8th July, 2011

Graham Mort wins Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2011 with ‘Touch’

Graham Mort scooped the Edge Hill Short Story prize 2011, with his collection Touch. The winner was announced at Blackwells, Charing Cross Road in London. Touch was shortlisted amongst some diverse names such as, Michele Roberts, Polly Samson. Helen Simpson and Tom Vowler. Mort’s collection includes a Bridport prize-winning short story “The Prince”. Graham is currently abroad and was unable to collect his £5,000, Penny Thomas (Fiction Editor at Seren) accepted it on his behalf.
Unfortunately Pascale Petit didn’t win Wales Book of the Year 2011 with her collection of poetry What the Water Gave Me: Poems After Frida Kahlo. Pascale was on the shortlist with Cloud Road by John Harrison and Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds. Cloud Road (Parthian) won the £10,000 prize and each short-listed author received a £1,000 prize. What the Water Gave Me was on the short list for the T S Eliot Prize 2010.