11th March, 2016

Terroir by Graham Mort longlisted for Edge Hill Prize 2016

Congratulations to Graham Mort, whose short story collection Terroir has been longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize in its tenth anniversary year.
This is the second time Graham has had a collection on the Edge Hill Prize list – Touch went on to win the prize in 2011.
Ailsa Cox, Professor of Short Fiction and organiser of the Short Story Prize said: ‘We are excited to be able to mark the tenth anniversary of our prize with such a strong longlist of authors from across the UK and Ireland. It is fitting that in our anniversary year a previous winner features in the list – Graham Mort (Winner 2011) – as well as two previously shortlisted authors – Helen Simpson and Ali Smith. We face a tough task in the judging stages, but our tenth anniversary prize will truly showcase some of the best talent in the genre.’
See the full longlist here.
About Terroir:From England to Europe, Africa to South America, these stories from prize-winning short story writer Graham Mort explore relationships: father and child; man and wife; man and his environment.
A rising star of wine making understands his terroir, but oversteps the boundaries; a father taking his son on a day out finds himself in unexpectedly terrifying circumstances; an aid worker in Uganda finds himself treading in his father’s footsteps…
All these stories are sensitively told and beautifully written, bringing fresh perspectives to our place in the world around us.
About the Edge Hill Short Story Prize:The Edge Hill Short Story Prize it is the only UK award that recognises excellence in a published collection of short stories and has attracted established names competing alongside relative newcomers for the £10,000 main prize, a £1,000 Readers’ Prize and an additional category worth £500 acknowledging rising talents on Edge Hill University’s own MA Creative Writing course.