Last night, the 2013 Edge Hill Short Story Prize was awarded to Kevin Barry for his collection Dark Lies the Island.
As well as the main prize, Barry also won the Readers’ Prize. These add to a growing tally of prizes that he has won in recent years – with good reason. What was also clear from Barry’s acceptance speech was that he’s a great ambassador for the short story. Many congratulations to him.
Elsewhere on the blog, you can read my review of Dark Lies the Island here; and check out a discussion from last year of Kevin Barry’s story ‘Atlantic City’.
5th July 2013 at 3:40 pm
Congratulations to Kevin Barry, and thanks for your coverage of the prize, David.