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Ben Pester

Ben Pester’s debut short story collection Am I in the Right Place? was published in 2021 by Boiler House Press, and was long listed for the 2022 Edge Hill Prize. His work has appeared in the London Magazine, INQUE, Hotel, Five Dials and elsewhere. When not writing fiction, he is a technical writer. He lives with his family in North London.

Ben Pester on Granta.com

Fiction | Issue 161 padlock
Fiction | Issue 161 padlock

The Durhams

Ben Pester

‘We have this space and we have permission to summon each other into it. Sibspace.’

Fiction by Ben Pester.

Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Notes on Craft: Does this Count?

Ben Pester

‘Is the act of complicating a perfectly nice daydream a craft?’

Ben Pester on the craft of imagination.

Fiction | The Online Edition
Fiction | The Online Edition

Rachel Reaches Out

Ben Pester

‘She hit send and sighed as the email-whoosh came through her headphones. Theo was sitting at his desk less than six metres away.’

Fiction | The Online Edition
Fiction | The Online Edition

All Silky and Wonderful

Ben Pester

A trip on a commuter train takes a surreal turn in new fiction by Ben Pester.

Fiction | The Online Edition
Fiction | The Online Edition

Orientation

Ben Pester

‘Graham is telling the woman that he is Orientating you. The woman in the blue cardigan looks at you and nods very solemnly.’

A story from Ben Pester’s Am I in the Right Place, available now from Boiler House Press.

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