Our short story of the week is a story about humanity from the writer Rebecca Audrey Johnson. Rebecca Audrey Johnson has worked in the UK and abroad as a freelance translator, and has prior professional experience at various organisations linked to international affairs. She has a BA in French and Hispanic Studies (2002) and an MA in
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a story about childhood memories from the writer Maggie Ling. After a career as a published illustrator and cartoonist, Maggie Ling swapped dip pen for iMac to work with words alone. Since then, her prose fiction has been listed in numerous international short story competitions, including a shortlisting
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a story about luck from the writer Omar Sabbagh. Omar Sabbagh is the author of Minutes from the Miracle City, published by Fairlight Books on 11 July 2019. Born in London, Omar now lives in Dubai, where he works as an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at the American University of Dubai
Read MoreOur short story of the week is The Rabbit, a story about a diagnosis from the writer Suzanne Ghadimi. Suzanne Ghadimi is originally from Montreal, Canada, though she has lived for the past ten years in Scotland. Suzanne holds a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, and an MLitt in Creative Writing with Distin
Read MoreOur short story of the week is Tall White Chickens, a story about childhood from the writer Rebecca Audrey Johnson. Rebecca has worked in the UK and abroad as a freelance translator, and has prior professional experience at various organisations linked to international affairs. She has a BA in French and Hispanic Studies (2002) and an
Read MoreOur story of the week is a story about marriage from the writer Maggie Ling. After a career as a published illustrator and cartoonist, Maggie Ling swapped dip pen for iMac to work with words alone. Since then, her prose fiction has been listed in numerous international short story competitions, including a shortlisting for the Bridport
Read MoreOur story of the week is a story about walking from the writer Niki Baker. Niki Baker lives in Oxfordshire and divides her time – sometimes with a reasonable degree of success – between pursuing her career as an author, editing her partner’s work, running her own business, and backpacking around places that people have vaguely he
Read MoreOur story of the week is a story about a breakdown from the writer Tamsin Partington. Tamsin Partington is a creative writing Master’s student, child tamer, cat wrangler and wife. Her passion is the short story, but she also loves to write longer sci-fi and fantasy fiction for children and young adults. She started writing as soon a
Read MoreOur story of the week is a story about dancing from the writer Jan Steer. Jan Steer grew up and was educated in Devonshire, then served a full career in the Royal Navy before embarking on another in podiatric medicine. He read for an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Wales (Trinity). He is an avid reader with an almost childl
Read MoreOur story of the week is a story about people-watching from the writer Niki Baker. Niki Baker lives in Oxfordshire and divides her time – sometimes with a reasonable degree of success – between pursuing her career as an author, editing her partner’s work, running her own business, and backpacking around places that people have va
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