Summer Surprise #1: Cover reveal for our fifth creative writing anthology

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.

Book cover: artwork and design by Rudolf Ammann
Front cover of our fifth creative writing anthology: artwork and design by Rudolf Ammann

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

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

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

 

Notes on Contributors

221

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