Tessa Hadley

Rebecca Watts

Helen Dunmore

Magnus Mills

Shagufta K Iqbal

Sanjida Kay

Christopher Fielden

KM Elkes

Valda Jackson

Asmaa Jama

Joe Melia

Celebrated for its creativity, communal spirit, and culture of resistance, Bristol is a city with a loud voice and progressive reputation. But it’s also a city that has experienced division and inequality. In this anthology, ten acclaimed and emerging writers portray a city full of secrets, scars, and stark contrasts. From the elusive angel who turns up at a stagnant café along the Malago River, to the jilted lover caught in the crosshairs of the police, the stories gathered here lean into the turbulent magic of Bristol and will leave readers with a renewed sense of the city’s complexity.

A City in Short Fiction

The Book of Bristol

Profits from this book are donated to Book Aid International, the UK's leading international book donation and library development charity. Tritely Challenged Volume 2 contains 100 cliché crammed stories written by 100 authors who submitted their work to Chris's Colossal Cliché Count Writing Challenge, run in conjunction with Flash Fiction Festivals, UK. They are: A.H. Creed, Abigail Williamson, Alan Barker, Alice Hale, Allen Ashley, Angela P Googh, Anita Goveas, Annika Franke, Ashutosh Pant, Beccy Golding, Benjamin Noel, Betty Hattersley, C.I. Selkirk, Carla Vlad, Cathy Cade, Christopher Fielden, Claire Apps, Clare Tivey, Daniel Purcell, David Guilfoyle, David McTigue, David Silver, DT Langdale, Ejder S. Raif, Gail Everett, Gaius Rew, Gavin Biddlecombe, Geoff Holme, Hannah Brown, Helen Fawdon-Rochester, Ian Richardson, Ibukun Keyamo, Jack Evans, Jake Kendall, James Louis Peel, Jamie Martin, Janet Pickett, Janice Eileen Morris, Jasmine Lee, Jay Bee, Jayne Morgan, Jessica Bowden, Jill Sunter, Johanna McDonald, John Lane, John Notley, Josh Granville, Jude Higgins, Judy Reeves, Justine Quammie, K. J. Watson, Kathleen E Williams, Kathryn J Barrow, Khamis Kabeu, KJ Walters, Klaus Gehling, Lee Kull, Len Saculla, Lesley Anne Truchet, Lindy Gibbon, Lucy Morrice, Maddy Hamley, Maggie Elliott, Majella Pinto, Mark J Towers, Mark Stocker, Matilda Pinto, Matthew Bines, Michael Rumsey, Mike Scott Thomson, Munib Haroon, N.B. Craven, Nam Raj Khatri, Nichole Villeneuve, Olivia Ackers, Paul Mastaglio, Rachel Heaton, Raymond E. Strawn III, Rene Astle, Rhianna Gately, Richard Betton-Foster, Rima El-Boustani, Robbie Porter, Roberta Scafidi, Roger Woodcock, Sandra Orellana, Sarah Wilde, Sean Bain, Selina Mignano, Shirley Muir, Soulla Katsiani, Steve Lodge, Steven Barrett, Susi J Smith, Toni G., Tony Thatcher, Tracey Maitland, Valeria Lützow, Valerie Fish and Valerie Griffin. The cliché writing challenge was created to raise awareness of the importance of developing an original voice, to support authors and to raise money for charity. Every story submitted to the challenge is published, so writers can gain the experience of having their work edited and then see their stories distributed in print and eBook formats all over the planet. Profits generated by sales of this book are donated to Book Aid International, a charity that understands the opportunities and pleasure that reading can bring and believe everyone should have the chance to read. Please help us raise money for this worthy cause and spread the joy of clichés around the world - buy this book: -) You will find many writing challenges, all run in support of charities, on Chris's website in the 'challenges' section.

Tritely Challenged Volume 2

Profits from this book go to BookTrust, the UK's largest children's reading charity. Topically Challenged Volume 1 contains 100 news-themed stories from 100 authors who submitted their work to Alice's 'Trump This' News Writing Challenge on Chris Fielden's website. They are: A.H. Creed, A S Winter, Alan Barker, Alan Pattison, Allan Tweddle, Allen Ashley, Amanda Garzia, Andrea Goyan, Andrew Ball, Andrew Carter, Andrew Stiggers, Antonio Salituro, Ashutosh Pant, Barbara Hull, Benjamin Noel, Betty Hattersley, Brian Mackinney, Bridget Scrannage, Cathy Cade, Chris Espenshade, Chris Green, Chris Lee, Christopher Fielden, Clare Tivey, D.G. Kaye, David McTigue, David Rosenblum, David Silver, Debbie Singh, Dee La Vardera, Derek McMillan, Dora Bona, Dr Betty, Duane L. Herrmann, E. F. S. Byrne, Edmund Piper, Francesca Pappadogiannis, Frank Havemann, Gail Everett, Gary McGrath, Gavin Biddlecombe, Geja Hadderingh, Glen Donaldson, Guy Monson, Hajra Saeed, Hullabaloo22, Jack Caldwell-Nichols, Jacob Weller, James Goodman, James Louis Peel, John Gisby, John Holmes, John Notley, Jon Drake, Jon Spencer, Josie Gowler, K. J. Watson, Kelly Van Nelson, Ken Frape, Kenneth Muir, Klaus Gehling, Kwame M.A. McPherson, Len Saculla, Lesley Anne Truchet, Leslie Roberts, Louise Burgess, Lucy Morrice, Lynne Chitty, Madeleine Fox, Maggie Elliott, Majella Pinto, Malcolm Richardson, Mark J Towers, Matilda Pinto, Meghan O'Brien, Mehak Vijay Chawla, Michael Rumsey, Mike Scott Thomson, Nam Raj Khatri, Paul Mastaglio, Peggy Gerber, Pete Armstrong, Peter J. Corbally, Raymond E. Strawn III, Sam Nichols, Sandra Orellana, Sarah Charmley, Sarah Mosedale, Simon Williams, Stacey George, Stephen P. Thompson, Steven Barrett, Teresia Nicolas, Tiffany H White, Tony Thatcher, Vaki Kokkinaki, Valerie Fish, W R Daniel, Yvonne Mallett and Yvonne Mastaglio. The news writing challenge was created to raise awareness of the importance of a story's theme, support authors and raise money for charity. Every story submitted to the challenge is published, so writers can gain the experience of having their work edited and then see their stories distributed in print and eBook formats all over the planet. Profits generated by sales of this book are donated to BookTrust, the UK's largest children's reading charity. They transform lives by getting children and families reading. Please help us raise money for this worthy cause and spread the joy of topical stories around the world - buy this book: -) You will find many writing challenges, all run in support of charities, on Chris's website in the 'challenges' section.

