{"id":367,"date":"2011-07-27T17:25:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T17:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/WritingTutors\/?p=367"},"modified":"2011-07-27T17:50:48","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T17:50:48","slug":"emily-bullock-wins-bristol-short-story-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/WritingTutors\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"Emily Bullock wins Bristol Short Story Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0<\/span><\/span>OU creative Writing tutor Emily Bullock has won the hotly contested Bristol Short Story Prize<\/a> for 2011 with a boxing-themed tale.\u00a0<\/div>\n

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Her story My Girl<\/em> was judged best out of a record 2,100 entries from more than 30 countries, \"\"<\/a>with writers from as far afield as New Zealand, Brazil, India, Canada, USA and South Africa submitting their work.<\/p>\n

Emily, who is also doing a PhD in Creative Writing with the OU, wins \u00a31,000 plus a \u00a3150 Waterstones gift card.\u00a0 Her story will be published in Venue Magazine<\/em> and Bristol Review of Books<\/em>, as well as the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 4.<\/p>\n

‘My Girl <\/em>is an evocative story, beautifully written, and with an internal rhythm that matches its setting, the boxing ring,’ said Bristol Prize Judge Tania Hershmann.\u00a0 ‘This winning story “floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee,” as Muhammed Ali famously said.’<\/p>\n

Emily says, ‘I feel privileged that my writing caught the attention of the judges.\u00a0 As a writer, it is a great reward to know you have connected with readers.’<\/p>\n

Emily is based in the OU’s London region, where she teaches A215 Creative Writing.<\/p>\n

Emily’s personal website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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