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…
Nov 05, 2013 | Joe Melia
The 2013 Bristol Short Story Prize was won by London-based writer, Paul McMichael. His brilliant story, The House on St John’s Avenue, was announced as the winning entry at our annual awards ceremony just over a fortnight ago. Paul’s winning story along with the 19 other wonderful shortlisted stories are available in our latest anthology.…
Oct 30, 2013 | Joe Melia
The sixth annual Bristol Short Story Prize Awards Ceremony took place on the fifth floor of the Arnolfini just over a week ago; a suitably stunning location with a panoramic view of the centre of Bristol. The awards ceremony always provides a great opportunity for the shortlisted writers to meet…
