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Bridport Prize 2011 - Flash Fiction Prizewinner's. Judge : - A L Kennedy
Judges Flash Fiction
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1st Prize £1000 Becky Tipper, Fredericksburg, USA "Meeting the Lobster"
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Becky Tipper is originally from the UK, but now lives in Fredericksburg, Texas with her
partner and young son. She is currently completing a PhD in sociology (based at the University
of Manchester) and has published several academic papers. Earlier this year her first creative
non-fiction essay appeared in the journal Literary Mama. |
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2nd Prize £500 Robert Maslen, Thornton, Bradford "More Like a Sister"
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| Robert Maslen comes from Bradford and is married with four daughters. He has a doctorate in the
psychology of language, funded by Germany's Max Planck Institute, and makes his living from studying
the metaphors people use in everyday language. Robert writes short stories, poetry and stories for
children. His poem 'Mt Odeon' was anthologised in The New Victoria: Heirloom to a City
(New Fire Tree Press, 2010). |
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3rd Prize £250 Samuel Wright, London "The Christmas House"
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Samuel Wright is an English teacher working in north London. He has a cat, a wife, and a baby,
all of whom he loves, although he fears the cat harbours malice towards the baby. His stories are
frequently read at the Liars' League events in London, and have won prizes from Unbound Press,
the Writers and Artists Yearbook, and Spilling Ink, as well as being published in .Cent and Litro magazines.
He is currently writing a novel about bomb disposal in Denmark. |
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Highly Commended (alphabetical order) - £25 Each
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Stace Budzko, Massachusetts, USA "North End 2010"
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| Stace Budzko has been published in Versal, Redivider, Upstreet, Necessary Fiction,
Prime Number, Hint Fiction, Press 53, PANK, Hobart, elimae, The Los Angeles Review,
Night Train, The Collagist, Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction Forward,
Brevity & Echo, Quick Fiction, Southeast Review and elsewhere. The screen adaptation of
his story, 'How to Set a House on Fire' was recently awarded Best in Show/Best Overall/Best Drama
at Spotlight Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival and Westport Film Festival
respectively. At present, he is a writing instructor at Emmanuel College as well as
writer- in-residence at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. His weekly writing craft
column is at Grub Street Daily. |
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John Glenday, Drumnadrochit, Scotland "Vampires"
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John Glenday is the author of three collections of poetry. His latest, (Grain, Picador, 2009) was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation and shortlisted for both the Ted Hughes Award and the Griffin International Poetry Prize
He is a judge for the 2011 National Poetry Competition. |
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John-Paris Kent, London "Filament"
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John-Paris Kent (also known as JP) lives in Peckham in south London opposite a great
pub called the Gowlett. He currently works part-time as a producer at Sky News but
is just about to live in Paris for a year. He started writing short stories and
flash fiction last year after enrolling on a course taught by Zoe Fairbairns at City Lit.
He is currently working on a novel called The Chemistry of Surfaces.
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Flash Fiction Short List 2011
(In no particular order)
| Tom Miles, London |
Jennifer Gooch Hummer, Califonia, USA |
| Kathleen Balma, Connecticut, USA |
Kieren Westwood, Chester |
| Mike Walsh, Florida, USA |
Shelley McAlister, Isle of Wight |
| Mairead Schwarz, Plymouth |
Marilyn Moriarty, Virginia, USA |
| R S Hughes, Austria |
Lynn Blackadder, London |
| Louise Phillips, Co Dublin, Ireland |
Gregory Jackson, London |
| David Paterson, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Cynthia Hyde, Lake Macquarie, Australia |
| Josephine Else, Meopham, Kent |
Harriet Howes, North Yorkshire |
| Amina Gautier, Philadelphia, USA |
Bob Walker, Solihull |
| Asif Jahangir, London |
Laura Bradley, Oxford |
| Kathleen Morris, Oxford |
Mavis Klein, London |
| Jean Long, London |
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