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Notes on Craft
Oli Hazzard
Poet Oli Hazzard on writing his debut novel Lorem Ipsum, which is made up of one single 50,000-word sentence.
The Safe Zone
Nina Mingya Powles
An essay from Small Bodies of Water, the winner of the inaugural Nan Shepherd Prize.
An As-Yet-Undiscovered Land Mammal
Mariana Leky
An excerpt from Mariana Leky’s What You Can See From Here.
Pebbles
Max Porter
A new story by Max Porter – part of our series in partnership with The Arts House, Singapore.
What’s in a Name?
Victoria Princewill
‘Names do not just carry intimacy, they determine the extent of it’.
Victoria Princewill on names and consent.
Seek You
Kristen Radtke
An excerpt from Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness, a new graphic novel by Kristen Radtke.
Guard / Dear Katherine
Akwaeke Emezi
An excerpt from Akwaeke Emezi’s Dear Senthuran: a Black spirit memoir.
Some Trouble
Sharlene Teo
Sharlene Teo on getting in trouble – part of a new series, in partnership with The Arts House, Singapore.
Have You Met Husband?
Amy Silverberg
‘It was new, that heat coming off of him, a person seeing you naked and wanting to see you again, the next day, clothed. It was definitely the beginning of something.’
New fiction from Amy Silverberg.
Ceremony of Innocence
Madeleine Bunting
A journalist receives a troubling call about a friend in this excerpt from Madeleine Bunting’s new novel Ceremony of Innocence.
Three Poems
Rae Armantrout
‘When you wake up, / you will remember nothing of this.’
‘Curses’, ‘Familiar Ground’ and ‘Lions’ by Rae Armantrout.
Fertile Soil
Katerina Gibson
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize for the Pacific region.
Remembering Janet Malcolm
Sigrid Rausing
‘The book is in my studio and I am about to go out and buy fresh glue’.
In Conversation
Louise Kennedy & Sarah Moss
Two Ireland-based writers discussing national identity, disappointing holidays and art deco china.
Gororau (Borderlands)
Elizabeth O’Connor
‘Tad took down any picture of Mam the week after she died. He said they would bring bad luck to the house.’
A story set in rural Wales.
Unbury Our Dead with Song
Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ
A Kenyan journalist falls in love with the Tizita, popularly called Ethiopian blues, in this extract from Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ’s new novel.
The Disappearance of Mumma Dell
Roland Watson-Grant
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize for the region of the Caribbean
In Conversation
Natasha Brown & Victoria Adukwei Bulley
A discussion about exhaustion, refusal and the beginner’s mindset.
Comrade Aeon’s Field Guide to Bangkok
Emma Larkin
‘Comrade Aeon had been changed by his years in the jungle.’
My Father’s Lover Was Never the Stepdad I Wanted Him to Be
Isabel Waidner
A letter to footballer Justin Fashanu – excerpted from Isabel Waidner’s novel Sterling Karat Gold.
Turnstones
Carol Farrelly
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize from the region of Canada and Europe.
Two Poems
Tayi Tibble
Poetry from Tayi Tibble’s new collection Rangikura, available now from Victoria University Press.
I Cleaned the –
Kanya D’Almeida
Overall winner of the 2021 Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize, as well as winner for the region of Asia.
Conversations
Natasha Brown
‘My mother was always telling me over the phone about people who had recently died.’
An excerpt from Natasha Brown’s debut novel.
Exit Father
Mai Nardone
‘He was a tossed coin, two faces alternating to catch the light.’
A story by Mai Nardone.
The Great Mistake
Jonathan Lee
‘The first attempt on the life of Andrew Green had occurred on Thanksgiving Day in 1873.’
An excerpt from the new novel by Jonathan Lee.
Granddaughter of the Octopus
Rémy Ngamije
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize for the region of Africa.
People Who Live Here
Holly Pester
‘Another man dithering around six foot two had recently moved in.’
A story by Holly Pester, author of Comic Timing.
