Short Stories Aloud

Posted on May 28, 2012 in Latest, Short Stories

I’ll be digging out my American accent to read a brilliant short story by Rebecca Makkai at the new Short Stories Aloud event in Oxford on Tuesday 29th May. Then I’ll be putting the American accent away and reading two super-short stories by Caroline Smailes from her current co-authored collection Freaks. Come and join me […]

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Red Ink To Hot Key

Posted on Mar 16, 2012 in Books, Latest

I’m pleased to announce that my debut novel Red Ink has found a brilliant home with a brand spanking new imprint. The marvellous Louise Lamont at AP Watt sold World Rights in Red Ink to Hot Key Books. It will be published as a YA/Crossover title in Spring 2013. Hot Key is a new division of Bonnier Publishing, headed […]

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Worth Its Salt…

Posted on Feb 20, 2012 in Latest, Short Stories

The shortlist for the 2012 Scott Prize has been announced – and I’m over the moon to find my name on it. This international prize for a full-length collection of short stories is run by short story champions Salt Publishing, who will publish the final winning entries. My book, End Of, is an anthology concerned with the ends of […]

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Hurst And Last

Posted on Feb 16, 2012 in Books, Latest

I’ve just got back from The Hurst in Shropshire, the venue for the final retreat week of the Arvon/Jerwood mentoring scheme. The initiative will draw to a close in June when us nine mentees launch an anthology of work produced while on the yearlong scheme. And there’ll be an if:book digital anthology too, filled with audio/visual versions of our writing. […]

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Shoebox Shortlisted

Posted on Jan 10, 2012 in Latest, Radio

I’m thrilled to announce that A Shoebox Of Snow has been nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award. The play is up against two other productions in the Best Audio Drama category. Jonathan Cash’s The First Domino, and Lost Property – The Year My Mother Went Missing by Katie Hims are the other contenders. You […]

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