{"id":2967,"date":"2020-10-15T09:20:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T09:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bravelittleisland.com\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2024-06-16T20:34:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T20:34:50","slug":"sunderland-short-story-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bravelittleisland.com\/?p=2967","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland Short Story Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These yearly awards are always an absolute joy to cover. Winners are presented with prizes and their stories are published in a paperback. Each winner reads a passage from their work. Staff from the University and a local printing company organise the event and there is a guest author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening is held in the cafe area of Sunderland Waterstones, which is well worth a visit! There is a link to the event at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sunshortstory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit Facebook Page.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"912\" src=\"http:\/\/bravelittleisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Book-Awards-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bravelittleisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Book-Awards-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bravelittleisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Book-Awards-1-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bravelittleisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Book-Awards-1-768x700.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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