Following an especially busy period for Fincham Press, we are excited to share the first of two surprises this summer. Here we reveal details of our fifth anthology of creative writing: In Which Dragons Are Real But.

This fifth anniversary publication marks the occasion with two firsts in Fincham’s history. This collection is the first to include work by University of Roehampton alumni alongside that by current Creative Writing students. It is also the first time we have published original illustrations in full colour. Different forms are showcased in 47 pieces; often dark in theme, but also funny and thought-provoking.
Check out a sneak peek of the cover (above) and the table of contents (below)! The collection is edited by award-winning author Leone Ross. An official launch will take place at the University of Roehampton in late 2018 – follow Fincham Press on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for further details.
Contents
Foreword |
1 |
Introduction |
3 |
Short Stories |
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Sarah Tucker · Exit Stage Right |
7 |
Charlotte Byrne · Georgy Girl |
15 |
Steph Elliot Vickers · White Walls |
21 |
Nanou Blair-Gould · Innocuous Disposition |
29 |
Katharine Cheetham · Bruises |
33 |
Andrew D’Arcy Collins |
|
So I Finally Rescued My Piano |
39 |
Ellenor Pickles · Daisy Girl |
45 |
Molly Glinski · Transcript: Interview Room 2 |
49 |
Jacob Bathgate · Fossils |
55 |
Melissa Healey-Mullee · 99 In The Rain |
59 |
Stiina Honkavaara · A Taste of God |
65 |
Veslemøy Stavdahl · White Bird |
73 |
Hanna Andersson · Compost |
79 |
Yen-Yen Lu · Friends |
85 |
Serena Michel |
|
Ojos Que No Ven, Corazón No Siente |
93 |
Glenn Shadbolt · The Happening Now |
101 |
Frederik Helgesen ·Thank You, Mr Lighthouse |
111 |
Flash Fiction |
|
Arun Jeetoo · The Exhibition of Margo |
117 |
Thomas Cole · Fake Updates |
119 |
Mehmet Suleyman · And Now You Know Her |
121 |
Charlie-Anne Butterworth |
|
Nuclear |
123 |
Palace of the Babies |
124 |
Liz McAnder · Fatigue |
126 |
Jess Styles · Freaks Anonymous |
129 |
Georgina Charles |
|
Yujin |
132 |
Yujin’s Mother |
134 |
Poetry |
|
Sean Wai Keung |
|
the spring bamboo |
139 |
the new golden phoenix |
140 |
Bronia Waldron · For Simon & Garfunkel |
141 |
Natalie Howard · Make Me a Sandwich |
143 |
Emma Strand · Bye-Bye Bluebird |
145 |
Jacqueline Robinson · Cake Making |
147 |
Kristina Kjønigsen · Hush, Little Baby |
155 |
Anne Malewski |
|
january |
157 |
1920s charleston |
158 |
Tess O’Hara · To Slinky Duvet Days |
159 |
Milanta Petkauskaite · Collage One |
161 |
Haley Jenkins ·Greyscale |
162 |
Megan Lewis · Some of Myself |
163 |
Screenplays |
|
Rosie King · A Picture of You |
169 |
Jack Purkis · Audition #34 |
179 |
Nadia Elaissaoui · Eager for Eden |
193 |
Creative Nonfiction |
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Cameron Turner · Those Aren’t Fireworks |
205 |
Matthew Delicate · Etcetera |
206 |
Max Blindell · Rules |
209 |
Oana Liana Martisca · The City Between the Rivers |
210 |
Lisa Gaultier · In Which Dragons Are Real But |
219 |
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Notes on Contributors |
221 |