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My debut collection of short stories that have been on BBC Radio 4 collected as ‘I hear You’ out with the brilliant Salt Books next March. Some of these written while funded by Arts Council of Northern Ireland and some thanks to The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon - thanks to The Word Factory & Cathy Galvin too

This is on my mind by Maggie Smith:

A recommendation with having

Oh joy - always look forward to this anthology Salt Books

"the duty of the writer ... is to remind us that we will die. And that we aren’t dead yet." --Solmaz Sharif

Shukran to whoever paid for this fly poster on the way to@work. I needed that. (RP)

“This is with-out-doubt one of the most essential reads of 2024.” Fantastic review of Duets by The Manchester Review Manchester Review themanchesterreview.co.uk/?p=12556

Daphne Time - join me for the leandra bulla.tv short story club online on Thurs. Discussing Daphne Du Maurier's Don't Look Now. Story in link open.substack.com/pub/thewordfac…

Keep January 23rd at 7pm in the diary as The Word Factory with host Farhana Khalique celebrates and interrogates a classic Yan Ge Yan Ge short story. Tickets here:eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-factory…

Paul McVeigh and Kit de Waal on all things short story as Paul launches his latest collection, I Hear You (Set). Delighted to be hosting on March 21 at the Music Room, London: see you there!@WordFactoryUK Paul McVeigh Writer @[email protected] shortstories tinyurl.com/2vyv25rb

Don't miss our February 27 short story club focused on Saba Sams' Blue4Eva & hosted by the wonderful Emily Devane #Sabasams Cathy Galvin eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-factory…

Looking forward to hearing the brilliant online discussion about Saba Sams' Blue4eva hosted by Emily Devane on Feb 27 The Word Factory #shortstories eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-factory…

tinyurl.com/6p8jxkt6 Delighted to announce I will be hosting a series of online masterclasses for The Word Factory from April -July in which distinguished writers interrogate their own stories. First up on April 9 Lucy Caldwell. Warning: tickets selling fast!

What an amazing night at the London launch of ‘I Hear You’ hosted by the amazing Cathy Galvin & The Word Factory. Cathy introduced @[email protected] who interviewed me and about the collection. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate & Arts Council of Northern Ireland & The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon for their support

Hugely looking forward to The Word Factory short story club when we will discussing Carys Davies's classic story, The Coat. Presented by the formidable Tom Harvey: online at 7pm April 30:tinyurl.com/4svhtcdr

The short story as a precocious, rebellious form: join me exploring the rebel child of fiction in a The Word Factory masterclass with Tom Vowler, May 7; Booking here: tinyurl.com/49d323ae #shortstories

Delighted Tom Conaghan of Scratch Books will be hosting The Word Factory online short story club May 13 as we reflect on Claire Carroll's My Two Sons. Always a fabulous hour of insight and conversation eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-factory….

Short story writers looking for inspiration: loved Scablands by Jonathan Taylor and excited to be hosting a wonderful The Word Factory online short masterclass with Jonathan Taylor on June 17th. More here: tinyurl.com/4cum7a3c