GRIST competition 2011

In association with the Huddersfield Literature Festival 2011

Many thanks to the judges: Helen Simpson, Lemn Sissay, David Gill, Gaia Holmes, Mark Ellis and Michael Stewart; for all their hard work.

All of the above are winners and will be published later this year. More information soon. In addition, there will be cash prizes of first (£500), second (£250) and third (£100) which will be announced at the launch of the Huddersfield Literature Festival 2011 at 7.30pm 16 March, Sleepers Bar, Huddersfield. http://www.litfest.org.uk/

GRIST Short Story Competition 2008

Winners

Short Fiction:

1st - Indigo Runway by Jess Richards (£250 plus £150 book tokens)
2nd - Martin in a Hole by Brindley Hallam Dennis (£150 plus £100 book tokens)
3rd - Stinky by Ben Cheetham (£100 plus £50 book tokens)

Poetry:

1st - The Birdbath's Saying 'Dive' by Jonathan Asser (£250 plus £150 book tokens)
2nd - The Fishing Trip by Hilary J Murray (£150 plus £100 book tokens)
3rd - Poem for the Love Lane Crow by Gareth Durasow (£100 plus £50 book tokens)

Grist Competition Shortlists

In association with the Huddersfield Literature Festival 2009

The winners were announced at the launch of the 4th Huddersfield Literature Festival 2009 on Wednesday 11 March.

Judges

Joanne Harris 2008/9 Short Story Judge

Joanne Harris was born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and was a teacher for fifteen years, during which time she published three novels; The Evil Seed (1989), Sleep, Pale Sister (1993) and Chocolat (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp

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Since then, she has written seven more novels; Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, Coastliners, Holy Fools, Gentlemen and Players, and, most recently, The Lollipop Shoes and Runemarks, plus; Jigs & Reels, a collection of short stories. Her books are now published in over 40 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. In 2004, Joanne was one of the judges of the Whitbread prize (categories; first novel and overall winner); and in 2005 she was a judge of the Orange prize.

Simon Armitage 2008/9 Poetry Judge

Simon Armitage was born in 1963 and lives in West Yorkshire.

He has published nine volumes of poetry including Killing Time, 1999 (Faber & Faber) and Selected Poems, 2001 (Faber & Faber) His most recent collections are The Universal Home Doctor and Travelling Songs, both published by Faber & Faber in 2002, and most recently Gig: The Life and Times of a Rock-star Fantasist (Viking) . He has received numerous awards for his poetry including the Sunday Times Author of the Year, one of the first Forward Prizes and a Lannan Award.

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He writes for radio, television and film, and is the author of four stage plays. His first novel, Little Green Man, was published by Penguin in 2001. His second novel The White Stuff was published in 2004.