Oct 21, 2021 | Joe Melia
Happy publication day to Sammy Wright and his debut novel, Fit, published by And Other Stories. The novel, which won the 2020 Northern Book Prize, is described as “Charting the impact on a small community of a girl being plucked by happenstance from her foster home and dropped into a dazzling new life as a…
Oct 18, 2021 | Joe Melia
Isidora Cortes-Monroy was announced as the winner of the 2021 Bristol Short Story Prize just over a week ago. Originally from Chile, and raised in Switzerland, Isidora left her studies in Hotel Management and went on to do a BA in English Literature and Spanish at the University of Manchester, an MPhil in Comparative Literatures…
Oct 02, 2021 | Joe Melia
Congratulations to Avril Joy on the publication of her new short story collection, this One Wild Place by Linen Press. The book brings together some of Avril’s previously published stories and some new unpublished work. From Linen Press’ website: “Combining a poet’s gift for language with a keen naturalist’s eye, Avril Joy takes her readers…
Sep 29, 2021 | Joe Melia
Great news for Dizz Tate; her debut novel, Brutes, will be published by Faber & Faber in the UK and Catapult in the US in 2023, after the novel was bought in a five-way auction. Faber commissioning editor, Emmie Francis, quoted in The Bookseller said: “Brutes is a classic, virtuoso coming-of-age story – one that depicts…
Sep 23, 2021 | Joe Melia
Many congratulations to Habiba Cooper Diallo on the publication of her book, #BlackInSchool this week by Canadian publisher, University of Regina Press. From the publisher’s website: “#BlackInSchool is Habiba Cooper Diallo’s high school journal, in which she documents, processes, and resists the systemic racism, microaggressions, stereotypes, and outright racism she experienced while being Black in school…
Sep 21, 2021 | Joe Melia
Great news for 2010 Bristol Short Story Prize winner, Valerie O’Riordan who has been signed by literary agent, Tom Drake-Lee at the DHH agency. Valerie, who is co-editor at the review site, Bookmunch, senior editor at The Forge Literary Magazine and a lecturer in Creative Writing at Bolton University, says: “I couldn’t be more excited…
Sep 16, 2021 | Joe Melia
Congratulations to Liz Tresidder who has been signed by literary agent, Euan Thorneycroft at the AM Heath agency. Liz says: “I was so excited to sign with Euan at AM Heath, who took an interest in my novel after I was accepted onto the London Library Emerging Writers Programme. As an unpublished writer, being shortlisted…
Sep 08, 2021 | Joe Melia
Congratulations to Jennifer Harvey whose third novel, The Vanishing Child was published by Bookouture at the end of August. From Bookouture’s description of the novel: “A heart-wrenching and emotionally charged novel about small-town secrets and the price of facing up to the truth. Fans of Liane Moriarty, Nicole Trope and The Silent Daughter will be gripped from…
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…
