David Frankel
@daveyfrankel.bsky.social
Prize-dodging writer of stories. Here despite popular demand. 'Forgetting is How We Survive' pub'd Saltpublishing.bsky.social . Shortlisted @edgehillprize.bsky.social. Chapbooks @nightjarpress.bsky.social & @salopress.bsky.social .
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David Frankel
@daveyfrankel.bsky.social
· Feb 20
My story collection, 'Forgetting Is How We Survive' is shortlisted for the #EdgeHillPrize - the prize event is tonight 🤞. If you want to find out what the fuss is about, it's available to buy in all the usual places, or from @saltpublishing.com here...
www.saltpublishing.com/products/for...
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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'A book with an innovative approach will ... deliver no message.... But, lord, you will have experienced something.'
@cdrose.bsky.social talks to the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social's Emily Lawford about the wonderful #GP2025 shortlisted novel, We Live Here Now
www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
@cdrose.bsky.social talks to the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social's Emily Lawford about the wonderful #GP2025 shortlisted novel, We Live Here Now
www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
CD Rose Q&A: “Novels are like massive clouds which lower overhead”
The 2025 Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author on the art world, how we measure value and the role of criticism today
www.newstatesman.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'A book with an innovative approach will ... deliver no message.... But, lord, you will have experienced something.'
@cdrose.bsky.social talks to the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social's Emily Lawford about the wonderful #GP2025 shortlisted novel, We Live Here Now
www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
@cdrose.bsky.social talks to the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social's Emily Lawford about the wonderful #GP2025 shortlisted novel, We Live Here Now
www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
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Really enjoyed this collection of stories - the first anthology from @uncertainstories.com. Strange and spooky and unsettling
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Really enjoyed this collection of stories - the first anthology from @uncertainstories.com. Strange and spooky and unsettling
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I read this over the weekend and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's an impeccable collection of beautifully tense short fiction with an uncanny edge. Loved it. Go to @uncertainstories.com and get your copy now.
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I read this over the weekend and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's an impeccable collection of beautifully tense short fiction with an uncanny edge. Loved it. Go to @uncertainstories.com and get your copy now.
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We’ve updated our submissions pages with news of our winter call, and info on the new ghost story call:
Short Story Submission Opportunities at The Fiction Desk
Information on submitting short stories to the Fiction Desk.
www.thefictiondesk.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We’ve updated our submissions pages with news of our winter call, and info on the new ghost story call:
On a recent visit to Salisbury, I spotted the ghost of ‘Er Madge trapped in an old shop. Other highlights of the trip were the Haunch of Venison and a chat about Sebald and some new recommendations with the chaps in Waterstones – both of which I failed to document.
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
On a recent visit to Salisbury, I spotted the ghost of ‘Er Madge trapped in an old shop. Other highlights of the trip were the Haunch of Venison and a chat about Sebald and some new recommendations with the chaps in Waterstones – both of which I failed to document.
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I wasn't sure if these would arrive in time for @smallpublishers.bsky.social, but here they are. 'Inventory' is a print version of an essay that appeared online earlier this year: this edition will be free with all purchases of Longbarrow hardbacks at Conway Hall tomorrow & Saturday.
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I wasn't sure if these would arrive in time for @smallpublishers.bsky.social, but here they are. 'Inventory' is a print version of an essay that appeared online earlier this year: this edition will be free with all purchases of Longbarrow hardbacks at Conway Hall tomorrow & Saturday.
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Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...
If you don't already know @salopress.bsky.social , check them out. They are a small publisher based in the UK and (although I'm slightly biased) I think they publish some brilliant work.
We are forever grateful to those who support tiny independent presses like ours. That support means we've been able publish 36 chapbooks. 36!
You can find more information about our ethos, our open submission calls, and our store here: salopress.com
You can find more information about our ethos, our open submission calls, and our store here: salopress.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
If you don't already know @salopress.bsky.social , check them out. They are a small publisher based in the UK and (although I'm slightly biased) I think they publish some brilliant work.
Looking for something appropriately unsettling to read over Halloween? Have a look at #BrokenGround from @uncertainstories.com - only for people who like the strange and unusual…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2996...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2996...
Beetlejuice - I myself am strange and unusual
YouTube video by LoveMovieQuotes
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October 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Looking for something appropriately unsettling to read over Halloween? Have a look at #BrokenGround from @uncertainstories.com - only for people who like the strange and unusual…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2996...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2996...
Looking forward to this. The last one was fantastic. Well worth going/watching if you can!
The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online
A legendary trip through the Haunted Landscape with our day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.
#TheHauntedLandscape
www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
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22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online
A legendary trip through the Haunted Landscape with our day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.
#TheHauntedLandscape
www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Looking forward to this. The last one was fantastic. Well worth going/watching if you can!
👇👀👇 Always briiant. If you like books or #bookart, you'll love this.
With three days to go until the annual #smallpublishersfair gathering at Conway Hall, London, here's a quick link to the 66 artists and publishers who will be taking part over the two days of the Fair (11am-7pm, Fri 24 / Sat 25 October):
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/publishers-2...
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/publishers-2...
October 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
👇👀👇 Always briiant. If you like books or #bookart, you'll love this.
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The submission window is now open to short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and essays.
Guidelines on the site.
We're excited to see your work! 😍
Guidelines on the site.
We're excited to see your work! 😍
September 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The submission window is now open to short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and essays.
Guidelines on the site.
We're excited to see your work! 😍
Guidelines on the site.
We're excited to see your work! 😍
It's been tough going for small publishers for a while, but they continue to publish a lot of the most exciting new work, and are the main supporters of the short story as a form. Support indie publishing when you can!
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Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK
The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.
www.thebookseller.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
It's been tough going for small publishers for a while, but they continue to publish a lot of the most exciting new work, and are the main supporters of the short story as a form. Support indie publishing when you can!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...
Today is #BookshopDay. Visit your local independent bookshop and say hello. If you can’t get to your local indie you can support them by ordering through Bookshop.org – just as easy as amazon, but kinder to publishers and authors.
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Today is #BookshopDay. Visit your local independent bookshop and say hello. If you can’t get to your local indie you can support them by ordering through Bookshop.org – just as easy as amazon, but kinder to publishers and authors.
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
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One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
October 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
Little Uncertainties are v. short books, each containing a single story. You can't buy them: over the next year, @uncertainstories.com are aiming to give away 12,000 with book orders and via participating cafes and bookshops. All to spread the love of short stories! What an amazing thing to do!
This is quite exciting. Over the next year, we’re going to be giving away 12,000 of these little books to help spread the love of short stories:
Little Uncertainties
Little Uncertainties are very short books, each containing just a single story.
www.uncertainstories.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Little Uncertainties are v. short books, each containing a single story. You can't buy them: over the next year, @uncertainstories.com are aiming to give away 12,000 with book orders and via participating cafes and bookshops. All to spread the love of short stories! What an amazing thing to do!