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Short story award 2016

Winning the Royal Academy / Pin Drop short story award

June 25, 2016June 25, 2016 / Claire Fuller / 17 Comments

 

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Yesterday my short story, A Quiet Tidy Man, won the Royal Academy of Arts / Pin Drop short story award 2016. The six shortlisted authors were invited to a ceremony at the Royal Academy in London, where the actress, Juliet Stevenson, announced the winner and read the story to an audience of about a hundred people.  Continue reading →


I have written six novels: The Memory of Animals, Our Endless Numbered Days, Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange, Unsettled Ground, and forthcoming, Hunger and Thirst. Click 'About' in the top menu to find out more.

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An amazing sold-out launch for Hunger and Thirst last night. So many people coming to celebrate with me, eat cake and raise a glass. It was wonderful to hear some lovely words from my editor @helengw100 read by my amazing publicist @jane54321. Huge thanks to @winchester_books_festival for organising and to @margotgoodlife for being the best interviewer and a brilliant friend. Also big thanks to @amandaoosty, @sar1skatiger, @emmalathamwriter,, @kate.raines, @judith_heneghan for assisting with the competition and cake! Thanks to @ina_love_to_bake_and_make for the most delicious cake! Thanks to @pgwellsbookshop for handling sales so smoothly and efficiently. And finally to #librarianhusband for always be there and being so supportive and still enthusiastic for book six. My sixth novel, Hunger and Thirst is published in the UK today. As you can see from the video and the amount of sighing, I am a little apprehensive. Publishing a novel that has taken several years is always scary. But also exciting. All the stuff that has been in my head and made its way to a page, will be read, and then be in someone else’s head. How miraculous is that? Penance by @fancyeliza is a really interesting take on how we consume true crime, how teenagers can be influenced by it, and how those who tell it do not / cannot tell it without some bias, or (sometimes deliberate) misrepresentation. By us (me) reading this book - a novel, although it’s written as fact - how implicit am I in the ‘enjoyment’ of true crime? Where is the line between ‘enjoyment’ and acting out what you read? How much do tumblr and other social platforms that teenagers use contribute? It asks a lot of fascinating questions. Writers of London! I’m absolutely thrilled that Hunger and Thirst has been selected for the Book at Bedtime slot on @bbcradio4. It has been abridged by Sian Preece into 10 x fourteen minute episodes, which I’m so curious to hear. What did she leave in? What did she cut out? If anyone knows Sian please do put me in touch because I’d love to chat to her about it. London Falling by @praddenkeefe is going straight onto my books of the year. The UK edition of Hunger and Thirst is published a week today by @penguinfigtree. I can’t believe it’s come round so fast. I’ll be @waterstones_islington on Thursday 14th May together with fellow author, Imogen Crimp who will be talking about her brilliant second novel, Give Me Everything You’ve Got. I’d love it if you could join us. Another short video of books I’ve been sent by publishers found in my free little library or bought myself.
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