The 2017 Galley Beggar Prize shortlist
31 January 2017
We're delighted to say that the following five stories have reached the final round of our short story competition:
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THREE QUESTIONS with Gordon Collins
31 January 2017
Following on from the longlist announcement of the 2016/17 GBP Short Story Prize, we asked each of the thirteen writers three questions about themselves, their story, and their inspirations. Here's Gordon Collins, whose longlisted short story War Ina Babylon is available to read as a digital single.
Tell us a little about yourself – how long have you been writing? Any publications?
THREE QUESTIONS with Linda McVeigh
31 January 2017
Following on from the longlist announcement of the 2016/17 GBP Short Story Prize, we asked each of the thirteen writers three questions about themselves, their story, and their inspirations. Here's Linda McVeigh, whose longlisted short story Back Seat is available to read as a digital single. You'll also find a short biography of Linda after her answers.
THREE QUESTIONS with Hilary Dean
30 January 2017
Following on from the longlist announcement of the 2016/17 GBP Short Story Prize, we asked each of the thirteen writers three questions about themselves, their story, and their inspirations. Here's Hilary Dean, whose longlisted short story Resurrection is available to read as a digital single. You'll also find a short biography of Hilary after her answers.
Short story prize shortlist: announcement Tuesday
29 January 2017
Hello!
Just to say that we're announcing our short story prize shortlist on Tuesday. (Apologies if you've been expecting it earlier. We've been doing some extra agonising - and addtional rhapsodising - over the stories. Full report soon.)
Meanwhile, the entire longlist is now in our store, for sale as individual ebooks for £1 each. They're all great:
THREE QUESTIONS with Amber Higgins
28 January 2017
Following on from the longlist announcement of the 2016/17 GBP Short Story Prize, we asked each of the thirteen writers three questions about themselves, their story, and their inspirations. Here's Amber Higgins, whose longlisted short story Little Moon is available to read as a digital single. You'll also find a short biography of Amber after her answers.