Sparks is 264 pages packed with new poets, novelists, short story and script writers, sandwiched between an introduction by Man Booker Prize shortlisted novelist, Gerard Woodward, and an interview with bestselling crime writer, Mo Hayder. Sparks also features an extract from Kate Frost's novel, The Butterfly Storm, an excerpt of which can be read here. Priced £7.99, Sparks can be bought from Amazon, as well as from good bookshops in Bristol and Bath or ordered directly from Bath Spa University by emailing: orders@sparksanthology.co.uk Sparks had its official launch on Monday 6th March 2006 at the Guildhall in Bath during the Bath Literature Festival. A selection of poets, script and prose writers read extracts from the anthology, in what was a diverse and entertaining evening. Praise for Sparks: 'This year's anthology is better than ever, a rich and zesty collection. The writing is sharp, engrossing, witty - these tasters left me wanting more.'
'Funny, moving, racy, exciting, challenging... new voices from talented writers to delight readers of all ages. These really are writers to watch!' Julia Green |
Average contents include: sushi, an amaryllis, a frozen potato, charcoal and chalk, the body of Christ, some silver boots, the odd murder, an Afgan asylum seeker, bells and lemons, a prize, a letter, a party or two, a sea urchin, Mo Hayder, a first date, a sewing box, a beach, a mistletoe giant, an ocean liner, the Paris-Rome express, a sheep with orange eyes, Jorge Luis Borges, a couple of joyriders, Nelson Mandela, a broken picture frame, a garden dragon, a very famous painting, an actual spoonist (spooner?), some fabrics, a fish boy, Gerard Woodward, a chinese painting lesson, a blobby man in a bath, a couple of robbin' hoodlums, Luigi Lucheni, a gifted mathematician, two libaries, scenes from a hospital room window, some final credits, and a fish called Djinn. |
