A.L. Kennedy, Yiyun Li, Adam Marek - London April 25th.

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The Word Factory #32 The intimate short story salon   25th April 2015 - 6.30-8.30pm Waterstones Piccadilly, London Celebrate spring with award-winning authors and fresh talent. A.L. Kennedyjoins international star Yiyun Li, our mentor Adam Marek and apprenticeKerstin Twachtmann for readings at this month's salon. The conversation will continue with Director Cathy Galvin, co-founder of the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award.   Please note the new times for the masterclasses, short story club and salon.   Buy Your Tickets To ensure you your place, please buy your ticket online in advance. Prices include all booking and transaction costs and a glass of wine. £12 per person in advance online. £8 concessions. £15 on door if space available. Concessions: students & senior citizens, unwaged and people with disabilities.

A.L. Kennedy A.L.Kennedy is the author of 14 books: 6 novels, 5 short story collections and 3 works of non-fiction. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Read more about A.L. Kennedy. Adam Marek Word Factory Mentor Adam Marek is the award-winning writer of two short story collections. He won the 2011 Arts Foundation Short Story Fellowship, and was shortlisted for the inaugural Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. Read more about Adam. Yiyun Li Yiyun Li is the author of two story collections and two novels. An award winning author, she is the recipient of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and many more. Read more about Yiyun. Kerstin Twachtmann Word Factory apprentice, Kerstin Twachtmann is currently developing her body of short fiction work. Adam Marek has said “Kerstin’s writing balances quirkiness and realism in a deft and fluent style". Read more about Kerstin.

Short Story Club - 4.30-5.30pm Italo Calvino: All at One Point Calvino’s The Complete Cosmicomics is a collection of stories, all narrated by the character Qfwfq, each of which takes a scientific fact as a starting point for a fantastical narrative. In ‘All at One Point’, Calvino takes the notion of the universe’s matter all being concentrated at one point before it began to expand, and imagines Qfwfq and other characters dealing with this situation. It combines a scientific flight of fancy with a familiar-feeling tale of neighbourly tensions, as at the inhabitants of the point clash over gossip, opinions and shared attractions. This is a story which does not fit contemporary expectations. Come and discuss at the Word Factory Short Story Club in April. Email Sophie Haydock for more details and a copy of the story:sophie@thewordfactory.tv For the most up-to-date details of where you can submit work and enter awards & competitions don't miss Paul McVeigh's monthly round up at www.thewordfactory.tv  Missed a previous Word Factory? Tune in to Word Factory TV on Vimeo.

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