The Bristol Short Story Prize

The Bristol Short Story Prize The Bristol Short Story Prize is an international writing competition hosted by the Department of English at the University of Bristol.

Website: https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/

Agent and competition news: Redfern Jon Barrett!We are pleased to share that Redfern Jon Barrett has just acquired a lit...
18/12/2025

Agent and competition news: Redfern Jon Barrett!

We are pleased to share that Redfern Jon Barrett has just acquired a literary agent!

Redfern announced in August that they are now represented by Jonathan Villegas of Olswanger Literary. We are so pleased for Redfern – and wish them and Jonathan every success as they begin working on new projects together. Redfern has also received 1st runner up for the Leapfrog Prize! A huge congratulations on their success.

Redfern Jon Barrett was shortlisted for the 2025 Bristol Short Story Prize with their story, Borderline, which is published in our Volume 17 anthology by Tangent Books.

Writer success stories: Anne Wilkins!We are delighted to share that Anne Wilkins recent short story, ‘The Scream’, was r...
08/12/2025

Writer success stories: Anne Wilkins!

We are delighted to share that Anne Wilkins recent short story, ‘The Scream’, was recently published in horror anthology, Pretend You Don’t See Her.
The collection catalogues ‘your shapeshifters, your werewolves, your witchy women, your wicked little creatures and demonic entities, all hiding in plain sight as harried housewives, college students, bartenders, business execs, Instagram influencers–ordinary, often forgotten ladies with dark secrets’.

You can read more about Wilkin’s fantastic story in an interview Kandisha Press, linked in our story highlights.

Congratulations to Anne – we look forward to reading ‘The Scream’!

Anne Wilkins was shortlisted for the 2025 Bristol Short Story Prize with her story, Washing Instructions for Delicate Fabric, which is published in our Volume 17 anthology by Tangent Books.

We're open for submissions! Closing date 31st January.here is the link for the submission rules, to register your entry,...
21/11/2025

We're open for submissions! Closing date 31st January.

here is the link for the submission rules, to register your entry, and find out more about our amazing judges: https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/rules/

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