Lucy Sweeney Byrne’s Paris Syndrome shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize
Paris Syndrome by Lucy Sweeney Byrne has been shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize, the only UK/Ireland-based award for short story collections. Huge congrats to Lucy! The shortlist is as follows:
Paris Syndrome by Lucy Sweeney Byrne (Banshee Press)
This Paradise by Ruby Cowling (Boiler House Press)
What Are You Like by Shelley Day (Postbox Press)
Sudden Traveller by Sarah Hall (Faber)
This Way to Departures by Linda Mannheim (Influx Press)
We are thrilled that Paris Syndrome continues to find readers and acclaim, and also to see such a strong showing from independent presses in this stellar shortlist.
The winner of the £10,000 prize, along with the winners of the Readers Prize and the MA prize for a Creative Writing student at Edge Hill, will be announced in November.
Update: Congratulations to Shelley Day!
