Flavoursome Stories
Podcast: Niki Segnit, author of ‘The Flavour Thesaurus’, reads from her award-winning book and discusses the world of flavours, at the 2011 Small Wonder Festival.
Story: ‘The Llamas’ by Valerie Trueblood
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.
We Recommend: Valerie Trueblood’s Marry or Burn
In her essay, shortlisted for the THRESHOLDS Feature Writing Competition, Nuala Ní Conchúir talks to the American author about her work.
Story: All Over the Place
‘At first, I barely notice the beige lump that’s heading my way, and then I realise… it’s me, reflected in the mirrored cladding of an office block.’ Read LINDA McVEIGH’s Asham Award winning story and her account of writing the uncanny.
International Short Story Day
To celebrate International Short Story Day, we invited our Twitter Followers and Facebook Friends to send us synopses of their favourite stories that can be found online.
International Short Story Day Events
Wednesday 20th June is International Short Story Day. KATIE SLADE, from Comma Press, tells about some of the events taking place around the globe.
Exercise: Characters in Hiding
‘If you are anything like me, the act of writing a first draft includes periods when the work is “sticky” and there is a feeling that the words are having to be forced to come out, a feeling that I am controlling the action.’ VANESSA GEBBIE sets an exercise with hidden characters.
Coffee With… Vanessa Gebbie
Katherine Orr has coffee with writer Vanessa Gebbie. Listen to the podcast of their conversation.
We Recommend: Mary Wilkins Freeman
‘Who knew that Mary Wilkins Freeman and I would have so much in common?’ DORA D’AGOSTINO finds a writing mentor.
The Story Behind the Asham Trust
Asham Trust administrator CAROLE BUCHAN writes about the house that inspired Virginia Woolf – a house which, even after its demise, provides encouragement to a new generation of women writers.