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The illustrator of the graphic novel My Brilliant Friend, Mara Cerri, discusses her artistic practice, the challenges of rendering an esteemed novel in images, and her experience working with one of world’s most elusive authors.
Dedicated to finding the voices and stories audiences most need to hear, Book*hug Press reads beyond borders as a Canadian press with international influences, representationally and aesthetically.
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,035) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short short story. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2023. Kit de Waal will judge. Submit a story of up to 300 words with a €14 (approximately $14) entry fee for online entries or €16 (approximately $17) for postal entries by February 28. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,035) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short memoir. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2023. Sean Lusk will judge. Submit a memoir of up to 4,000 words with an €18 (approximately $19) entry fee for online entries or €20 (approximately $21) entry fee for postal entries by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
“I write when an idea, story, or book commands me to.” —Louis Edwards, author of Ramadan Ramsey
“I only write about the things that haunt me in some way.” —Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies
“You’re neither the genius nor the failure you think you are.” —Jack Wang, author of We Two Alone
“I was surprised by how much agency my characters seemed to have.” —Francesca Ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread
“Often it was the help of an outside perspective that allowed me see what I was trying to do.” —Shruti Swamy, author of A House Is a Body
