Publications by members

Here we present links to books – all novels unless otherwise stated – by current and ex-TSFG members, or collections which include work by them. Does not include online publications, but news of all publications can be found here.

2025: Alan Beard – Afternoon Drinking (Floodgate Press) (Stories) More here.

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2025: Charles Wilkinson – The Water Bells (Egeaus Press). (stories) More here.

2025: Amanda Smyth – Look at You (Peepal Tree Press). More info here.

2025: Kit de Waal – The Best of Everything (Tinder Press). More info here.

2024: Alan Beard has a story published in ‘Best British Short Stories 2024’ (ed Nicholas Royle). Salt Publishing. Info here.

2024: Four TSFG authors feature in ‘Night Time Economy’ (Floodgate): Alan Beard, Liz Kershaw, Mez Packer and Charles Wilkinson. More information here.

2024: Alan Beard has a story in this: Various Authors – Best Microfiction 2024 (Pelekinesis) Buy here.

2024: Anthony Ferner – ‘Small Wars in Madrid’ (Fairlight Books) more here.

2024: Elizabeth O’Connor – Whale Fall (Picador). More here.

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2023: 14 current members are in this book published by the group to celebrate 40 years of its existence.

Tindal Street Fiction Group – Thursday Nights (TSFG).  buy here.

Stories by Gaynor Arnold, Alan Beard, Anthony Ferner, Rob Ganley, Liz Kerhaw, Alan Mahar, Ashok Patel, Rachel Sambrooks, Mick Scully, Polly Wright and novel extracts from Yasmin Ali, Michael Toolan, Marg Roberts, Natalie White.

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2023: Various authors – Digbeth Stories (Floodgate Press). buy here.

4 TSFG members feature in this book, two current – Rachel Sambrooks and Alan Beard, and two ex members Kit de Waal and Garrie Fletcher (who also co-edits). 

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2023: Julia Bell – Hymnal (a memoir in verse) (Parthian Books). More here.

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2022: Charles Wilkinson – The Harmony of Stares (Egaeus Press). More here

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2022: Kit de Waal – Without Warning and Only Sometimes (memoir) (Tinder Press). More here

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2022: Annie Murray – Secrets of the Chocolate Girls (Pan). More here. 

(Annie usually has a book out every year, not all included here. See her website for full details).

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2022: Charles Wilkinson – The January Estate (stories) (Eibonvale Press). More here.

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2021: 2 Joel Lane novels re-issued. Influx Press will be re-issuing most of Joel’s novels and story collections. Example:

Joel Lane – From Blue to Black (Influx). More information.

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2021: Amanda Smyth – Fortune (Peepal). More here.

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2021: Charles Wilkinson – MIlls of Silence (Egaeus Press). More here.

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2021: Catherine Okoronkwo – Blood and Water (memoir/poetry) (Waterloo Press). Info here.

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2021: Alan Beard has a story in the Comma Press anthology ‘The New Abject’. Info here.

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2020: Luke Brown has a story in ‘Best British Short Stories 2020’ (Salt). Info.

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2020: Sidura Ludwig – You Are Not What We Expected (stories) (Astoria). Info.

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2020: 5 TSFG authors – Yasmin Ali, Garrie Fletcher, Rob Ganley, Alan Mahar and Natalie White appear in this anthology edited by C.D. Rose – Birmingham (Dostoyevsky Wannabe Cities). Info here.

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2020: Luke Brown – Theft (And Other Stories). Info here.

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2019: 4 TSFG authors – Garrie Fletcher, Rob Ganley, Liz Kershaw and Natalie White – feature in ‘Songs From the Elephant Man’ an anthology of stories from Mantle Lane Press. Info.

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2019: Anthony Ferner – Lost in Translation (Holland Park Press). Info.

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2019: Garrie Fletcher – Submerged (novella) (Mantle Lane Press). Info.

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2019: Sybil Ruth’s memoir ‘Restored’ appears as part of ‘Who Are We Now? A collection of true stories about Brexit.’ (Tangledroots) Info here.

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2018: Charles Wilkinson – Splendid in Ash (stories) (Egaeus Press) Info.

