Robert Shearman reading at the Bluecoat

A must for anyone interested in edgy, wildly, imaginative fiction and fantasy.

Robert Shearman, shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize for the Short Story 2008, storyreads from and discusses Tiny Deaths, his first collection of short stories, just shortlisted for this year's World Fantasy Award. He is well-known as a writer on the hugely popular Christopher Eccleston series of Doctor Who.

Corrosively funny, wistful, sharp, strange and black as a coffin lid, Rob Shearman's collection is an addictive delight - Mark Gatiss

Steven Hall's is also reading from his debut novel, The Raw Shark Texts has drawn comparisons with Paul Auster. It has been published in 33 languages, won numerous awards, and is in film production.

Fast, intriguing, intelligent - a cult waiting to happen, a blockbuster begging to be made. - Toby Litt

The event takes place in the performance space, the Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool on Thursday, 16 October, 2008 at 8:00pm. Tickets are available from the box office on 0151 702 5324 and are priced at £5, £3 concessions

For more information visit the festival website at

www.chapterverse.org.uk