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The Hyena’s Daughter

Weatherglass Novella Prize 2026 Judge, Ali Smith said: The Hyena’s Daughter tells the far-too-untold story of a 19th century sisterhood, that of the daughters of Mary Wollstonecraft: Fanny Imlay and Mary Shelley, the famed writers of Frankenstein, plus their stepsister Claire Clairmont. Are they the three graces? The fates? They’re women, as alive and breathing…

Philip Hoare Prize

“I am delighted to receive the inaugural Philip Hoare prize. Every endorsement of a writer’s work is valued, and they really don’t come much better than this – so a huge thank you to the readers and judges for selecting ‘Hopeful Glimmer’. Flash non-fiction, though pocket sized, can carry enormous ideas and can materialise as…

Glen & the Zippo

Very happy to have this published by the lovely Ellipsis Zine. It’s one of those stories that is an awkward length. It manages to be both too long and too short, but at last, it has a home!

Gull Shit Alley and Other Roads to Hell

Danny expected to escape his shabby seaside hometown, but things go awry when Grandpa’s dementia worsens, and Danny must leave school and fend for himself. He develops a crush on the indifferent and elusive Gryff who, riffing on Dante’s Inferno, offers to guide him through the petty corruption and exploitation that underpin the town’s tourist…

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