Adam Marek

Short story writer

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The first Story Salon at The Society Club in bullet points

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Here's my report on the first Story Salon at The Society Club in Soho - the new monthly lit-night from Cathy Galvin, creator of the Sunday Times EFG Award. Meet Alison MacLeod at Oxford Circus. She has a new purple coat.  Arrive at the Society Club and meet Carrie Kania, one of the owners. GREAT selection of books here. Carrie says each one … [Read more...]

Autumn launch events

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I’ll be out and about in September and October to launch my new short story collection, The Stone Thrower… Sun 30 Sept – Small Wonder. 6pm. Tickets £9 (£8 Students). Charleston Farm House, Nr Lewes, East Sussex BN8 6LL.Oh I love the Small Wonder short story festival: the only literature festival with its own branded beer, where mooing cows … [Read more...]

Cover design – The Stone Thrower

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The moment just before you see the cover design of your book for the first time is a tense one. After years of working on all the stuff that goes on the inside (four in this case), here is its face, the thing that everyone will look at first. The thing that people will judge it on. It has a hell of a responsibility, this cover art. So many … [Read more...]

Guest editing the Afterword

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All this week, I have been guest editor on the Canadian National Post's book blog, The Afterword. I wrote four posts for them about writing, reading, and the inspiration behind a few of the stories in Instruction Manual For Swallowing. Here are the links: How Paul McCartney taught me to stop worrying and love zombies: on killing zombies with … [Read more...]

Events this March

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It feels like I've been holed up in my attic all winter finishing up my new story collection, so I'm looking forward to getting out to do a couple of events this month. The Book Stops Here on Monday 12 March No one does writer introductions like Emma Young (citing bad Amazon reviews and giving general abuse). She’s the best, so I’m looking … [Read more...]