Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder section with many never before-published photos from the life of Elizabeth Short and from the case, including graphic crime scene and postmortem police photos. The book was well-received upon publication, receiving praise from publisher Larry Flynt, as well as David Lynch, who optioned the book for film rights in 1995; the film eventually fell through. Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder is a 1994 American historical true crime book by John Gilmore. The book details the life and death of Elizabeth Short, also known as "The Black Dahlia,"
Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize Jolley Short Story Prize, in 2011'. The Prize accepts submissions from authors worldwide, however stories must be by a single author and written in English. Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize The Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize is an annual short fiction competition run by the "Australian Book Review". The Prize, with total prize money of AU$12,500 and 'generating over a thousand new stories each year', is 'hotly contested' and considered 'one of Australia’s most lucrative prizes for an original short story' on the Australian literary calendar. The Prize was originally known as the "ABR" Short Story Competition when it was