Category Archives: English and History

Ailsa Cox talks about the Edge Hill Prize

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Nicky Speed

With the announcement of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize winner imminent, Alisa Cox, Reader in English Literature at Edge Hill University and Co-ordinator of the prize, talks about how it is the only prize that recognises excellence in a published … Continue reading →

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Can you write a short story in 100 words or fewer?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Nicky Speed

Next month, we can look forward to the shortlist for the 2012 Edge Hill Prize, which is in its sixth year and is for “excellence in a published single author short story collection”. At the moment, it is the only … Continue reading →

The Costa short story prize is not enough

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Nicky Speed

Edge Hill’s Short Story Prize has been recognised in The Guardian as being the only UK prize dedicated to the short story. Yet it is argued that more needs to be done for this ‘neglected’ form of writing. Read why … Continue reading →

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Palestine’s UN bid: lessons from the history of Zionism

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Nicky Speed

Historian James Renton suggests that this week’s application for UN membership by the Palestinians could provide the moral and legal backing required to achieve the reality of statehood, much as the Balfour Declaration of 1917 laid the ground for the … Continue reading →

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In a Conversation with Edge Hill Short Story Prize-winners