, 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.
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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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
