ShortSoryVille

2011 Bristol Short Story Prize open for entries

December 7th, 2010

The Bristol Short Story Prize is now officially open for entries. The prize money for the 2011 contest has doubled: the winning writer will receive £1,000 and all 20 writers whose stories are published in Volume 4 of The Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology will receive at least £100. The winning story will, also, be published in Bristol Review of Books and Venue magazine. And short story fans can look forward to ShortStoryVille- a day-long festival celebrating short stories, to be held next July.

The 2011 judging panel includes Maia Bristol (former UK Sales Manager at Faber & Faber), award-wining short story writer Tania Hershman (highly commended in the 2009 Orange Prize for her collection ‘The White Road and other stories’) and author, illustrator and cartoonist Joe Berger. The competition closes 31st March 2011. The picture shows last year’s winner Valerie O’Riordan, signing a copy of the 2010 anthology.