To add to her already groaning trophy shelf (see entry below) Kit de Waal has won the prestigious Bridport Flash Fiction competition. Congratulations, Kit. Pictures show Kit receiving the award from judge Tania Hershman, and from her acceptance speech.
Garrie is collaborating with artist Anya Jung on creating ‘a modern take on an urban gothic tale, set amongst the twisted architecture of Birmingham’ in the form of a comic book completed over the ten days of the festival. On October 8th at 6:30 in the Library of Birmingham visitors can see how they’re getting along, and join in a Q & A session. More details here.
Garrie is also featured in a poetry workshop as part of the Festival’s Extra events. Details here. Take note too, of the Lost Districts tribute to Joel Lane also part of the Extra events.
Mick Scully, whose story ‘The Sea in Birmingham’ appears in the Best British Short Stories 2014 will be appearing at the Library of Birmingham on October 30th, alongside another Brummie and fellow contributor Louise Palfreyman, MJ Harrison and editor Nicholas Royle. The event is dedicated to Joel lane, who died last year. He was a prolific story writer and contributed to Best British Short Stories 2012. More information here.
Picture below from the Library of Birmingham.
Join Yasmin and other writers for a discussion on commissioned work and hear extracts from their stories at the Library of Birmingham on November 26th @ 6pm. Full details here.
Elisabeth is co-editor of the collection of tales inspired by the Odyssey, and Yasmin is a featured writers in the book. See below.
October 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Homer’s Odyssey is often claimed to be the great founding work of western literature. Three thousand years on, the story of Greek hero, Odysseus, and his epic journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War continues to inspire and enthral: shipwrecks and sirens, revenge and seduction, gods and mythical
creatures, it’s got it all.
A Midlands Odyssey is a collection of tales from the Odyssey, commissioned by Writing West Midlands and published by Nine Arches Press. Each tale has been set in the Midlands, and given new life by local writers.
Anthony’s story ‘Tanks’ has been shortlisted for the Irish Times award and is featured here. Well done Anthony, let’s hope it wins.
TSFG members Garrie and Charlie both had stories in Unthology 5. They were invited to interview each other about their respective stories, and about lobsters in literature, for the Unthank blog. Pictures forthcoming..
Kit de Waal (Mandy) is scheduled to appear at the London Short Story Festival on Saturday 21st June 2014 at 12pm. The venue is Waterstones, Piccadilly. She says she will be reading her story from ‘The Sea in Birmingham’. Update 23rd June 2014: Picture of Mandy at the festival below.
Further news for Kit de Waal: after getting runner-up spot in the Costa award (see Feb 3rd entry below), she achieved the same second spot in the Bath Short Story award 2014. That was in June, in July she was longlisted for The SI Leeds Literary Award. What’s going to happen next month?
Updated again July 16th: No, we didn’t have to wait a month, just a matter of days to hear that Mandy has been longlisted for another prize: The 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize.
TSFG member Mick Scully has a story – The Sea in Birmingham – included in this collection of the best short stories of the year. Well done Mick.
Of course the story was also the title story for our recent anthology celebrating 30 years of TSFG.
Mick’s success is the third story from TSFG members to feature in these annual anthologies. The first one in 2011 had a story from Alan Beard, and in the 2012 collection there was one from Joel Lane.
Tindal Street Fiction Group 