Topically Challenged Volume 1

Profits from this book go to The National Literacy Trust... ...a charity that gives disadvantaged children the literacy skills they need to succeed in life by helping to improve reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in the UK's poorest communities. Sensorially Challenged Volume 3 contains 100 sensory stories written by 100 authors who submitted their work to Allen's Sensory Overload Writing Challenge on Chris Fielden's website. They are: A S Winter, Aashana Daru, Adele Winston, Alan Barker, Alan D. Przybylski, Aleksandra Petrovic, Alexandra Klyueva, Alice Hale, Allen Ashley, Ally Apodochi, Anne Silva, Ashutosh Pant, Barbara Eustace, Betty Hattersley, Bridget Yates, Carla Vlad, Caroline Ryder, Cathy Cade, CH Shih, Christine Law, Christopher Fielden, Claire Apps, Clare Tivey, Claris Lam, David McTigue, David Michael Inverso, David Silver, Deborah Rose Green, Duane L. Herrmann, Eileen Baldwin, Fatemeh Momeni, Fliss Zakaszewska, Gail Buffalo, Gail Everett, Glen Donaldson, Glo Curl, Hajra Saeed, Huguette Van Akkeren, Ian Buzard, Isabel Flynn, J. S. Wellian, Jacek Wilkos, Jacqui Martin, Jade Swann, James Louis Peel, Jasmine Lee, Jayne Morgan, Jeniffer Lee, Jessica Ann George, Jim Lemon, Joe Brothers, John D Lary, John Di Carlo, John Notley, John Rivers, Joseph Mould, Josh Granville, Joyce Bingham, Justin Payne, K. J. Watson, Kathryn J Barrow, Kathryn Joyce, Kelly Yeung, Kenneth Muir, Kevin J. McLain, Khamis Kabeu, Laura Buckley, Lesley Anne Truchet, Linda Hibbin, Maggie Elliott, Majella Pinto, Maria V A Johnson, Maryam Hodaee, Matilda Pinto, Michael Rumsey, Mike Scott Thomson, Nicole McIntosh, Paul Mastaglio, Peggy Gerber, Phil Hatchard, Quilly Epithet, R.R. Young, Robert Pembroke, Roger Newton, Roger West, Rose Bingley, Sarah Williams, Scott Parent, Seadeta Osmani, Sean Bain, Shawn Maher, Shay Meinecke, Sue Partridge, T. J. Hobbs, Terence Waeland, Theresa Ryder, Timothy Newnes, Tony Lawrence, Victoria Mason and Vivian Leung. The sensory writing challenge was created to raise awareness of the overuse of purple prose, support authors and raise money for charity. Every story submitted to the challenge is published, so writers can gain the experience of having their work edited and then see their stories distributed in print and eBook formats all over the planet. Profits from this book go to The National Literacy Trust. Please help us raise money for this worthy cause and spread the joy of sensorially saturated stories around the world - buy this book: -) You will find many writing challenges, all run in support of charities, on Chris's website in the 'challenges' section.

Sensorially Challenged Volume 3

Alternative Afterlives

This unique book contains a multitude of writing tips based on real-life experience. All the advice clearly shows the reader how to write and successfully publish a short story. Author, Christopher Fielden, uses his own short stories as case studies to illustrate how the different tips were put into practice and used to achieve publishing success. All the short stories used as examples in this book have been published through short story competitions, on websites or in magazines, proving that the tips and advice really work.

How to Write a Short Story, Get Published & Make Money

Javier Hidalgo

An exploration and appreciation of a fine Spanish sherry too often overlooked in the world of wines and aperitifs—but is about to make its mark. Little-known and underappreciated, Manzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalusia, Spain. Here, the author of Is This the Wine You Ordered, Sir? and A Traveller’s Wine Guide to France, casts an admiring light on a delightful sherry that is only now gaining the reputation it deserves and finding admirers all around the world. Basing his findings on research in the archives of the Duchess of Medina Sidonia and visits to the bodegas of all the leading producers, Christopher Fielden guides the reader towards a new view of this dry white wine. Tasting notes are also provided.

Christopher Fielden

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