Not long now until my collection of very short fiction, How the Light Gets In, is published by Influx Press … More
Author: claresitafisher
I write, I read, I walk, I run.
I also won the 2013 Spread the Word Writer's Prize and the 2013 Cinnamon Press Writer's Prize for Short Fiction.
One of these days I will set up a proper website, but until now, here are my micro-stories about Leeds.
What Stops You From Writing?
Don’t be Defeated by the great I-Don’t-Know
How to Write a Novel workshop at The Bowery this April
I’m looking forward to teaching another How to Write a Novel workshop at The Bowery, Leeds on Sunday 15th April, after … More
What I’m up to in 2018
Book-wise, the paperback of my debut novel, All the Good Things, will be out in April and my collection of … More
‘A Sparky and Unsettling Debut’: All the Good Things reviewed in The Guardian
All the Good Things has been reviewed by Gerard Woodward in The Guardian. He describes it as a ‘sparky and … More
Autumn events
Sat 30 September, 3.30pm Debut fiction panel: how to write and publish your first novel, with Sarah Bradley and June Taylor … More
Win 1 of 10 places on my creative writing workshop …
To celebrate the release of All The Good Things this June, Penguin are running a giveaway with a difference. This … More
How to Write a Novel and Work Full Time
Howdy! I wrote about writing my debut novel whilst working full time at ForBooksSake. In five words: write, read, listen, … More
5 Things Teaching Creative Writing in Prisons Taught Me – at Penguin.co.uk (and Publication Day!)
As part of my book birthday celebrations, I wrote about teaching creative writing in prisons for the Penguin website. It’s … More
One Week until All the Good Things is let loose on the UK & some events…
Today was a good day. Not only was it ridiculously sunny, but finished copies of All the Good Things arrived. … More
