22 Fictions
New Writing from Desperate Literature and Brick Lane Bookshop
Format:Paperback
Publisher:CHEERIO Publishing
Publishing:19th Jun '25
£15.00
This title is due to be published on 19th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Launched in 2017 and 2018, the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize and the Brick Lane Short Story Prize have produced two of the most interesting bodies of short fiction published in recent years.
Started as DIY publishing projects by booksellers in the independent bookshops of London and Madrid, the annual collections from both prizes quickly became cult artefacts - containing new voices that pushed at the boundaries of form, shape, and storytelling itself, while carrying an internationalism and imagination that defied the conservatism of the decade.
Compiled here for the first time as a collaborative anthology, 22 Fictions features some of the most exciting work selected from the formative years of both prizes. The 22 short stories will be accompanied by positioning essays by Joanna Walsh and Wendy Erskine, former judges of the two prizes with very meaningful and impactful links to the world of independent publishing.
“If 22 Fictions is an argument for the short form, it is winning. A book worth studying.” — Isabel Waidner, Goldsmiths Prize winning author of Sterling Karat Gold and Corey Fah Does Social Mobility
“Bold and emboldening — each story here engages with the form in new and rewarding ways.” — Gurnaik Johal, author of We Move and Saraswati
“Partnering with two of the world’s most forward-thinking booksellers to publish the razor-edge of contemporary writing speaks exactly to the DIY spirit CHEERIO was founded on. A dream.” – Darren Biabowe Barnes, Editorial Director of CHEERIO Publishing
ISBN: 9781917283069
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