Staying Upright
VICKI HEATH: ‘Hershman’s uncanny use of the minutiae works with such power that these stories are still hovering in my thoughts, though I finished reading the collection days ago…’
VICKI HEATH: ‘Hershman’s uncanny use of the minutiae works with such power that these stories are still hovering in my thoughts, though I finished reading the collection days ago…’
STORY: We are delighted to bring you MARINA WARNER’s short story After the Fox. ‘Marina Warner is an internationally acclaimed cultural historian, critic, novelist and short story writer.’
Our TWITTER FOLLOWERS recommend their favourite short story collections: ‘From the ‘quirky voice’ of Miranda July, to the ‘underrated’ words of Frederick Barthelme…’
KATE PRUDCHENKO examines the true life stories in James McKenna’s Black Range Tales.
Podcast: authors ANNALENA McAFEE and TOM RACHMAN discuss satire in the world of journalism.
RUTH QUINLAN recommends A Real Doll: ‘A.M. Homes is the writer to turn to when you want someone to lift the floorboards of everyday life and show you the roaches scurrying underneath.’
In her essay, shortlisted for the THRESHOLDS Feature Writing Competition, WANDA CAMPBELL recommends Margaret Atwood’s short story ‘Rape Fantasies’.
Podcast: SIGRID RAUSING hosts a discussion with JANICE GALLOWAY, COLIN GRANT and RACHEL CUSK on the creative compulsion to write about their own experiences.
‘Creative writing prompts are a great way to get the juices flowing when faced with that most terrifying of sights: the blank page.’ RIN SIMPSON
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: we’re delighted to bring you a new story from award-winning author ADAM MAREK. ‘Remember the Bride who got Stung’ comes from his forthcoming collection, Stone Thrower – out from Comma Press in September 2012.