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Brick Lane Bookshop: Short Story Prize - Longlist 2019

Penned By James Mitchell
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Brick Lane Bookshop: Short Story Prize - Longlist 2019

Penned By James Mitchell
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Editor's Note:
Twelve short stories selected from 463 entries to our 2019 competition.Featuring short fiction from: James Mitchell, Rosanna Hildyard, Judith Wilson, Isha Karki, Melody Razak, Toby Wallis, Holly Barratt, Emily Bullock, Ellen Hardy, Kerry Hood, T. Schroeder, Sylvia Warren"Eclectic, accomplished, bursting with life - the Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize Longlist is an act of literature in discovery. It pushes and pulls the reader in all sorts of directions, yet remains centered around one consistent premise: the joy of the written word." Kit Caless, 2019 prize judge."Arrives and lands with thrilling confidence, quickly establishing an atmosphere that is subtle but indelible." Emma Paterson, 2019 prize judge, on the winner, James Mitchell."An amazingly diverse list. All the stories have their own unique energy, originality and power." Zoe Gilbert, 2019 prize judge.

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Length 182 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Brick Lane Bookshop
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Identifier (ISBN) 50981940
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