A Collaborative Flash

A couple of months ago, New Zealand based writer and editor Michelle Elvy had the idea to celebrate International Women’s Day by having women writers across different countries collaborate on a piece of short fiction.

You can read the first of these stories here – a collaboration between Michelle, Martha Williams and Sarah Hilary in …

Not too hot, not too cold, but just right.

Not too hot, not too cold, but just right. What makes a good short story? I’m  interviewed by Alison Wells over at the Writing.ie blog

A Belly Full of Fiction

I get a diminishing return when reading short fiction. Like drinking a cold beer – the first one is wonderfully refreshing, the second is good too. The third is simply because you like the taste and the fourth is pure gluttony.

It’s the Book-Recommendation Swap Shop

Here is my proposal. In the spirit of Swapshop, I’m going to tell you what books I’ve read and enjoyed this year and my top 5 recommendations for Christmas gifts (or your wish lists). In return, could you please tell me the top 5 books you’ve read this year that you would recommend?

Interview with Mike French

“When you want something for so long it’s like being surrounded by it – like the possibility forms a bubble around you – you hope it will burst and you’ll see it come to life but over time the bubble just gets bigger and you feel smaller and smaller within it until you’re not …

Thoughts from the Fiction Editor’s Desk

Unfortunately I’m not in a position to make personalised responses to writers whose work I turn down. But I can say why I chose the stories I did.