Willesden Herald New Short Stories 3

This is another splendid collection of short stories from the Willesden Herald Short Story Competition. It’s great to see that editor Stephen Moran keeps getting submissions from some of the superstars of the short story world, such as Carys Davies. Jo Lloyd won first prize with her great story Work – the voice of her narrator is fantastically realised, and she really gets to walk around in her protagonist’s shoes. Another highlight is Amy by Nick Holdstock, who very ably and wryly depicts the sometimes quite contrary nature of the male psyche. The collections ends on a very high note with Ben Cheetham’s The Hate Club, a great evocation of how cruel hormone-ridden teens can be, and the pain that such actions can cause later in life… This new collection proves that the short story is still very strong, and I will certainly be looking out for more from these very strong authors.

Results of the Short Story Competition 2009 – from TheWillesden Herald

Lane7 – their review of the book launch

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