Stories recently published (or coming soon)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by takingsky

Charles Wilkinson and Joel Lane both have stories in ‘Rustblind and Silverbright: A Slipstream Anthology of Railway Stories‘ from Eibonvale Press.

Charles also has stories out (or coming out) in Crack the Spine (USA) – the story appeared on-line and was the chosen for the print anthology; Prole (UK) print and online, Prime Number (USA -online); Able Muse (USA – print and perhaps online too); Petrichor Machine (USA-print).

Alan Beard has a story coming out in September in Oblong Magazine, a new British online and print journal based in Brixton.

Anthology copies have arrived

Posted on August 1, 2013 by tindalstreetfg

The first copies of the Tindal Street Fiction Group anthology – The Sea in Birmingham – arrived at Julia Bell’s offices at Birkbeck in London today. I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a thing of beauty. You can pre-order your copy on Amazon or wait for the Kindle version, both out in October 2013.

Pictures from Amanda’s launch

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the crowd at the launch.

some of the audience

Amanda is applauded after her reading at the Leamington launch

A Kind of Eden

Posted on June 27, 2013 by takingsky

A reminder that Amanda Smyth’s new novel ‘A Kind of Eden’ will be launched at 6pm on 10th July 2013 at Daunt’s Bookshop, London.

For those who can’t get to London there is also a West Midlands launch on July 3rd at Waterstones, Leamington Spa, at 6:30pm.

Short Stories Aloud

Posted on June 24, 2013 by takingsky

Gaynor Arnold will be taking part in the Short Stories Aloud event at Old Fire Station, Oxford at 7.30pm 25th June. An actor will read her story In the Street of the Rose Gatherers from her collection Lying Together and there will be a Q and A afterwards. http://www.oldfirestation.org.uk/event/short-stories-aloud-6/

Poetry Event

Posted on June 11, 2013 by takingsky

On Sunday 16th June: Two TSFG members, Charles Wilkinson and Garrie Fletcher, will be taking part in the Midsummer Poetry Picnic to be held at Martineau Gardens, Birmingham at 2-6pm. They will be among supporting guest readers at the launch of a collaborative poetry book ‘Screen of Brightness’. For more details: http://www.martineau-gardens.org.uk/2013/05/midsummer-poetry-picnic/

Two events with Gaynor Arnold

Posted on June 9, 2013 by tindalstreetfg

On Wednesday 12th June, Gaynor Arnold will be receiving her award from the Lord Mayor of Coventry for her novel Girl in a Blue Dress. It was voted best historical novel in the Coventry Book Awards, beating both Hilary Mantel (for Wolf Hall) and Orange Prize winner Madeline Miller (Shield of Achilles).

On Thursday 13th June Gaynor will be at the Central library in Coventry at 6pm to talk about her second novel After Such Kindness, which is based on the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell. The event is entitled ‘The Truth Behind the Facts’. Tickets via www.Coventryliterally2013.eventbrite.co.uk

All Light and A Kind of Eden

Posted on May 30, 2013 by takingsky

Alan Beard’s flash fiction ‘All Light’ has won a ‘Highly Commended’ spot in the National Flash Fiction Day competition. You can read it here, should you so wish.

Amanda Smyth’s new novel ‘A Kind of Eden’ will be launched at 6pm on 10th July 2013 at Daunt’s Bookshop, London. For those who can’t get to London there is also a West Midlands launch on July 3rd at Waterstones, Leamington Spa, at 6:30pm.

TSFG – a new home

Posted on April 8, 2013 by tindalstreetfg

Welcome to the new home of Tindal Street Fiction Group. This site is currently under construction but please come back soon to find out about the group and the upcoming short story anthology – The Sea in Birmingham. In the mean time please visit the anthology Facebook page and give us the thumbs up.