Front Lines: Short Stories on Modern Society by Writers Under 25 - Couverture souple

Formby, Dan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908853107 ISBN 13 : 9781908853103

Editeur : Valley Press, 2012

Synopsis

In early 2011, Manchester-based Creative Writing student Dan Formby approached Valley Press with a concept for an anthology of short stories; on the theme of 'anti-conventionalism, anti-society, and young people's anger at the world that has been left by the generations before us.' A national search followed, with submissions strictly limited to writers under 25. Front Lines presents the winning selection, in print for the first time.

The selected stories are uncompromising, vital and gripping - frequently, but not irredeemably, dark, and a fascinating insight into the minds of creative, socially engaged young people living in the 21st century. Rich with contradiction and authenticity, morally unstable narrators relate tales of society (lost and found), wars (global and personal) and summits (physical and emotional), with a range of voices as diverse as the young adults who created them. This is writing from the literary front line: a unique chance to discover six writers from a generation that will shape our future.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dan Formby was born in Southport, 1990, and has recently completed an English and Creative Writing degree at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Felice Howden graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2009 with a degree in English and Philosophy. She promptly relocated to the UK, and now works at a publishing house in central London, living in Oxfordshire. Her short stories have been published in the Australian literary journal Voiceworks, and she is a regular columnist for BookMachine.org.

James Mcloughlin was born in Merseyside, 1990, and has a degree in English and Writing from Leeds Trinity University College. His first collection of poetry, Encore, was published by Valley Press in 2011.

Nathan Ouriach was born in Northampton, and has a degree from the University of Kent in English and American Literature with Creative Writing. Starting his employment career in a box factory, he progressed to work as a window cleaner, and eventually to placements at the magazines ShortList and GQ. He is currently studying for an MA.

David Whelan is a journalist and fiction writer based in London. His short fiction has been published by Shortfire Press, 3:AM, Gutter, Marco Polo Quarterly and others. He currently blogs about literature, film and TV for The Huffington Post. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Sunday Times.

Ryan Whittaker has recently completed a degree in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. It has been fourteen years since he was last published, the last piece being a poem about a cheetah, written when he was eleven. It ate a rabbit.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Valley Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908853107
• ISBN 13: 9781908853103
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible