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Out From the Shadows: On Rediscovering Mary Shelley’s Half-Sister, Fanny Imlay [Literary Hub}
It is an interesting challenge to write about someone who has been overlooked, who is overshadowed by more vibrant characters. If they are at first glance unexceptional, is that to say dull or uninteresting? Such overshadowing might be recognized as a pattern of light and shade, largely a matter of perspective—perspective that is relative and…
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!
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