What happens next?
“"A lot of them [students] don't really understand," said Kureishi. "It's the story that really helps you. They worry about the writing and the prose and you think: 'Fuck the prose, no one's going to...
View ArticleSmall is beautiful?
So says my friend and co-writer Daniel Knibb, http://danielknibb.weebly.com/1/post/2014/03/small-is-beautiful.html … talking about George Saunders, who has just won the Folio Prize with a collection...
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Exeter Novel Prize!
This is me...and this is it!An amazing day yesterday, with the launch of the new Exeter Writers Anthology, 'The Coastal Zoo' (including two of my own stories), and the presentation of the very first...
View ArticleThe quality of mercy
This was our latest book at my lovely book club. It's a sequel, by Barry Unsworth, to his Booker prizewinner 'Sacred Hunger'. It's obvious that there is history behind it, but the story stands in its...
View ArticlePractically perfect
I've just won Write Invite's weekly competition: you can see my entry here WriteInvite website. It's an interesting format; at 5pm every Saturday, three themes are posted up, and you have half an...
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King Lear
This is the beach at Exmouth, photographed by Cathie Hartigan. We walked here with Margaret James before going to see the National Theatre live streamed production of 'King Lear'. Pathetic fallacy...
View ArticleEast Budleigh literary festival
A literary micro-festival in Salem chapel at East Budleigh this weekend, with a real cross-section of writing on offer. I went on Sunday, and listened to talks from best-seller Graham Hurley, Carnegie...
View ArticleRNA Summer Party
I'd been warned, as a first-timer, to expect the devastating noise level, stunning frocks and extraordinary shoes. They were nearly all women, of course, but I talked with all kinds of people, from a...
View ArticleWriting blog tour
I’ve been handed the baton in this writing blog tour by Cathie Hartigan of www.CreativeWritingMatters.co.uk/cathies-blog, so here goes. 1. What am I working on? My novel, ‘Sealskin’, is now with an...
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The value of words
What would you pay for a secondhand book in a language you couldn't read? It's lost its cover and several pages. There are holes where it's been partly burned and chewed by rodents, scribbles in the...
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Wedding of the year: 20th September 2014
And here's the long-awaited picture of me in a hat. No, it wasn't my own wedding. My gorgeous daughter Rosie got married to Paul, my new son-in-law, and together they created one of the most joyful...
View ArticleBig news!
Here's a press release about my novel 'Sealskin':Orenda Books Signs Stunning Retelling Of The Selkie Legend By Debut Author Su BristowPosted at 11:41AM Tuesday 13 Oct 2015Karen Sullivan, publisher of...
View ArticleExeter Writers Short Story Competition 2016
There's still time to enter!I'm Chair of Exeter Writers this year, and we're eagerly awaiting the final total of entries for this year. The competition closes on 28th February, and although we usually...
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Almost there now...
The book is almost out there now. You can pre-order it on Amazon HERE and the e-book will be available from 22nd December, while the paperback launch is scheduled for mid-February. And in the...
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Blog tour starts today!
The Sealskin blog tour starts today and runs throughout February, courtesy of the tireless Karen Sullivan at Orenda Books. Kicking off with two posts, one from Emma Welton at Damp Pebbles here:...
View ArticlePublication Day!
Sealskin is out there today!The paperback went on sale this morning, and the audiobook as well. It's been a flying start, with so much support and fabulous reviews, not just from the bloggers on the...
View ArticleEast Budleigh literary festival
A literary micro-festival in Salem chapel at East Budleigh this weekend, with a real cross-section of writing on offer. I went on Sunday, and listened to talks from best-seller Graham Hurley, Carnegie...
View ArticleRNA Summer Party
I'd been warned, as a first-timer, to expect the devastating noise level, stunning frocks and extraordinary shoes. They were nearly all women, of course, but I talked with all kinds of people, from a...
View ArticleWriting blog tour
I’ve been handed the baton in this writing blog tour by Cathie Hartigan of www.CreativeWritingMatters.co.uk/cathies-blog, so here goes. 1. What am I working on? My novel, ‘Sealskin’, is now with an...
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The value of words
What would you pay for a secondhand book in a language you couldn't read? It's lost its cover and several pages. There are holes where it's been partly burned and chewed by rodents, scribbles in the...
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