The National Arts Festival and Mercury Publishers are pleased to announce 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), 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 6 July 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, please see www.shortsharpstories.com or contact Stuart Hendricks of Mercury books: 021-671-3440; stuart@burnetmedia.co.za.

The 39^th edition of the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown will take place from 27 June to 7 July 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.

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