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Published: November 21, 2025 15:15

We’re open for submissions! Closing date 31st January. Visit our website to read our submission rules, register your entry, and check out our amazing judges: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/rules/

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Published: November 13, 2025 17:09

The Bristol Short Story Prize will officially re-open next week! Writers, get ready - you can submit your short stories from the 19th November. All info on our website (link in bio).

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Published: November 10, 2025 17:22

We've been sitting on a very special announcement, and we can't wait to share it with you. Writers - get ready, and stay tuned for updates!

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Published: July 10, 2025 12:07

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 #writingcomps #novels #iamwriting https://bit.ly/3IikrqN

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Published: June 30, 2025 10:14

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 #writing #shortstories #writingcompetitions

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Published: June 27, 2025 13:51

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 #writingprize #shortstoryprize

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Published: June 26, 2025 11:31

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…

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Published: June 25, 2025 11:31

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:…

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Published: June 24, 2025 11:32

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:…

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Published: June 23, 2025 11:31

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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Published: June 22, 2025 11:30

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…

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Published: June 21, 2025 11:30

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:…

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Published: June 20, 2025 11:31

‘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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Published: June 19, 2025 11:31

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:…

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Published: June 18, 2025 11:31

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:…

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Published: June 17, 2025 11:31

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:…

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Published: June 16, 2025 11:30

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…

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Published: June 15, 2025 11:30

‘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:…

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Published: June 14, 2025 11:30

‘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…

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Published: June 13, 2025 11:11

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:…

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Published: June 12, 2025 08:11

‘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…

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Published: June 4, 2025 14:18

Check out the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 17 cover design and learn more about the artist at bit.ly/4kNjC78 https://media.tenor.com/x_3-BNJNAMYAAAAC/cover-reveal-author-cover-reveal.gif?hh=360&ww=480

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Published: May 15, 2025 10:41

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…

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Published: May 14, 2025 15:11

Attention all: Only one more day until we announce this year's shortlist! https://media.tenor.com/d_VmveSVL7wAAAAC/mike-meyers-austin-powers.gif?hh=213&ww=500

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Published: May 7, 2025 17:20

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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Published: March 22, 2025 11:36

Congratulations to the authors of the 2025 Bristol Short Story Prize longlist! Now live on our website: bit.ly/4bNzJi5 https://media.tenor.com/SXx3atrbg2AAAAAC/great-news.gif?hh=302&ww=250

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Published: March 13, 2025 11:59

Update on Longlist After thorough consideration we have decided to push the longlist announcement back one week. We apologise for any frustration or disappointment this causes. Please visit our website for more details: bit.ly/4iHKKn8…

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Published: February 24, 2025 16:26

Happy publication day to Kasia Jaronczyk, whose new novel, Voices in the Air, was published by Palimpsest Press last week! We are over the moon for Kasia, whose short story, Lemons, was shortlisted for the 2016 Bristol Short Story Prize.