Never, ever trust a writer. They cluck and nod and listen and then three months later they splash your tragedy/foolishness/very embarrassing incident involving a raspberry jelly and a pair of warm curling tongs over the tawdry pages of a literary quarterly. We feel there is no shame in this. Quite the opposite: we believe this ugly fact deserves to be celebrated with all the pomp and hullaballoo we can possibly muster. Therefore we are compiled an anthology of the finest stolen stories, the anecdotes and overheard conversations that simply demand to be told. We feel that it is time to be honest. This is where our ideas come from.

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Featuring

Craig Bayne - co-editor of Glasgow literature and arts magazine ‘Are Volitional’

Louis E. Bourgeois - founder and editor of VOX PRESS.  His collection, The Gar Diaries, was nominated for The National Book Award in 2008. 

Lindsay Bower 

Ron Butlin - Edinburgh's Makar (Poet Laureate).

Regi Claire- her  published books are Inside~Outside (shortlisted for the Saltire First Book Award) and The Beauty Room (longlisted for the Allen Lane/MIND Book of the Year Award)

Rusty Harris

Nick Holdstock- his work has recently appeared in Stand, the Edinburgh Review, and Textualities.

Alison Key- her story, The Ground Beneath Her Feet,  won first prize in the Cinnamon Press short story award 2008

Alison Miller - Alison’s first novel Demo was published by Penguin in 2006.  

Nicole Louise Reid - editor of Southern Indiana Review and the author of In the Breeze of Passing Things (MacAdam/Cage).  Her stories have appeared in The Southern Review, Quarterly West, Meridian and many more. She is the winner of the 2001Willamette Award in Fiction

Sarah Salway - Her third novel, Getting the Picture, will come out with Random House in Summer 2009.

Lauren Simpson - her fiction has been published in The Golden Hour Book and V: New International Writing from Edinburgh.

Jo Swingler- has been longlisted for the Bridport Prize and Cinnamon Press First Collection Award.

Lucille Valentine

Dinh Vong- former international editor for Hayden’s Ferry Review.

Angus Woodward- Margaret Media published his collection of short stories, Down at the End of the River, in 2008.

Press and Reviews

Books From Scotland has done an interview with Editor Nick Holdstock and contributor Angus Woodward. Have a look at the inspiration and method behind Stolen Stories - HERE .

Read what The Skinny says :

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Forest Publications invites you to celebrate our new anthology with readings in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Please pass this invite along to any you think might be interested.

Forest Publications Presents

Stolen Stories

Never, ever trust a writer. One minute you’re pouring your heart out over Bacardi Breezers, the tale of you and him, or you and her, the tears, the anguish, the pain. Next thing you know it’s all over the papers, the hilarious and best-selling tale of some twit who resembles you in every way except they have black hair and better music taste. But this is what writers do. They steal, they take, they lie. We feel there is no shame in this, quite the opposite. In order to celebrate this fact we have

complied an anthology of the finest ‘stolen’ stories, a collection of 16 tales from both established and eager, new thieves, all of whom have been forced to confess the source of their thefts.

Featuring:

Craig Bayne • Louis E. Bourgeois • Lindsay Bower • Ron Butlin • Regi Claire

Rusty Harris • Nick Holdstock • Alison Key • Alison Miller • Nicole Reid • Sarah Salway

Lauren Simpson • Jo Swingler • Lucille Valentine • Dinh Vong • Angus Woodward

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Readings, Parties and Particulars:

Saturday November 15th:

Elvis and Shakespeare - 2pm

347 Leith Walk, Edinburgh

http://www.elvisshakespeare.com/

Featuring:

Lindsay Bower - frequent contributor to many magazines.

Sarah Salway - novelist with Random House.

Jo Swingler - longlisted for the Bridport Prize and Cinnamon Press First Collection Award.

Nick Holdstock - his work has recently appeared in Stand and the Edinburgh Review.

with

* live music from Withered Hand – honest, intense, eccentric, bittersweet and very wry anti-folk.

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• Complimentary Exploading Car Beer!

Wednesday, November 19th:

The Golden Hour @ The Forest, Edinburgh – 8pm

3 Bristo Place

www.theforest.org.uk

A literary cabaret and boot kicking celebration of Forest Publication's latest release!

Featuring:

Jo Swingler - longlisted for the Bridport Prize and Cinnamon Press First Collection Award.

Lindsay Bower - frequent contributor to many magazines.

With live music from:

Chandra – perfectly crafted songs for the guitair and voice +

The Zorras - kicking their brand of "poetry-music fusion weirdness” with megaphones and a wicked loop pedal.

Tuesday November 25^th:

Word Power - 6.30pm

43-45 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh

www.word-power.co.uk

Featuring:

Craig bayne - co-editor of Glasgow literature and arts magazine ‘Are Volitional’

Alison Miller - Alison’s first novel Demo was published by Penguin in 2006.  

Jo Swingler - longlisted for the Bridport Prize and Cinnamon Press First Collection Award.

and Complimentary Exploading Car Beer!

Wednesday November 26th:

Mono – 8pm

103 King Street, Glasgow

http://www.myspace.com/monoglasgow

Readings:

Craig Bayne - co-editor of Glasgow literature and arts magazine ‘Are Volitional’

Alison Miller - Alison’s first novel Demo was published by Penguin in 2006.  

+ others from the anthology!

Music from:

Billy Liar - acoustic-punk.

The Sea is Salt - – dreamy folk songs with a dark twist.

Withered Hand - honest, intense, eccentric, bittersweet and very wry anti-folk.

Thursday November 27th:

Waterstones: 6.30 pm

153-157 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow

Alison Miller - Alison’s first novel Demo was published by Penguin in 2006.

Nick Holdstock - his work has recently appeared in Stand and the Edinburgh Review.

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Lucille Valentine!

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live music from Billy Liar!

and Complimentary Wines.

Tuesday December 2nd

Blackwells: 6.30pm

53-59 South Bridge, Edinburgh

With Readings From:

Ron Butlin - Edinburgh's Makar (Poet Laureate).

Lindsay Bower - frequent contributor to many magazines.

Regi Claire – her work has been shortlisted for the Saltire First Book Award and longlisted for the Allen Lane/MIND Book of the Year Award.

Nick Holdstock - his work has recently appeared in Stand and the Edinburgh Review.

* with complimentary wine and juice! How nice!