Today, in the Timelines* series of interview,
I have asked the five questions to Anna Clark.
Tell us how you got involved in the Timelines project.
The opportunity arose through the Creative Writing MA that I’m currently studying for. We were asked to submit a short story and as being a published author has always been an ambition of mine, I decided to grab the opportunity.
In our interview series of the Timelines an anthology of short stories for children,
I am talking to Paula Warrington.
Tell us how you got involved in the Timelines project.
When I came up to Manchester for the Children’s Book Festival in June 2012, I was very interested to hear Iris Feindt and Helen Sea’s account of Animal Stew, a short story collection that they had edited. I was thrilled, later, to hear that a new collection of historical short fiction was being planned – and I was eager to contribute a story.
Carrying on with the series of interview of Timelines* authors.
Today I am interviewing Matt Killeen.
[ ©2013 to M. Killeen]
Tell us how you got involved in the Timelines project.
I’m a student at MMU doing a Masters Degree in Creative Writing for Young People…or is it children? I can never remember. I met Iris Feindt at the Manchester Children’s Book Festival where she was promoting Animal Stew, an anthology of short stories for children written by students at MMU Writing School. I thought the idea was excellent and when she proposed a second anthology, this time for young adults / older children, I jumped at the chance to be included. Continue reading
As part of my Master Degree at MMU, we have been offered the extraordinary chance to take part in a collection of short stories. The theme was history. So I took my chance and wrote a short story. And after drafts and redrafts and more rewriting my story was accepted.
The book will be launched in Manchester at the John Rylands Library on Deansgate on October 19th 2013 as part of the Manchester Literature Festival.
On a personal level I am so proud to be part of this adventure, especially as it is with fellow MA friends who just happen to be wonderful authors
And I can honestly say their stories rock: With them you will take part in a Napoleon war, catch a glimps of an elephant in the night, be a chimney sweepers in the Dickens time, experience a witch hunt, jump from a plane and take part in a riot in Leicester. All that in one book.
The book will on sale from October 19th, so watch out for links to get your copy of this exciting collection of short stories.