2009
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A unique and indispensable guide to writing the short story. A collection of 24 specially commissioned essays from well-published short story writers who are also prize winners in the toughest short story competitions in the English language. Most of the writers are also experienced teachers of their craft. A unique and indispensable guide to writing the short story written by 24 top prize winning writers who are also experienced writing teachers.
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Vanessa Gebbie
Author · 5 books
Vanessa Gebbie is a novelist, short storyist, editor, writing tutor and occasional poet. Her novel The Coward’s Tale (Bloomsbury) was selected as a Financial Times Book of the Year and Guardian readers’ book of the year. She is author of two collections: Words from a Glass Bubble - a collection of mainly prize-winning stories - and Storm Warning (Salt Modern Fiction). She is contributing editor of Short Circuit - Guide to the Art of the Short Story (Salt). Her fifth book in as many years is forthcoming later in 2012. Vanessa's stories have been commissioned by literary journals, the British Council, for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, and are widely anthologised. Married with two grown sons, she lives in Sussex. www.vanessagebbie.com
