A guide to the art of the short story.
Edited by Vanessa Gebbie.
This is a collection of 24 specially commissioned essays about the short story.
My essay in here is called ‘What my gland wants – originality in the short story’. It’s about a particular sensation that I’m seeking whenever I write or read short fiction.
The book is a real smorgasbord of thoughts and ideas and insights from some of the best contemporary story writers around:
Graham Mort, Clare Wigfall, Alison Macleod, Nuala Ni Chonchuir, Chika Unigwe, Alex Keegan, Lane Ashfeldt, Catherine Smith, Tobias Hill, Sarah Salway, Elizabeth Baines, Tania Hershman, David Gaffney, Marian Garvey, Elaine Chiew, Paul Magrs, Vanessa Gebbie, Linda Cracknell, Jay Merill, Carys Davies, David Grubb, Zoe King, Matthew Lich.