Interview: Joe Butler
, I wanted to write a dark fairy story around a theme of loss. I had the initial idea about a grieving mother finding a book on her child’s bookshelf that she didn’t buy, and it leading into a fantastical mystery. I also wanted to leave it open ended enough, so there is room for interpretation as to whether or not what she believes happened actually did. Continue reading Interview: Joe Butler
Interview: Seb Jay
Seb Jay is an Illustrator/Artist hailing from the Fylde Coast in Lancashire. After earning a BA Hons in Illustration from UCLAN and spending the last few years working in Graphic Design, he has recently decided to re-enter the world of art and illustration. He enjoys creating artwork and illustrations that capture the seemingly ordinary, trivial or even mundane elements of everyday life. Instagram: @sebjayillustration Website: https://sebjayillustration.weebly.com/ … Continue reading Interview: Seb Jay
The Opening Act
Good afternoon, readers. Last time I spoke a little bit about how I actually ended up joining the Creative Writing society, and how I ended up as President of the society. Today might be a bit of a shorter post, but I’ll be talking about the first two meetings of the society I had as president. The first meeting was during the “trial” period for … Continue reading The Opening Act
Interview: Alycia Barboza
Alycia Barboza is a fiction writer currently living in Knoxville, Tennessee with her partner and their two cats. She is in the process of obtaining degrees in creative writing and cultural studies and spends her weekends playing Dungeons and Dragons. When she’s not busy attempting to finish her first novel, she watches reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and drinks a lot of craft beer. … Continue reading Interview: Alycia Barboza
The Blind Leading the Blind
Hello Readers, I mentioned a little while ago that I’d be talking about my experiences as President of a Creative Writing Society at university. Consider this the first episode of sorts, where I’ll be talking about how I came to be involved with the society in the first place, before I became the President. During the opening stages of first year, I, as well as … Continue reading The Blind Leading the Blind
Interview: Lily Hawkes
I wrote the short story for an assignment at university. I always worry about ideas and when the next one will come along. This one started as a daydream about my childhood. My brother and I used to build dens, they were never more than a bit of old carpet but they seemed amazing at the time. Continue reading Interview: Lily Hawkes
Our First Birthday!
Hi everyone! Today marks the one year anniversary of Bandit Fiction being in existence – one year today the URL for the website was purchased and, as a group, we started inviting visitors into our little publishing world of short fiction. To celebrate this, Bandit’s got a few special announcements and offers coming up throughout the day (follow us on Twitter to keep abreast of those), but … Continue reading Our First Birthday!
Every Story Has A Beginning…
Hi guys! My name’s Dan. I’m a freelance editor for Bandit Fiction, and starting today, I’ll be rambling here as well. Given that the theme we’re currently accepting entries for is writers in education (as an aside, if that interests you, you can find more info here; https://banditfiction.co.uk/writers), it seems fitting for me to tell you a little of the experience of guiding so many … Continue reading Every Story Has A Beginning…
Interview: Maria Clark
We’re very pleased to bring you an interview with Maria Clark, whose story ‘Letters of Love’ was shortlisted for the Sunderland Short Story Award 2018. You can pick up Maria’s story, as well as the other stories shortlisted here. Maria Clark I began writing by accident. The day I could hold a pen to paper and form words against the white was the day I wrote … Continue reading Interview: Maria Clark
Interview: Marion Todd
The second is our series of interviews with writers longlisted for the Sunderland Short Story Award, we’re very pleased to be able to ask a few questions of Marion Todd. If you like what she says below (and you should, she’s awesome), you can check her out at @MarionETodd on Twitter. Enjoy! Tell us a little about yourself My home is in North East Fife, … Continue reading Interview: Marion Todd
Interview: Kristien Potgieter
In the first of two recent interviews, we were lucky enough to as a few questions of Kristien Potgieter, a writer and editor from Johannesburg, South Africa, who has recently been longlisted for the Sunderland Short Story Award. Kristien has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, where she was also a UEA Booker Scholar, and she has previously worked as a teacher, … Continue reading Interview: Kristien Potgieter
Interview: Jason Jawando
In anticipation of the release of our first podcast on Tuesday, we’re pleased to bring to you an interview with Jason Jawando, whose story Confusion will be one of three stories featured. Currently studying an MA in Creative Writing with the Open University, Jason has been published in a number of other literary journals and magazines, including Aesthetica, Crannog, and Ranfurly Review, and in January 2018 read one of his … Continue reading Interview: Jason Jawando
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