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Review ~ A Flash of Fiction

My review of A Flash of Fiction on Amazon appeared last night. This is the Worcestershire Literary Festival‘s anthology edited by Lindsay Stanberry-Flynn. I thought you might like to read about it too :) I’ve got some for Christmas gifts. It’s a great read. My friends will love it :)

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Fabulous Flashers

Get with the programme ~ get onto some of the funkiest fiction around!

The most talented writers in and outside the UK entered the first Worcestershire Literary Festival Flash Fiction Competition in 2012.

This absolute stonker of an anthology is the result!

Why buy just one story, when you could have 48 selected offerings?

Winner, Amy Rainbow, was a double finalist. Her winning Flash ‘Father and Son’ is a heart-rending story, marvellous to mix emotions so quickly in such a brief tale.

Second prize went to Anna Cullum for `Jasmine and Wet Grass’ in which two cultures talk across a divide.

In third place Emily Pardo’s ‘Adagio’, music to our ears.

PW Bridgman’s ‘Ad Te Clamamus …’ is a brilliant exposition of Irish Catholic life and the relationship between a young couple and her family. Andy Kirk’s ‘Contract to Retire’ has a wonderful twist in the tale and ditto Alan Durham’s ‘At First Sight’.

Every Flash in this anthology has much to recommend it, from the creativity and imagination shown by the writers to the skills and techniques used to keep us engaged.

Recommended every step of the way ~ well done Editor Lindsay Stanberry-Flynn.


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Fusion ~ the Anthology from Fantastic Books Publishing

I entered the Fantastic Books 2012 short story competition and am delighted two of my stories not only made it to the shortlist (final ten) but are also included in this anthology ~ published on Kindle and very reasonably priced ~ an excellent Christmas gift ~ or just treat yourself! Click on the image below for more details.

The collection Fusion is compiled from the winners of the Fantastic Books Publishing International Charity Short Story Competition 2012 and features 2 stories from professional contributors Danuta Reah and Stuart Aken.

10% of the proceeds from the book will be donated to the WCRF (World Cancer Research Fund) ~ I like that very much.


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The Survivor’s Guide to Bedlam

I am thrilled that one of my poems and a story by good friend Andrew Owens appear in this wonderful anthology by Brian Wrixton and John Hirst – I’d love to hear what you think – the whole anthology is well worth a look and you can review it online.

The Survivor’s Guide to Bedlam | By Brian Wrixon & John Hirst & Poets with Voices Strong | Category: Poetry | Blurb UK