{"id":1968,"date":"2014-11-05T10:39:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T10:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/creativewriting\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2014-11-05T10:39:04","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T10:39:04","slug":"tylers-triumph-uog-lecturer-wins-10000-journey-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/creativewriting\/2014\/11\/05\/tylers-triumph-uog-lecturer-wins-10000-journey-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler&#8217;s Triumph: UoG lecturer wins $10,000 Journey Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/creativewriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/01\/glenn-gould-studio.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1969\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/creativewriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/01\/glenn-gould-studio.jpg?resize=300%2C111&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Glenn gould studio\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a>On Saturday we blogged about Tyler Keevil, the University of Gloucestershire&#8217;s BA Course Leader for Creative Writing, being shortlisted for the prestigious Writers&#8217; Trust of Canada Journey Prize. Well&#8230; he&#8217;s only gone and won it! Congratulations to Tyler who was announced as the winner of the $10,000 prize for his brilliant short story &#8216;Sealskin&#8217;. The award ceremony was held at Toronto&#8217;s famous Glenn Gould Studio (pictured), and the judges said &#8220;&#8216;Sealskin\u2019 is a stunner. Tyler Keevil has accomplished something rare: a story about rough masculinity that brims with emotion and pathos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1970\" style=\"width: 138px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/creativewriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/01\/tyler-2014-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1970\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1970\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/creativewriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/01\/tyler-2014-2.jpg?resize=128%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"'Why the **** did I say that about the bean bags?'\" width=\"128\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;Why the **** did I say that about the bean bags?&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still the early am in Toronto, but in a few hours we imagine Keevil will be waking with a sense of achievement, a fuzzy head, and a little bit of regret. Why, he&#8217;ll ask himself, did I rashly promise that if I won I&#8217;d equip\u00a0the Creative Writing office with bean bags and giant balls?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday we blogged about Tyler Keevil, the University of Gloucestershire&#8217;s BA Course Leader for Creative Writing, being shortlisted for the prestigious Writers&#8217; Trust of Canada Journey Prize. Well&#8230; he&#8217;s only gone and won it! 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