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:
January 2017
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.
THREE QUESTIONS with Richard Smyth
25 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 Richard Smyth, whose longlisted short story Something Was Being Broken will soon be available to read as a digital single. You'll also find a short biography of Richard after his answers.
THREE QUESTIONS with Henrietta Rose-Innes
24 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 Henrietta Rose-Innes, whose longlisted short story The Second Law will soon be available to read as a digital single. You'll also find a short biography of Henrietta after her answers.
THREE QUESTIONS with Tom Spencer
23 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 Tom Spencer, whose longlisted short story gnomechomsky will soon be available to read as a digital single. You'll also find a short biography of Tom after his answers.
THREE QUESTIONS with Paul Jones
20 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 Paul Jones, whose longlisted short story Patterdale will soon be available to read as a digital single. You'll also find a short biography of Paul after his answers.