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2018: Four TSFG members – Alan Beard, Kit de Waal, Joel Lane and Sibyl Ruth – appear in this anthology which is also edited and introduced by ex TSFG member Kavita Bhanot. ‘Book of Birmingham’ (Comma Press). Info.

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2018: Anthony Ferner – Inside the Bone Box (Fairlight Modern). Details here.

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2018: Kit de Waal – The Trick to Time. (Penguin). Details here

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2017: Polly Wright has a story in the anthology ‘Listening with non Human Others’, edited by Julian Brigstoke and Tehsheen Noorani (ARN press). Details here. 

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2017: Annie Murray – The Doorstep Child (Pan) was one of two books published by Annie in 2017 (only some of her titles are featured in this list, see her website for more).

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Annie’s other title came out under the name Abi Oliver – A New Map of Love (Pan). Information here.

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2017: Garrie Fletcher – Night Swimming (stories) (Mantle Lane). Buy it here 

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2016: Catherine Mark (aka Catherine Okoronkwo) has two stories in ‘Elevator Fiction: Micro narratives under 500 words’ (Crocus Books). Info. 

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2016: Marg Roberts – A Time for Peace’ (Cinnamon Books) more info from Marg’s website.

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2016: Charles Wilkinson – A Twist in The Eye (stories) (Egaeus Press). Buy here.

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2016: Kit de Waal – My Name is Leon (Penguin). Information here.

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2015: Charles Wilkinson has a story in ‘Year’s Best Weird Fiction Vol 2’ (Undertow Books). Info.

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2015: Charlie also has a story in ‘Best British Short Stories 2015’, edited by Nicholas Royle (Salt). Buy here.

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2015: Julia Bell – Dark Light (Macmillan). Info here.

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2015: Annie Murray – War Babies (Pan) Buy here. 

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2015: Anthony Ferner – Winegarden (Holland Park Press). Info here.

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2015: Kerry O’Grady – North Atlantic Drift (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform). Buy here.

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2014: Mick Scully has a story in ‘Best British Short Stories 2014’, edited by Nicholas Royle (Salt). Buy here.

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2014:  Luke Brown – My Biggest Lie (Cannongate). Buy here.

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2014: Mick Scully – The Norway Room (Tindal Street Press). Info here.

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2013: Joel Lane – Where Furnaces Burn (PS Publishing). Info here.

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2013: Amanda Smyth – A Kind of Eden (Serpent’s Tail). Info here.

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2013: Joel Lane – Do Not Pass Go (stories) (Nine Arches Press). Info here.

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2013: James Brian Goodwin – Bad Seed (Switchblade Press) Info Here.

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2012: Ryan Davis – 27 (Sidewinder Books). Details here.

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2012: Gaynor Arnold – After Such Kindness (Tindal Street Press). Details here.

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2012: Joel Lane has a story in this selection: Royle, N (ed) – Best British Short Stories 2012. (Salt). Info here.

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2012: Mez Packer – The Game is Altered. (Tindal Street Press). Buy here.

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2012: Fiona Joseph – Beatrice: The Cadbury Heiress Who Gave Away Her Fortune (non fiction). (Foxwell Press). Details here.

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2011: Kavita Bhanot edits Too Asian, Not Asian Enough (TSP). Details here.

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2011: Alan Beard has a story in this selection: Royle, N (ed) – Best British Short Stories (Salt). Details here.

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2011: Gaynor Arnold – Lying Together (stories) (TSP).Details here.

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2010: Joel Lane – Autumn Myth (poems) (ARC Publications). Info here.

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2010: Joel Lane – Black Country (story pamphlet) (Nightjar Press). Details here.

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2010: Alan Beard – You Don’t Have to Say (stories) (TSP). Details here.

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2009: Mez Packer  – Among Thieves (TSP). Details here.

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2009: Joel Lane – The Terrible Changes (Ex Occidente Press). Info here.

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2009: Kavita Bhanot and Luke Brown have stories in this collection: Grant, I – Roads Ahead (TSP). Info here.

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2009: Joel Lane – The Witnesses are Gone (PS Publishing). Details here.

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2009: Amanda Smyth – Black Rock (Serpent’s Tail). Info here.

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2008: Gaynor Arnold – Girl in a Blue Dress (TSP). Details here.

