Anthologies

The Best British Short Stories anthologies reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor’s brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the best of the bunch to reprint all in one volume.

The 2012 collection includes my Yeovil Prize winning story, Half-mown Lawn.

Order a copy from Salt Publishing here.
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100RPM is a collection of 100 flash fiction tales, all inspired by songs on YouTube, all 100 words or fewer. Inspiring and thought-provoking, 100 RPM caters for all musical and storytelling tastes.

All money earned from sales will go to the charity One in Four (a registered charity which provides support and resources to people who have experienced sexual abuse and sexual violence). Every penny raised will make a difference to lives.

100 RPM includes my story Peekaboo and an introduction by Nik Kershaw. Available from Amazon.

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Jawbreakers, the official National Flash Fiction Day collection, includes commissioned pieces from well-known writers including Ali Smith, Ian Rankin, Tania Hershman, David Gaffney and Vanessa Gebbie. The anthology is edited by NFFD Director Calum Kerr and Bristol Prize 2010 winner Valerie O’Riordan.

Jawbreakers features my story ‘Peekaboo.’

Copies are available to buy from the National Flash Fiction website and in ebook format from Amazon.

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50 Stories for Pakistan is a collection of 50 flash fiction stories by established and emerging authors. Each story has been donated to the collection and the proceeds from every copy sold go to help the Red Cross relief effort in Pakistan.

My story ‘The Man Who Devoured Novels’ is published in the bonus section of editor’s stories included in the collection.

Copies are available to order here.

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Chinese Whisperings is a conceptual anthology created by Australian writer Jodi Cleghorn and Scottish writer Paul Anderson. Each anthology is a collection of interwoven short stories by emerging writers from across the English-speaking world. The Yin Book & The Yang Book is available to buy as an ebook or a paperback. My story ‘This Be The Verse’ is included amongst those of the ten male writers of the Yang Book, while the Yin book features an all female roster of authors. Each paperback edition comes with a complimentary ebook edition.

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100 Stories for Haiti is a unique collection of stories bound together by paper and glue and massive amounts of hope. This is no ordinary book. One morning a writer woke up and decided, “I must do something.” Hundreds of talented authors worldwide sent him their stories. Proceeds go to helping the victims of the Haiti earthquake. So open this book and pick a page.  If you find one story, one page, one line entertaining: buy it. 100 Stories for Haiti includes my story ‘Impact.’

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Print Magazines

Structo Issue 9 includes my story ‘Suspended Sentence.’ Structo enjoys publishing work that tends toward the slipstream end of the spectrum and ‘Suspended Sentence’ is no exception. Issue 9 also features 13 short stories, 21 poems, two interviews (writer Stella Duffy and Bodley’s Librarian Sarah Thomas) and an essay promoting caffeine addiction. Or something like that.

You can buy a copy here. It will appear online three months after publication.

Dirty Bristow Issue Two features my short story ‘The John School.’

80 pages packed with essays, stories, opinion pieces and artwork on the theme of ‘Beast’.

There’s no such cliche here as a ‘difficult second issue’, everything about pulling this together was a complete joy—otherwise we just wouldn’t do it. From being astounded that we managed to flog enough of issue one to make issue two a viable thing, to almost weeping at the unexpected artistic delights that the contributors leaked, it was one tiny gorgeous death after another. Weeping from the eyes. The eyes.

Available to buy here.

The View From Here Issue 35 features my short story ‘Connecting.’

Issue 35

Gorgeous, Eye Catching, Coffee Table Worthy! The View From Here – The Best of the Best in the new and emerging literary scene!

Contents:

• Interview with Anna Lanyon.
• Guest article from Richard Beard the Director of The National Academy of Writing.
• Original Fiction: Catherine McNamara, Dan Powell & Quin Herron.
• Original Poetry: Neal Whitman, Marc Carver & Nicholas Petrone.
• Chapters 5-9 of our serialisation of Death Knell by Kathleen Maher
• Book Reviews: One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde & Fire & Song, The Story of Luis de Carvajal by Anna Lanyon.

Buy the print edition here.

The View From Here Issue 25 features my short story ‘Breaking Distance.’

Gorgeous, Eye Catching, Coffee Table Worthy! The View From Here – The Best of the Best in the new and emerging literary scene!
Interviews with … Jean Kwok, Isabel Allende.
Original Fiction at thefrontview by: Joshua Rapp Learn, Dan Powell, Michael Spring. Original Poetry at therearview by: Oritsegbemi Emmanuel Jakpa, Philip Leslie, Sarah Faith Ethridge , Joseph Farley. Guest Writer: Literary Agent Annette Green.
Book Reviews of: The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais, The Maestro’s Voice by Roland Vernon, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Buy the print edition here.