Belfast Stories
| 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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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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