ANNELIESE MACKINTOSH’S ANY OTHER MOUTH SHORTLISTED IN BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION CATEGORY FOR THE 2015 SABOTEUR AWARDS

ANY OTHER MOUTH by Anneliese Mackintosh has been shortlisted in the Best Short Story Collection category for the 2015 Saboteur Awards. The Saboteur Awards are given for ‘publications and events that impress with their design or their enthusiasm or their content or their ethos, or with how much the judges enjoy them or a combination of all of those things.’ The winner is decided by public vote on the shortlisted works, and you can support Anneliese with your vote here. Results will be announced on 31st May at a special all-day event at Vout-O-Reenees in London.

Mackintosh’s collection is also a Brave New Reads pick by Writers' Centre Norwich this summer. Chosen by readers, for readers, Brave New Reads recommends six exceptional books. Of ANY OTHER MOUTH, they say that it ‘is a candid and deeply personal exploration … Be prepared to cringe, cry and smile as you race through this playful and poignant book.’

ANY OTHER MOUTH is a collection of powerful short stories involving a young woman, Gretchen, and her search for identity, happiness and self-discovery. It was published by Freight Books in June 2014 and has since received wonderful reviews. ANY OTHER MOUTH won the Green Carnation Prize 2014, was shortlisted for the Saltire Society’s First Book Award 2014 and longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award 2014 and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2015.

Anneliese Mackintosh was born in Germany and now lives in Manchester where she writes, performs, works and teaches.

Praise for ANY OTHER MOUTH:

‘Mackintosh is a real talent and ANY OTHER MOUTH is a remarkable debut.’ - The Independent

‘Beautifully crafted snapshots… one of the UK’s most exciting new voices.’ - The List

‘Among the most important debuts of the year… by turns funny, affecting, heartening and strange, this is a hugely impressive first book.’ – Global Civilian

JANICE GALLOWAY, PIPPA GOLDSCHMIDT AND IVAN VLADISLAVIC LONGLISTED FOR THE FRANK O’CONNOR SHORT STORY PRIZE LONGLIST

Three Blake Friedmann authors have been longlisted for the prestigious Frank O’Connor Short Story Prize Longlist. The international short story award in the memory of Frank O’Connor is the single biggest prize in the world for a collection of short stories. The shortlist will be decided towards the end of May and made public in early June.

Janice Galloway is longlisted for JELLYFISH, published by Freight Books in June, Pippa Goldschmidt for THE NEED FOR BETTER REGULATION OF OUTER SPACE, published by Freight Books this summer and Ivan Vladislavić for 101 DETECTIVES, published by Umuzi in South Africa and And Other Stories in the UK.

The 2015 Jury members  for the award are Ladette Randolp, American novelist and editor-in-chief of Ploughshares, Clive Sinclair, British novelist, and Eibhear Walshe, Irish novelist and director of Creative Writing at the School of English, University College Cork.

EVELYN! by Duncan McLaren published by Harbour Books

EVELYN! by Duncan McLaren is published next week by Harbour Books. The novel is a most personal and surprising biography of Evelyn Waugh which, for the very first time, also examines in full the love triangle between Waugh, Evelyn Gardner and John Heygate. Adopting the same disruptive and inquisitive approach as his previous works, McLaren manages to produce an entirely new portrait of Evelyn Waugh to those painted by more traditional recent biographies.

Duncan McLaren is the author of LOOKING FOR ENID: The Mysterious and Inventive Life of Enid Blyton (World rights: Portobello, 2007). Now writing ZIMMERSONG, a memoir about his parents, based on his moving Saga blog 'Visiting Mabel' about visiting his mother in her care home. His blog was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Blogs 2011. 

Alexander Waugh writes:

'I think it is absolutely brilliant, breezy, very funny, original, erudite, beautifully written, fascinating in every detail, moving, generous, charming and thoroughly deserving of a good publisher... It is written with magnificent zest and is, among so much else, a wonderful advertisement for Waugh.'

Alexander Waugh's endorsement of the manuscript is not just fabulous in itself, but led to previously unpublished photographs being made available for inclusion in EVELYN!, photographs that get right to the heart of Evelyn Waugh's life and McLaren’s book. 

PAPERBACK PUBLICATION DAY FOR LIZ FENWICK’S A CORNISH STRANGER

A CORNISH STRANGER by Liz Fenwick is released in paperback today by Orion.

Set in beautiful Cornwall, like her two previous bestselling novels, this is a remarkable story of identity and betrayal.

Her previous novels are THE CORNISH HOUSE and A CORNISH AFFAIR. Liz’s fourth novel, UNDER A CORNISH SKY, will be released in the UK on 7th May 2015. Her novels are translated into 11 languages so far.

Liz Fenwick was born in Massachusetts, now lives in Dubai with her family, but visits her Cornish house as often as possible.

Praise for Liz Fenwick:

'An intriguing, deeply felt and poignant story, stuffed with insight and observation.' – Elizabeth Buchan

‘Intriguing with a great sense of place. The perfect ‘Cornish’ holiday read.’ – Katie Fforde