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Endangered Shorelines

There’s a really interesting analysis of my short story, The Headland of Black Rock, in this article – Endangered Shorelines and Absent Solastalgia In Recent English, Irish and Northern Irish Short Fiction. It’s by Katharina Andrea Kalthoff and LeonieWindt-Wetzel and Read more…


SoA Award Shortlisted

It’s an absolute honour to have been shortlisted for the ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award, supported by the Society of Authors. The shortlisting is for my short story, Swanskin, which was published in the After Sundown anthology edited by Mark Morris. The full Read more…


Reviews and a round-up

Thank you so much for including my stories in these new reviews and features! A Cold Season has been reviewed by Debbie at My Random Musings. She says: “Well written, spooky and with plenty of tension and suspense, this book Read more…


Short Stories for the NHS

I’m very proud, and indeed honoured, to be part of this mammoth anthology of short stories to benefit the NHS. STORIES OF HOPE AND WONDER – a treasury of stories from across the genres of fantasy and science fiction. 53 Read more…


Echoes has landed

Author copies of Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories have landed, and very beautiful they are too! Also – they’re HUGE! Nearly 800 pages of ghost story goodness lie within, curated by the amazing Ellen Datlow. Writers include Paul Tremblay, Read more…


Ten Word Tragedies – a Frank Turner Inspired Anthology

I’m very happy to be in the forthcoming Ten Word Tragedies anthology, inspired by a song by Frank Turner. Stories were written in response to postcards provided by the editors. The full line-up is as follows: TEN WORD TRAGEDIES Nineteen Read more…


The Entertainment Arrives

I’m very happy to announce that my short story, The Entertainment Arrives, has been picked by Stephen Jones for his annual anthology, Best New Horror #29. This will be the story’s second selection for a best of, having just appeared in Read more…


Evil Eyes, Black Feathers – Birds in Dark Fiction

Here’s a reprise of a blog I wrote recently for Short, Scary Tales, publisher of Five Feathered Tales: Time and time again, I find I’m working on something new, only to discover that birds have somehow fluttered their way into Read more…


A month away . . . New Fears

I received an author copy of New Fears today and it looks absolutely splendid – a credit to its editor, Mark Morris, and to Titan Books. Here’s the official blurb: FEAR COMES IN MANY FORMS The horror genre’s greatest living Read more…


Edge Hill University Short Story Prize

My collection, Quieter Paths from PS Publishing, has just been longlisted for Edge Hill’s prestigious Short Story Prize. The full press announcement is as follows: Organisers of Edge Hill University’s 11th annual Short Story Prize are delighted to announce the Read more…