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By: Paul McVeigh, Lisa Frank, Wendy Erskine, Jan Carson, Caoilinn Hughes, Glenn Patterson
Publisher: Doire Press
Published: January 2019
Pages: 264
Categories: Fiction
Language: English
Available as: Paperback, Ebook
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ISBN-13: 9781907682698
ISBN: 1907682694
ASIN: 1907682694

Belfast Stories is a collection of short fiction set throughout the neighbourhoods of the city, written by writers— both established and emerging—who live, have lived, or who have a strong connection to Belfast. The writers in Belfast Stories include Linda Anderson, Jan Carson, Wendy Erskine, Jamie Guiney, Peter Hollywood, Caoilinn Hughes, Rosemary Jenkinson, Winnie M Li, Bernie McGill, Michael Nolan, Glenn Patterson, Ian Sansom, Dawn Watson and Shannon Yee. This anthology also features photos and background information on each neighbourhood, as well as local listings and a map displaying where each of the stories takes place.

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