novels and short stories
Two days since The Woman Under the Ground and Other Stories was published and just a few weeks until the official launch at Five Leaves Bookshop – I am very, very excited! Aside from the individual stories behind the (ahem) individual stories, one of the main reasons why this collection is so important to me … Read more
Weathervane Press is delighted to announce this collection of short stories from Megan Taylor (The Dawning & The Lives of Ghosts) entitled The Woman Under the Ground, to be published October 20th. Powerful and beautifully observed, ‘The Woman Under the Ground’ is novelist Megan Taylor’s first collection of short stories. The writing is brooding and mysterious … Read more
This week my interview with the wonderful Charles Lambert appeared on The View from Here. I met Charles earlier this year when he was judging the Willesden Herald Short Story Competition 2014 and after being blown away by With a Zero at its Heart, I got in touch to find out more. He responded with … Read more
A little ol’ workshop I’ll be running next Monday. Everyone welcome! 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, 22nd September 2014 Nottingham Writers’ Studio 25 Hockley Nottingham NG1 1FP £5 (£3 unwaged) How can you create a powerful sense of place in your fiction? Through a series of practical writing exercises exploring vivid images, emotions and the … Read more
Not exactly a surprise, I’m sure, since I’ve been dropping lines way heavier than hints for more than a while, but I’m overjoyed to announce that my first collection The Woman Under the Ground and Other Stories is due for release from the wondrous Weathervane Press this September! Despite my excited early blabbering, I still … Read more
Lowdham Book Festival Friday 20th – Sunday 29th June 2014 Lowdham Village, Nottinghamshire www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk Don’t miss this fantastic festival, particularly the last Saturday on June 28th when three Weathervane authors will be reading at 2pm in Marquee A at the Village Hall. Michael Smith will read from The Deed Room, Roberta Dewa from The Esplanade … Read more
I can’t honestly begin to tell you how grateful I am for Nottingham Writers’ Studio. Nevertheless, here’s my bumbling attempt 🙂 I joined the Studio in 2007, when it lurked in wonky rooms above a curry house in Hockley. I was newly published and a bag of insecurities. As amazing as it was even then, … Read more
On April 16th, the writers shortlisted for the Willesden Herald Short Story Competition were invited to the launch of ‘Willesden Herald: New Short Stories 8’ at Brent Artists Resource Gallery, NW2, where the winner and two runners-up were announced – massive congratulations to Nick Holdstock, Angela Sherlock and Joan Brennan! As well as the prize-giving, … Read more
Along with Christopher Black, I’ve been invited by the lovely Matt Cresswell to take part in a kind of blog relay race, answering a few questions about writing before handing them on. The race (not so much of a race, but an amble, as Matt quite correctly points out) has already travelled around the blogs … Read more