Edge Hill Short Story Prize

Edge Hill Short Story Prize
CountryEngland, British Isles
Presented byEdge Hill University

The Edge Hill Short Story Prize is a short-story contest held annually by Edge Hill University.

Background

The concept for the prize was developed by Professor Ailsa Cox following a 2006 short-story conference at Edge Hill. Candidates must be born or normally reside in the British Isles (including Ireland), making the prize the only United Kingdom award to recognize a single author, published short-story collection.[1]

The prize has three categories: the main literary award of £10,000, the Debut Collection Prize of £1000 (awarded to one of the shortlistees with a debut collection), and the PGR Creative Writing award of £500, for a story written by an Edge Hill student undertaking postgraduate research in creative writing.[2] Rodge Glass, previously senior lecturer in creative writing at Edge Hill, edited an anthology of selected stories from winners and shortlisted authors to celebrate the award's first ten years. Titled Head Land: 10 Years of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, it was published in 2017.[3]

Judging

Each year, the judging panel consists of three individuals who are supporters of the short story through writing or the creative industries, or have connections with the university.

Year Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge 3
2007 Andrew Cant A.L. Kennedy Ailsa Cox
2008 Hilary Mantel Duncan Minshull Professor Rhiannon Evans
2009 Claire Keegan James Walton Mark Flinn
2010 Chris Beckett Katharine Fry Professor Tanya Byron
2011 Jeremy Dyson Stuart Maconie Marcus Gipps
2012 Graham Mort Suzi Feay Professor Rhiannon Evans
2013 Lesley McDowell Jim Lee Sarah Hall
2014 Kevin Barry Carys Bray Katie Allen
2015 Chris Power Rachel Trezise Ailsa Cox
2016 Kirsty Gunn Cathy Galvin Billy Cowan
2017 Thomas Morris Cathy Galvin Rodge Glass
2018 Alice O'Keffee Paul McVeigh Daisy Johnson
2019 Elizabeth Baines Tessa Hadley Sam Jordison
2020 David Szalay Sara Hunt Zayneb Allak
2021 Shelley Day Elise Dillsworth Kim Wiltshire
2022 Kevin Barry Arzu Tahsin Sarah Schofield
2023 Saba Sams Lucy Luck Andrea Ashworth
2024 Bernie McGill Sam Conaghan Harriet Hirshman

Winners

Colm Toibin was the first winner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize in 2007.[4] His winning collection, Mothers and Sons, explores the family relationships of several individuals during significant times in their lives.[5] The following year Claire Keegan won the prize with her collection entitled Walk the Blue Fields.[6] The collection's stories illustrate the yearning of the human heart against the backdrop of a nation wrestling with its past.[7] The 2009 prize was awarded to Chris Beckett for The Turing Test.[8] This science fiction collection captures readers' attention with tales about robots, alien planets, genetic manipulation, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.[9] Jeremy Dyson won the 2010 prize for his third short story collection The Cranes that Build the Cranes. A compilation of ghoulish stories, The Cranes that Build the Cranes is full of black humour and dark stories that received significant praise from critics.[10] In 2011 judges awarded the prize to Professor Graham Mort for his collection entitled Touch.[11] The stories in Touch are set in a variety of backgrounds including Africa, France, and northern England, and they convey an understanding and respect of the natural world and human relationships.[12] Sarah Hall's The Beautiful Indifference won the prize in 2012.[13] The collection includes erotic and disarming stories that span across centuries and diverse landscapes, all emphasizing the importance of survivalism.[14] Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry was awarded the prize in 2013.[15] This collection explores the tragedies and comedies of everyday life, and includes moving tales of misspent love and crimes gone wrong.[16] The 2014 prize was given to John Burnside for his collection entitled Something Like Happy.[17] Stories in Something Like Happy are often set in coastal towns during the winter, and include tales of menace, violence, and hallucinations.[18] The 2015 prize was awarded to Professor Kirsty Gunn for Infidelities.[19] The collection centres on stories of infidelity and includes tales of lust, love, resentment, and regret.[20]

Year Author Short Story Collection
2007 Colm Toibin Mothers and Sons
2008 Claire Keegan Walk the Blue Fields
2009 Chris Beckett The Turing Test
2010 Jeremy Dyson The Cranes that Build the Cranes
2011 Graham Mort Touch
2012 Sarah Hall The Beautiful Indifference
2013 Kevin Barry Dark Lies the Island
2014 John Burnside Something Like Happy
2015 Kirsty Gunn Infidelities
2016 Jessie Greengrass An Account of the Decline Of The Great Auk, According To One Who Saw It
2017 Daisy Johnson Fen
2018 Tessa Hadley Bad Dreams
2019 David Szalay Turbulence
2020 Shelley Day What Are You Like
2021 Kevin Barry That Old Country Music
2022 Saba Sams Send Nudes
2023 Bernie McGill This Train Is For

Award ceremonies

Winning authors are announced and honoured at an award ceremony each year. Furthermore, Edge Hill University hosts a public reading, during which the prize recipient reads from the winning collection.

Year Award Ceremony Location
2007 Royal Exchange, Manchester
2008 The Bluecoat, Liverpool
2009 The Bluecoat, Liverpool
2010 Blackwell's Bookstore, London
2011 Blackwell's Bookstore, London
2012 Free Word Centre, London
2013 Waterstones Piccadilly, London
2014 Free Word Centre, London
2015 Free Word Centre, London
2016 Free Word Centre, London
2017 Waterstones Piccadilly, London
2018 Waterstones Piccadilly, London
2019 Waterstones Piccadilly, London
2020 Online during Covid lockdown
2021 Online during Covid lockdown
2022 London Review Bookshop, London
2023 London Review Bookshop, London
2024 London Review Bookshop, London

Citations

  1. ^ "Eligibility". Edge Hill University. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Short Story". Edge Hill University. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Head Land: Ten Years of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize". Freight Books. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. ^ Flood, Alison (6 May 2009). "SF author up against Booker winner for short story award". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Mothers and Sons". Colm Toibin. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Keegan wins Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2008". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Walk the Blue Fields". Faber & Faber. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. ^ "The Turing Test". Chris Beckett. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Surprise win as Chris Beckett triumphs in Edge Hill Short Story Prize". Midaspr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ^ Krieger, Candice (12 August 2010). "Jeremy Dyson snatches a prize for his ghoulish stories". The JC. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Graham Mort". British Council Literature. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Poet scoops Edge Hill University Short Story Prize 2011". Edge Hill University. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  13. ^ Mullen, Adrian (23 July 2012). "Author Sarah Hall lands Edge Hill University Prize". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Sarah Hall wins Edge Hill Prize". Conville and Walsh. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Edge Hill University Short Story Prize 2014". Nawe. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Dark Lies the Island". Gray Wolf Press. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  17. ^ "John Burnside". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  18. ^ Hanks, Robert (29 January 2013). "Something Like Happy by John Burnside review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Professor Kirsty Gunn wins major short story award". University of Dundee. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Kirsty Gunn wins the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2015". Conville and Walsh. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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