Book description
In a unique take on the London anthology 33 West features 17 brand
new short stories for the whole of west London, from Barnet in the
north to Croydon in the south.
There is a hunt for an urban fox in Lambeth, the perfect samosa
in Brent, a clash between a Croatian mother and daughter in Kensington
& Chelsea, and a young rocker trying to make her way in Sutton.
These are stories of movement and change that capture the
individuality of each borough and the diversity of London better than
any camera. Together with 33 East, which includes stories from Enfield
to Bromley, 33 West is an unparalleled achievement. This is no small
feat. This is London.
Daisy Goodwin is a TV producer and writer. She writes regularly for
the Sunday Times and her first novel My Last Duchess will be published
in August by Headline Review. Nikesh Shukla is a London-based author and
poet who has played in America, India, Kenya and nationwide across the
UK. He is resident poet for the BBC Asian Network. Nicola Monaghan's
debut novel The Killing Jar was published in 2006 to critical acclaim
and went on to win a Betty Trask, the Authors' Club First Novel Award
and the Waverton Good Read. She has since published a second book
Starfishing and The Okinawa Dragon, a novella, as well as a number of
stories and articles in anthologies and magazines. Uchenna Izundu is an
energy journalist; her short stories have been published in IC3: Penguin
Book of New Black Writing in Britain; Tell Tales: Vol I; the anthology
of short stories; Fathers & Daughters: an anthology of exploration,
and Sable Litmag. Her work has also been broadcast on BBC World Service.
Jemma Wayne is an author, playwright and journalist. After graduating
from Cambridge University in 2002, she began her career as a reporter
before seeing the publication of her first non-fiction book, Bare
Necessities, in 2005. While continuing to work as a freelance
journalist, in 2009 her first stage play, Negative Space, opened to
critical acclaim. She is now working on a novel, and lives in north
London. Tena Štivi i was born in Zagreb, Croatia. Her award winning
plays Can't escape Sundays; Perceval; Psssst; Two of Us; Goldoni
Terminus; Fragile; Fireflies; Seven Days in Zagreb have been performed
and produced across Europe and translated to more than ten languages.
Her book of columns The Countdown has made the top of non-fiction charts
in Croatia. Neil Ramsorrun was born in 1979, and after 5 years or so of
writer's block, began his literary career with a gold star from Miss
Green for the short story 'When I grow up, I want to be a vet'. Neil
now runs a social enterprise in Camden working with young people and
creative technology. He is allergic to most animals. Patrick Binding.
Birmingham born. Manchester schooled. Lost in Asia. Found in Melbourne.
Earning his keep as an Educational Consultant and keeping his nose outta
trouble learning about the world and running marathons.
