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978-1-84659-003-0
Fiction
March 2006
13 x 20 cm
Paperback
170 pages
£8.99

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About the Editor
Rebecca O'Connor was born in Ireland in 1975. Her poetry has appeared in various publications including Poetry Review and she was awarded the Geoffrey Dearmer prize for 'Best new poet' in 2004.

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About the Contributors
You will find... ruminations on fellatio, extreme ironing, depilation, and a Catholic education, among other things...

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The Women's Short Stories Series

You might also like to have a look at other volumes in our short stories series. So far we have seven collections: Iranian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi from our sister company Saqi Books (2005) and Irish, Czech, Lebanese and Palestinian under the Telegram banner (2006). We're planning more for the future, so there's some great reading ahead to look forward to...

Published by Telegram

Scéalta: Short Stories by Irish Women
Edited by Rebecca O'Connor.
Povídky: Short Stories by Czech Women
Edited by Nancy Hawker.
Hikayat: Short Stories by Lebanese Women
Edited by Roseanne Khalaf.
Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women
Edited by Jo Glanville.

Published by Saqi Books

Afsaneh: Short Stories by Iranian Women
Edited by Kaveh Basmenji.
Kahani: Short Stories by Pakistani Women
Edited by Aamer Hussein.
Galpa: Short Stories by Bangladeshi Women
Edited by Niaz Zaman and Firdous Azim.

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News
Claire Keegan, Scéalta contributor, won first prize in the Francis McManus Irish short story award.

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Reviews
'An interesting and distinctive read ... yet another barometer of the current health of the Irish short story.'
- Evening Herald

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Excerpts
'It must keep you warm at night,' he said. I'd never thought of it. The word 'warm' rubbed up against 'at night' and made a buzz in the room I'd been listening out for. His bungalow was in a crescent that used to be a field and I could hear other children playing on the green circle of new grass in front of the houses, as if they were in another part of his house.

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