An escaped pig gets lucky - Rita Malik shows us how
Congratulations on being included in the compilation! Could you tell us about your story in one sentence? An absurdist coming of age...
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Aug 73 min
Hamster killed by singing? - Annemarie Cancienne reveals a new rodent risk
A read in which Annemarie Cancienne uses her ‘screwball writing voice’ to relate to our delusional expectations. Could you tell us about...
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CWIP
Jul 313 min
Summer job at a Funeral Parlour - Kimberley Adams brings death to life
Kimberley Adam’s ‘Go your own way’ is a fantastically funny read full of relatable laughs and references. Donna is the first to go to...
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CWIP
Jul 243 min
Elders in a choir - Wendy Hood embraces a collective lack of teeth
Could you tell us about your short story in one sentence, for the readers who haven’t read it (yet!)? A group of feisty care home...
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CWIP
Jul 173 min
Julia Wood exposes the dangers of shopping, Pilates and yes, even a massage…
Could you tell us about your short story in one sentence, for the readers who haven’t read it (yet!)? Mayhem magnate, Jenny Bean, is...
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CWIP
Jul 102 min
Self-gluing at the check-out? Clare Shaw explores a new low in shopping
Could you tell us about your short story in one sentence, for the readers who haven’t read it (yet!)? Nerdy Gillian escapes from her...
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CWIP
Jul 32 min
What occurs when a girdle wearer stops wearing one? Jean Ende reveals all
Could you tell us about your short story in one sentence, for the readers who haven’t read it (yet!)? On the eve of her 80th birthday,...
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CWIP
Jun 262 min
A narcoleptic delivery driver who likes biscuits - Paula Lennon reveals the darker side of lorry driving
Could you tell us about your short story in one sentence, for the readers who haven’t read it (yet!)? SORRY, DELIVERY features Kayla...
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CWIP
Feb 15, 20232 min
Redressing the myth that maybe that men can’t be funny…Meg Mason gives good irony
For readers who haven’t (yet!) read your wonderful witty novel, can you tell us about it in one sentence? I can’t, but when the...
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CWIP
Feb 10, 20231 min
How to be very (very) angry with fumin’ and fab Lucy Mangan
For readers who haven’t (yet!) read your witty novel, can you tell us about it in one sentence? I always think of it as a howl of rage...
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CWIP
Feb 9, 20232 min
Writing sex scenes on a baggage trolley and the joy of Venn diagrams with Miranda Horn
Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? Sure! The Second...
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CWIP
Feb 8, 20232 min
Aggressive notes on yogurt pots and marriage - Phoebe Luckhurst spills the funniest filth…
For readers who haven’t (yet!) read your witty novel, can you tell us about it in one sentence? Three housemates, one Hinge date, a very...
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CWIP
Feb 7, 20233 min
Tea, death, and a dog – in large doses – by Veronika Dapunt
Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? When Death comes to...
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CWIP
Feb 3, 20233 min
Sex after pizza and posh cork screws by Sophia Money-Coutts
For readers who haven’t (yet!) read your witty novel, can you tell us about it in one sentence? Did You Miss Me? is a funny, nostalgic...
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CWIP
Feb 2, 20232 min
Other peoples’ blow…jobs - by fabulous Christina Carty
Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? It’s about blowjobs,...
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CWIP
Feb 1, 20232 min
‘Accidental cooking and how humour can disappear overnight’ by prized witty author Bonnie Garmus
For the very few readers who haven’t (yet!) heard about your witty novel, can you tell us about it in one sentence? Lessons in Chemistry...
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CWIP
Jan 31, 20234 min
Food diarist becomes witty novelist by Jo Waldron
Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? Thanks, it’s great to...
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CWIP
Jan 26, 20233 min
From bawdy poems to kissing…by Niloufar Lamakan
Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? Thank you. It’s so...
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CWIP
Jan 25, 20232 min
‘Bravura sex scenes and subversion’ writes the wise and witty Monica Ali
For readers who haven’t (yet!) read your witty novel, can you tell us about it in one sentence? Yasmin and Joe are junior doctors,...
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CWIP
Jan 24, 20233 min
Crying (with laughter) writing method by Nicola Whyte
Congratulations on being longlisted for our unpublished prize! Could you tell us about your novel in one sentence? Thank you so much!...
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