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Adam Biles in conversation with Ian Dunt in Waterstones Trafalgar Square, 20 September 2023 to launch Beasts Of England.

Many thanks from us to Ian and to Waterstones Trafalgar for providing such a fantastic venue and hospitality.

Toby Litt reads Oh Whistle And... by Uschi Gatward.

Oh Whistle And... comes from Uschi's superb new collection of stories English Magic, which is available now in our online store (www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-sho…english-magic) and from all good booksellers.

You might also enjoy reading this fantastic Q&A with Uschi: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/qa-uschi-gatw…english-magic

Alex Pheby reads The Clinic by Uschi Gatward.

The clinic comes from Uschi's superb new collection of stories English Magic, which is available now in our online store (https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-shop/english-magic) and from all good booksellers.

You might also enjoy reading this fantastic Q&A with Uschi: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/qa-uschi-gatward-english-magic

Edward Hogan, reads Single Sit, the winner of the 2021 Galley Beggar Press short story prize.

There's also a conversation between Edward and GBP co-director Sam Jordison about the story, about writing and about selling conservatories. Among other things... It's a long one!

You can find out more about Edward's novel The Electric here: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/edward-hogan/the-electric/9781473669567/?v2=true

Here’s Edward's OU page:
http://www.open.ac.uk/research/people/ewh47

And here's the lowdown on the GBP prize: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize

A piece I wrote for the book A Love Letter To Europe, published by Coronet in 2020. It's about how great twin towns can be - even if (especially if!) you're a cynical teenager in the North of England in the 1990s.

(Photo is from a school play. I was Lane the butler in The Importance Of Being Earnest. That's why I'm dressed all posh.)

Vijay Khurana reads his superb 2019-2020 Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize shortlisted story, About Suffering.

For more about Vijay, visit: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/2020-ssp-khurana-3qs

You can read About Suffering for yourself here: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/2020-ssp-khurana-about-suffering

And here's his story Zenith:https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/2019-ssp-stories-khurana-zenith

For more details on the prize in general, and to read our archive of longlisted stories, visit this page: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize

Enjoy!