Nice Things

Thirty of Rue Baldry’s short stories have appeared in journals such as Granta, Fairlight Shorts, Ambit, Litro, Mslexia, and The Honest Ulsterman. In 2023 her story, Lech Prince, and the Nice Things, won the Canada and Europe region of the Commonwealth Prize. Other stories have been longlisted for the BBC NSSA and placed in the Reader Berlin and Odd Voice Out competitions.She lives in York, has a Creative Writing MA from Leeds University, was a Bridge Awards/ Moniack Mhor Emerging Writer, a Jerwood/Arvon mentee, and a Women’s Prize Discoveries longlistee. Her debut novel, Dwell, won the 2024 First Novel Prize and is forthcoming from Northodox Press in 2026. Other novels have come second in the Yeovil Prize, and placed in the Caledonian, Bridport, First Page, Retreat West, and Flash 500 competitions.

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