Chalk Circle Writers' Short Story Anthology (2025)
Editor, Danielle Sensier. Authors, Stuart Condie, Elsa Evripidou, J. Reid Graham, Yvonne Hennessy, Samanthi Munasing, Danielle Sensier, David Stephens. Cover illustration, John Vernon Lord.
Stories filled with grit and scratches, unconventional love and aching loneliness, where homes become characters, and gardens harbour dark secrets. Open each story’s door with confidence: riches await. Catherine Smith, author of The Biting Point, Speechbubble Books
A collection that demonstrates the diversity of the short story form, a chance to enter another world for a short time and to learn something new. Dive in! They won’t let you down. Ruth Figgest, author of Magnetism, Myriad Editions
A fascinating collection of original stories. John Vernon Lord, V&A Illustrator of the Year, 2018
An array of vivid characters, Hardy-esque twists of fate and moments of weirdness, it is difficult not to be gripped by this intriguing collection. Robin Houghton, author of The Mayday Diaries, Pindrop
STRATA 3 - Shifting Tides
The third new STRATA anthology from Chalk Circle. Twenty-two short stories from seven Sussex writers, including previously published, listed and prize-winning authors. With cover design and illustration by acclaimed artist, John Vernon Lord, V&A Illustrator of the Year 2018.
A gripping collection of short stories from distant pasts to strange new futures. Characters face new perspectives and transformative encounters. Some rise to the challenge of life’s ebbs and flows, others are cast adrift, and some are lost to the ever-shifting tides.
Publisher: Chalk Circle
ISBN: 9781916448827
Number of pages: 179
Dimensions: 127 x 203 mm£2.50 Post & Packaging to UK mainland for one copy only. Contact us for shipping cost on multiple copies (2 or more) AND for shipping to other locations.