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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jul 10

Are you working on the next big story?

Don't miss out on The Novelry's latest competition. Submit 3 pages of your manuscript for the chance to win £75,000.

Details here: bit.ly/3IikrqN

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Enter The Next Big Story prize at The Novelry for a chance to win $100,000 (£75,000 U.K.). Eight shortlisted entrants will receive The Finished Novel Course. Opens May 1, 2025. Closes July 31, 2025. T...

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 30

Congratulations to this year's winners and to all the writers featured in the Volume 17 anthology.

Read all their stories: bit.ly/4l0zhk8

@zoemeager.bsky.social @morrislau78.bsky.social
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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 27

Local to Bristol?

Don't miss the 2025 Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Launch and Winners' Reception tomorrow, June 28th, at Waterstones, Bristol - Galleries.

Get your free ticket here: bit.ly/3TIoQFU

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hurt from tragedy and haunted by bullies, ‘Washing Instructions for Delicate Fabric’ follows a young girl as she tries to fit into a life that wasn't made for her.

📚 @annewilkins.bsky.social's story features in our upcoming anthology. Learn more and meet all our shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 25

It wasn’t part of the plan. In fact, you didn’t even think it was possible… not at your age. But it happened and now an impossible decision sits before you.

📚 Catch Debra's affecting story in our 2025 anthology & meet all our shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 24

They’re back! They might not look the same, but that doesn’t matter. All that matters is the chance for more time. A compelling story about loss, reincarnation and letting go.

📚 Read Becky’s story in our anthology and meet all our shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 23

In the aftermath of a devastating fire, rescue crews search for survivors, while a young girl searches for hope in the darkness.

📚 Jillian’s story joins our next anthology. Learn more and meet all our shortlisted authors: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 22

It’s the morning of the Olympic 100m sprint, a historic day in the making, and yet life goes on. ‘1992’ immerses us in the daily lives of a family just doing their best.

📚 Look for S-L’s story in our upcoming anthology and meet all our shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 21

Fran seems destined to a life running the family business – Dikes’ Gas & Goods – until a late-night customer makes her question everything.

📚 Louis’s mysterious story features in our upcoming anthology. Learn more and meet all our shortlisted authors: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 20

‘How to Lose a Sister’ is a deeply emotional story about grief, learning to live with it and learning that life can still be beautiful.

📚 Read Issie’s story in our new anthology. Find out more and meet all our shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 19

Stuck. Trapped. Flattened. ‘The Weight of a Man’ is an exploration of family, love and the search to escape pressures outside our control.

📚 Read @morrislau78.bsky.social's story in our upcoming anthology. Learn more and meet all our shortlisted authors: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 18

What if you had to let go of the things you love, one at a time, until you had nothing left? Could you do it? What if you didn’t have a choice?

📚 @zoemeager.bsky.social's story joins our next anthology. Learn more and meet all our shortlisted authors: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 17

In this multi-POV story, we follow a mother and her daughter as they are forced to confront what it means to belong.

📚 @kerrymead.bsky.social‬’s heart-breaking story will feature in our new anthology. Learn more and meet all our shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 16

Accidentally sharing a bed with a friend is one thing, but doing it with a coworker you hardly know... that's a disaster waiting to happen. Or is it?

📚 Check out @phoebhamiltonjones.bsky.social's laugh out loud story in our upcoming anthology and meet all 15 shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 15

‘Eggshell White’ brings us face to face with the oppressive darkness that lives beneath the walls, beneath the skin, beneath society’s façade.

📚 Catch @demimondaine.bsky.social's work in our upcoming anthology and meet all our shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 14

‘Memory Box’ paints a heart-wrenching portrait of life after earth and explores the beauty and sadness that comes with clinging to memories of things long lost.

📚 JR’s story features in our upcoming anthology. Learn more & meet all the shortlisted authors: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 13

This compelling and visceral vignette gives us a glimpse into the life of a teenager trying to live and love as the world crumbles around them.

📚 Emma’s story will appear in our upcoming anthology along with the other shortlisted writers. Learn more: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 12

‘Borderline’ takes us on a journey of self-exploration. In a divided Berlin, the main character must face the dangers of embracing all aspects of their identity or forever feel incomplete.

📚 Catch @redfernjon.bsky.social's story in our anthology and meet all our shortlisted writers: bit.ly/4dZRhIB

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Jun 4

Check out the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 17 cover design and learn more about the artist at bit.ly/4kNjC78

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · May 15

The 2025 Bristol Short Story Prize shortlist is now live: bit.ly/4k7rSio

A huge thank you to our incredible judging panel: @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social, Kate Johnson and @peacemedie.bsky.social for their time, commitment and enthusiasm.

Congratulations to this year’s shortlisted authors!

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · May 14

Attention all: Only one more day until we announce this year's shortlist!

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · May 7

Congratulations to Jane Healey on her new novel, Crescendo, which was pre-empted by Harvill Secker and will reach bookshelves in spring 2026!

We are elated for Jane, whose story 'Pool Boy' was shortlisted for the 2013 Bristol Short Story Prize.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition which now stands at 40,000+! You can #DoTheWriteThing & stop #MetaBookThieves by adding your signature here ✒️ authr.uk/sp40

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · Mar 27

You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Mar 22

Congratulations to the authors of the 2025 Bristol Short Story Prize longlist!

Now live on our website: bit.ly/4bNzJi5

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