{"id":208,"date":"2018-08-24T13:18:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T12:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2023-07-18T19:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T18:55:50","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/northern-short-story-academy-short-story-writers\/success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Success stories, we\u2019ve had a few!<\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<h3>This New North<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1141\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9781912436576.jpg?resize=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9781912436576.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9781912436576.jpg?resize=667%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9781912436576.jpg?resize=768%2C1179&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9781912436576.jpg?resize=1001%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1001w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9781912436576.jpg?resize=1334%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1334w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/9781912436576.jpg?w=1629&amp;ssl=1 1629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>This New North<\/em> (2020) edited by SJ Bradley and Anna Chilvers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Produced by members of the Northern Short Story Festival Academy, this new anthology showcasing the range of talent in the North of England features work by Litro fiction editor Barney Walsh, author &amp; critic Richard Smyth, and poet and academic Haleemah Alaydi.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve of the authors featured in this new work are graduates of the Northern Short Story Festival Academy programme, which developed the voices of twelve brand new short story writers based in the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published by Valley Press.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>May You<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7208 size-medium\" title=\"May You Anthology published by Valley Press\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigbookend.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9781912436071-197x300.jpg?resize=197%2C300\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigbookend.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9781912436071-197x300.jpg?resize=197%2C300 197w, http:\/\/www.bigbookend.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9781912436071-768x1172.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.bigbookend.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9781912436071-671x1024.jpg 671w, http:\/\/www.bigbookend.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9781912436071.jpg 1571w\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>May You<\/em>\u00a0(2018) edited by SJ Bradley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Walter Swan Prize Anthology.19 contemporary short stories chosen by\u00a0Anna Chilvers and\u00a0Angela Readman and edited by SJ Bradley.<span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Published by Valley Press.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Remembering Oluwale<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-277 size-medium\" title=\"Cover of Remembering Oluwale, An Anthology\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/9781908853714.jpg?resize=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/9781908853714.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/9781908853714.jpg?resize=768%2C1179&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/9781908853714.jpg?resize=667%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/9781908853714.jpg?w=1524&amp;ssl=1 1524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Remembering Oluwale<\/em>\u00a0(2016) edited by SJ Bradley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner, \u201cBest Anthology\u201d at the Saboteur Awards 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Published by Valley Press.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Flash Fiction Slam Hall of Fame \u2013 FFS!<\/h2>\n<p>Our Flash Fiction Slam is an annual event, much loved and hotly anticipated.Winners of the FFS win unparalleled levels of glory, and the respect and envy of their peers. Here&#8217;s our FFS Hall of Fame so far:<\/p>\n<h2>2017 Winner: Phil Olsen, The Haunted Saucepan<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-247 size-medium\" title=\"Photo of Phil Olsen, Flash Fiction Slam winner 2017, being congratulated by judge Jimmy Andrex\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flash-Fiction-Slam-Phil-Olsen.jpg?resize=300%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flash-Fiction-Slam-Phil-Olsen.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flash-Fiction-Slam-Phil-Olsen.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2018 Winner: Fay Kesby, Coffee<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-246 size-medium\" title=\"Photo of Fay Kesby, Flash Fiction Slam winner 2018, reading Coffee\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flash-Fiction-Slam-Fay-Kesby.jpg?resize=300%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2018 Winner: Fay Kesby, Coffee\u00a0\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flash-Fiction-Slam-Fay-Kesby.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flash-Fiction-Slam-Fay-Kesby.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>2019 Winner: Monica Dickson, One Of The Girls<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FFS.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FFS.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FFS.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FFS.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FFS.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FFS.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigbookend.co.uk\/nssf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FFS.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success stories, we\u2019ve had a few! 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