The Edge Hill Short Story Prize longlist for 2013 has been announced, revealing a record entry for the UK's only prize for single-author collections of short stories published in the UK. Now running in its seventh year, the 2013 Edge Hill Short … [Read more...]
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Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2013 longlist announced
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Jon McGregor ‘book booty’ giveaway: And the winners are…
Well folks, the entries are in and the deadline is passed, and it's time to reveal the winners of my giveaway, where two lucky people are going to win a paperback copy of Jon McGregor's latest short story collection, This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That … [Read more...]
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Rob’s Book Booty: Win 1 of 2 copies of Jon McGregor’s paperback story collection, This Isn’t The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You
Arrr! Arrr! That's right ya scurvy sea dogs, Rob is back to tantalise yer tastebuds with some more book booty. To celebrate tomorrow's paperback publication of Jon McGregor's latest short story collection, This Isn't The Sort of Thing That … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: ‘Keeping Watch Over The Sheep’ by Jon McGregor
Story Title: Keeping Watch Over The Sheep Collection/Anthology?: This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You (Bloomsbury) Date Read: Wednesday 13th February 2013 Briefly: A father is stopped at the school doors from going in to … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: ‘Looking up Vagina’ by Jon McGregor
Story Title: Looking up Vagina Collection/Anthology?: This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You (Bloomsbury) Date Read: Wednesday 27th June 2012 Briefly: Smithy is vaguely optimistic that the appearance of pubic hair is going … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Bloomsbury, Jon McGregor, short fiction, short story review, Year of the Short Story
Which events are making Rob wag his tail for EdBookFest 2012, already?
With news of this year's event programme still fresh, and my heart still pounding like a Spaniard's drum at a Euro '12 football match, I thought I'd take a moment to highlight a few of the events that I'm most excited about in this year's Edinburgh … [Read more...]
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Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award 2012 longlist
The nominees for this year's Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award have been announced, revealing a record breaking longlist of 77 short story collections from 17 different countries. Despite a €10,000 drop in the overall winner's … [Read more...]
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Who Shot the Strawberry Picker?
A little video entertainment then, for all those who are waiting patiently to hear of the winner of this year's Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award, which is announced at the end of this month (March 30th - see this post for further … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories Tagged With: Booktrust, Joanna Trollope, Jon McGregor, Louise Doughty, Melvyn Bragg, Roshi Fernando, short fiction, Stuart Evers, Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award
Short Story Review: ‘She Was Looking For This Coat’ by Jon McGregor
Story Title: She Was Looking For This Coat Collection/Anthology?: This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You (Bloomsbury) Date Read: 8th February 2012 Briefly: A daughter visits a bus company's offices, in desperate search of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Bloomsbury, Jon McGregor, short fiction, short story review, Year of the Short Story
Short Story Review: ‘In Winter The Sky’ by Jon McGregor
Story Title: In Winter The Sky Collection/Anthology?: This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You (Bloomsbury) Date Read: 3rd February 2012 Briefly: A young lad (George) gets involved in an unforgettable accident while returning … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Bloomsbury, Jon McGregor, short fiction, short story review