Jo Lloyd
Jo Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Short story writer |
| Notable awards | BBC National Short Story Award (2018) |
Jo Lloyd is a Welsh writer who won the 2019 BBC National Short Story Award. Her debut short story collection, The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies, was published in 2021 and shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize.
Early and personal life[edit]
Lloyd grew up in south Wales and now lives there.[1][2]
Writing career[edit]
Lloyd won the 2019 BBC National Short Story Award for her short story The Invisible.[1] She wrote one of the O. Henry Prize Stories in 2018.[1][2] Lloyd has also won an Asham Award and the Willesden Herald International Short Story Prize.[2]
Her debut short story collection, The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies, was published in 2021.[3] It was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize the same year.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Welsh writer Jo Lloyd wins BBC Short Story prize". BBC News. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ a b c "BBC Radio 4 - BBC National Short Story Award - National Short Story Award Winner". BBC. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Cook, Jude (2021-02-10). "The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies by Jo Lloyd review – subtly allusive stories". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Previous shortlists and winners". The Edge Hill Short Story Prize. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
