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 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…
