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22 Fictions
New Writing from Desperate Literature and Brick Lane Bookshop
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A curated selection drawn from the first five years of two indie bookseller-run projects: Madrid's Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize and London's Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize. These 22 Fictions feature Purim celebrations, multiple Stuart Halls, a kidnapping, an aeroplane fleeing a volcano, gender injustice,...
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A selection of works from two industry-leading programmes for the short story form that have helped foster the next generation of truly interesting literary writers.
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Description
A curated selection drawn from the first five years of two indie bookseller-run projects: Madrid's Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize and London's Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize. These 22 Fictions feature Purim celebrations, multiple Stuart Halls, a kidnapping, an aeroplane fleeing a volcano, gender injustice, a chicken shop menu, climate change, a shaved horse, activism, and much besides, all the while roaming from a Cornish farming village to a Paris basement, a hotel bar, an island with a steep hill, a location deep within the internet, a family dinner table and further.
Featuring work from:
Shola Von Reinhold, Leeor Ohayon, Tom Benn, Alice Haworth-Booth, N. G. F. Clark, Danielle Giles, Francesca Reece, Melody Razak, Mariana Roa Oliva, Giovanna Iozzi, Suey Kweon, K. Lockwood Jefford, Katie Hale, Max Lury, Jay Gao, Aoife Inman, Andrea Mason, Aisha Phoenix, Isha Karki, Jack Houston, Siri Katinka Valdez, Rajasree Variyar.
Foreword by Joanna Walsh and an introduction by Wendy Erskine, former judges of the two prizes.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781917283069
Publisher: CHEERIO Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 June 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: CHEERIO Publishing
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Weight: 250g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Kate Ellis is a writer based in London. Her short fiction has been published in the Open Pen Anthology, The Mechanics' Institute Review, 100 Voices, and The London Short Story Prize Anthology among others. She runs the Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize, hosts the BLB Podcast, works for Inpress Books, and one day might finish writing her short story collection.
Robert Loyko-Greer is a writer based in London, where he works for the publisher Profile Books. He co-founded the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize in 2017.
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