Story: ‘The Llamas’ by Valerie Trueblood
June 27th 2012
We are thrilled to publish a new story by the prize-winning American author, Valerie Trueblood. ‘The Llamas’ will appear in her new collection, Search Party, due out next year.
Blog Archives
Starting Block — An Exercise
March 21st 2012
In The Sound of Music, Maria sings: ‘Let’s start at the very beginning. It’s a very good place to start.’ That might be the case if you’re an ex nun in the Swiss Alps but it doesn’t work so well in short story writing.
All Lies
April 4th 2011
PAULINE MASUREL asks: ‘Should we write what we know or write what we don’t?’
Stories Taking Flight, by Jane Feaver
October 30th 2010
Reading with a view to editing is different too from reading for pleasure. There is a responsibility attached to it: the responsibility to attempt to be less partial than you might otherwise be. You are not, for instance, furnishing your own home.
Adam Marek: Q and A
October 20th 2010
An extended version of Adam’s interview has now been filed under the tab Q&A tab at the top of the page.
How do we keep the fires burning?
October 18th 2010
I am three months into my MA and I find myself experimenting with ways in which my critical research can set up little fires under my creative practice, so that my creative juices (or impulses) don’t cool, congeal and sit in a fatty layer around the edges of my brain.
We Recommend — Collected Stories by Hanif Kureishi
October 9th 2010
Containing eight new stories, this collected edition of Kureishi’s short stories is essential reading for any serious fans of modern British fiction.
What is a Writer? by Phil Latham
September 25th 2010
Some, all or none of the below may or may not be fact or fiction. Or both. Phil Latham takes no responsibility for anyone believing what he says to be true or helpful or entertaining. Ever.
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