year’s judges, it’s a real thrill to welcome celebrated writer, Nikesh Shukla, to the website. Nikesh’s debut novel, Coconut Unlimited was shortlisted for the…
Jan 31, 2014 | Joe Melia
We’re delighted to welcome Sanjida O’Connell, one of the judges for the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize, to the website. Sanjida has had four novels published, including Sugar Island and The Naked Name of Love (John Murray), and four non-fiction books; the latest two are: Chimpanzee: The Making of the Film (Disney) and Sugar:The Grass…
Jan 29, 2014 | Joe Melia
Great news for Angela Readman; she was announced as the winner of the prestigious Costa Short Story Award last night. Angela was shortlisted for the same competition last year but this year her story, The Keeper of the Jackalopes, won the public vote and was awarded the £3,500 first prize. Angela’s debut short story collection,…
Jan 21, 2014 | Joe Melia
Many congratulations to Angela Readman who has been shortlisted for the Costa Short Story Award for the second year in a row! Angela’s story, The Keeper of the Jackalopes, is one of six stories in the running for the first prize which will be announced on Tuesday 28th January. The Costa Book of the Year…
Jan 13, 2014 | Joe Melia
We were very fortunate to have former Random House editor, Ali Reynolds, as our judging panel chair for the last two years. Ali brought vast experience and huge enthusiasm to the role. And the great news is that Ali is carrying on her involvement with the Bristol Short Story Prize. We caught up with her…
Nov 20, 2013 | Joe Melia
Our 2014 judging panel is being chaired by writer and producer, Sara Davies. Sara has recently retired from her role as BBC Radio producer where she worked for 20 years. During her time at BBC Radio she was the winner of several awards and worked on documentaries, arts features, poetry programmes, dramas and readings for…
