The National Arts Festival and Mercury
Publishers have announced the winners for the Short Sharp Stories which is an
anthology of short crime stories entitled Bloody
Satisfied.
They were selected from more than 200
entries and are Dawn Garisch (best story), Roger Smith (best thriller), T O
Molefe (most original), and Liam Kruger (best new voice).
This inaugural anthology, introduced with a
foreword by renowned crime fiction writer Deon Meyer, is a collection of
thrilling twist-in-the-tale stories that make good on the ‘Bloody Satisfied’ promise: slick and sexy stories that brim with
danger and elements of the sinister; sophisticated stories that focus on the
subtler crimes of everyday life; smart stories that invert expectations and
linger in the mind.
Meyer says “This book is immensely
entertaining and it’s a pleasure to be associated with it. It contains the best
24 out of an astounding more than 200 contributions. It includes word-class,
internationally famous authors, and a very large number who will soon fall into
that category.”
Award money totalling R35,000 will be
presented to the four prize-winning stories at the official launch at the
National Arts Festival in Grahamstown on July 6, 2013. This year’s judges are
Sarah Lotz, Fred Khumalo and John Maytham. The editor is Joanne Hichens and the
publisher Tim Richman of Mercury (an imprint of Burnet Media).
The Short Sharp Stories Award is a platform
for both established and emerging writers in South Africa. The theme for next
year’s anthology will be announced at the launch in July. The Award is curated
by Joanne Hichens at www.shortsharpstories.com
The book is published by Burnet Media. For
more information visit www.shortsharpstories.com
or contact Stuart Hendricks of Mercury books: 021 671 3440; stuart@burnetmedia.co.za.
The 39th edition of the National Arts
Festival, Grahamstown will take place from June 27 to July 7 2013. The National
Arts Festival is sponsored by Standard Bank, The National Lottery Distribution
Trust Fund, Eastern Cape Government, Department of Arts and Culture, National
Arts Council, City Press and M Net.
To
link to the NAF website, click on the large banner advert at the top of this page.
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