Short and sweet

Two Edge Hill authors will be showcasing their new collections of short stories at a lunchtime event at the University.

Ailsa Cox, Reader in English and Writing, and former Head of the Writing course, Robert Graham, will be reading extracts from their recently published books and talking about their work. Robert was also co-editor of The Road To Somewhere, a creative writing handbook, which is still essential reading on the University's BA Creative Writing course.

Ailsa's book, The Real Louise, brings together a selection of new and published stories. It is a mix of love stories, tales of family relationships, and characters coming to terms with conflicting identities.

Robert's collection, The Only Living Boy, includes heartwarming, quirky stories, many focused on boys becoming men, and men struggling to leave behind their boyhood - and their obsessions with girls, cars and pop culture.

Ailsa said: "This event will feature a double helping of stories from two new collections.  They are tales of modern life - mostly from the city - often humourous, sometimes romantic. We hope that it will be a fun event for the audience and for ourselves."

The event takes place on Wednesday 18 November from 1pm to 2pm in Room B005 of the Business School. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. Copies of the books will also be on sale.