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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

57 Story Collections on Frank O'Connor Longlist 2009!

Well, what a day! The longlist for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award has just been announced - a record 57 short story collections! The White Road and Other Stories is among them - every eligible short story collection submitted by the publisher is longlisted, a wonderful boost for the short story. Visit The Short Review blog for the full longlist, it's a joy to read, with big names like Ali Smith and Mary Gaitskill alongside us small fry. Congratulations to all!
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5 comments:

  1. Elizabeth Baines2:51 pm

    Wonderful news, Tania! The Frank O'Connor do the short story proud, don't they? It's wonderful the way they draw attention to great writing.

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  2. Nik Perring3:40 pm

    Congratulations to all indeed. And a great big whopping hurrah!

    Nik

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  3. Sarah Hilary4:57 pm

    Brilliant! Congratulations, Tania!

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  4. Raz Godelnik4:55 am

    This is great news. Congrats,Tania!

    We'll write about it on Eco-Libris blog.

    Raz

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  5. Vanessa Gebbie8:36 am

    Fantastic to see what they are doing. Fingers crossed for White Road! (I left a message yesterday but maybe didnt press the right button!)

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