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2008: Mick Scully – Little Moscow (TSP). Details here.

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2007: Sidura Ludwig – Holding My Breath (Key Porter Books). Details here.

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2006: Joel Lane – The Lost District (stories) (Night Shade). Details here.

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2004: Mick Scully has stories in this anthology: Royle, N (ed) – Dreams Never End (TSP). Details here.

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2003: Joel Lane – The Blue Mask (Serpent’s Tail). Details here. 

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2003: Stories from Gaynor Arnold, Alan Beard, Julia Bell, Steve Bishop, Gemma Blackshaw, Leon Blades, Michael Coverson, Stuart Crees, Godfrey Featherstone, Jackie Gay, John Gough, Brabara Holland, Joel Lane, Sidura Ludwig, Alan Mahar, Maria Morris, Annie Murray, Mike Ramsden, Penny Rendall, Polly Wright are in this book that celebrates 20 years of TSFG: Beard, A (ed) – Going The Distance (TSP). details here.

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2003: Jackie Gay – Wist (TSP). Details here. 

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2003: Steve Bishop, Joel Lane and Mick Scully have stories in this anthology: Lane, J and Bishop, S (eds) – Birmingham Noir (TSP). Details here. 

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2003: Maeve Clarke – What Goes Around (TSP). Details here. 

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2002: Alan Mahar – After The Man Before ( Methuen Publishing). Details here.

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2002: Julia Bell – Massive (Simon & Schuster). Details here. 

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2002: Alan Beard, Julia Bell, Gemma Blackshaw, Jackie Gay have stories in this anthology: Bell, J and Gay, J – England Calling (Victor Gollancz). Details here.

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2001: Kavita Bhanot and Maeve Clarke have stories in this anthology: Ross, L and Brissett, Y – Whispers in the Walls (TSP). Details here. 

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2001: Joel Lane – From Blue to Black (Serpent’s Tail). Details here. 

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2000: Gul Davis – A Lone Walk (TSP). Details here.

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2000: Charles Wilkinson – The Pain Tree (stories) (London Magazine Editions). More here.

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2000: Jackie Gay – Scapegrace (TSP). Details here. 

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1999: Alan Beard – Taking Doreen Out of the Sky (Picador). Details here. 

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1999: Alan Mahar – Flight Patterns (Orion). Details here. 

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1999: Stories from Julia Bell, Steve Bishop, Gemma Blackshaw, Gul Davis, Jackie Gay in this anthology: Gay, J & Bell, J (eds) – Hard Shoulder (Tindal Street Press). Details here.

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1994: Joel Lane – The Earth Wire and Other Stories (Egerton Press). Details here.

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1991: Alan Beard has a story in this – Best Short Stories 1991 (ed Gordon, G & Hughes, D)

Previous TSFG publications.
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Tindal Street Fiction Group have published several anthologies, and various other publications. It all started with a collection of nine stories, simply entitled Tindal Street Fiction, in 1984. Leon Blades’s Six Caribbean Stories (1985), followed quickly after. 1986 saw the publication of The View from Tindal Street.

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It was a decade before the next publication, Mouth (1996), another anthology of nine stories. A year later came Alan Beard’s Taking Doreen out of the Sky (which was rapidly re-published by Picador in 1999).

Following the success of Mouth and Taking Doreen Out of the Sky, Tindal Street Press was set up. TSP was a separate organisation from the writers’ group, however it did publish Going the Distance  in 2003. This was a ‘best of’ anthology of 20 stories to celebrate 20 years of the group’s existence.

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In 2009 two books were produced to celebrate the lives of two members who died in 2005. Stuart Crees’ Fragments from the Rage contained selected stories and an extract from the novel he was working on, and and maybe do a dance or two was a tribute to Godfrey Featherstone, edited by Myra Connell. This featured work by Godfrey and tributes to him form TSFG members and others, including a poem by David Hart.

Tindal Street Fiction Group published a  new collection of stories to celebrate 30 years of the group in 2013, titled The Sea in Birmingham and edited by two longstanding group members, Gaynor Arnold and Julia Bell.

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Ten years later in 2023, TSFG published an anthology of stories and novel extracts by its current members to celebrate 40 years of the group under the title ‘Thursday Nights’ (the night the group meets).

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