‘Thursday Nights’ was launched at Voce Books, Digbeth on December 5th at 7pm. See pictures from the event here.

The press release:

The exciting new anthology Thursday Nights celebrates 40 years of Tindal Street Fiction Group, with a collection of short fiction from members of the group today. It’s not just any writing group, though – it’s truly extraordinary. Begun in 1983, it gave birth to regional publishing powerhouse Tindal Street Press in the 1990s, and is made up of accomplished writers.

The Group’s members include Booker and Orange prize listed authors, best-sellers, winners of several awards including the Tom-Gallon award, the Shirley Jackson award and the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger, and their work appears in several Best British Short Stories anthologies.

The Group meets fortnightly in Birmingham on Thursday evening, inspiring the book’s title, and the 14 stories and novel extracts in this collection are the work of current members, all local writers with eyes on the world. The stories in the collection travel from Birmingham to India, via San Francisco and Italy,stretching from the 19th century to the modern day.

Alan Mahar, Tindal Street Fiction Group founder and former Publishing Director of Tindal Street Press, said: “I was there at the beginning, I started it off… Some went on to make a dent in the world of publishing: Julia Bell, Joel Lane, Kit de Waal, Annie Murray, Amanda Smyth, Luke Brown… Gaynor Arnold still reads and writes for us, Alan Beard and Mick Scully too. There are 14 strong stories in this anthology… they shine.”

Praise for Thursday Nights
‘A wonderful collection… told with warmth and verve from some of the best Birmingham writers. I loved it.’ Kit de Waal, author of My Name is Leon and Without Warning and Only Sometimes.

‘This collection is gold. Pure gold.’ Amanda Smyth, author of Black Rock, A Kind of Eden and Fortune.

‘Full of heart and voice and the concerns of the contemporary moment.’ Julia Bell, author of Dirty Work

‘A really excellent anthology.’ Annie Murray, author of Chocolate Girls, Birmingham Friends and more.

Where to buy ‘Thursday Nights’ – From December 5th available at book sellers instore and online:
Voce Books, 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham.
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