罢丑别听Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology聽returns with a selection of extraordinary short fiction and poetry to spark the literary imagination. The winners and finalists of the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award represent a broad selection of the very best in established and promising international talent. The featured compositions invoke a rich array of imagery and concepts that illuminate daily life. This inspirational collection combines longevity with innovation 鈥 a book that will stay with the reader, whilst offering new perspectives on the world and our place within it.
Poetry Winner: Ian M Dudley鈥檚 Fish and Chips
Ian M Dudley lives in Oxford. The poem聽Fish and Chips聽won the 2015 Oxonian Review poetry competition and is part of a sequence of poems called聽Business Class聽about work in a large multinational company. Ian is currently writing poems whose titles all begin with the words 鈥淎 Box of.鈥
Fiction Winner: Christina Sander鈥檚 What Happens At The Edge
Christina Sanders lives in Brighton.聽What Happens at the Edge聽is part of a short story collection on the theme of compromise. Other stories in the collection have been published in the聽Bath Short Story Anthology, Rattle Tales, Litro听补苍诲听Toasted Cheese. Her work explores the borders between desire and eventuality.
58 other shortlisted writers have been included in the anthology, which is available to buy now:聽
Credits:
1.聽Judith Jones, Rendezvous (2016). Courtesy of the artist.
