Drinking, sex, probably more drinking – my latest story is the London Literary Project’s Sunday Special.
Ever been hissed at by bitchy kids in class? Wanted revenge? See my 3-minute story Pirates in Turbine 2012 – from The International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) at Victoria University of Wellington (another flash story Eclipse was in Turbine 2011)
You can also see a video of this story here.
Milk Teeth, one of my favourite stories, now appears in Flash Fiction World, a website showcasing
short short stories.
“…stories that have all the necessary elements present in longer pieces of fiction – plot, dialogue, characters, narrative, conflict and resolution. The difference is that we can read them in a matter of minutes. The beauty is in the fact that we lose nothing in the brevity.”
Vic Errington – Flash Fiction Editor
A reading of my flash fiction story – The Missus. I love writing these small, complete stories – perfect for reading on screen. Check out my LeanneFlashYouTube channel for more.
My story Eclipse appeared in the 2011 issue of Turbine, which is published annually by the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) at Victoria University of Wellington.
Graham Beattie’s blog about writing. In this post
, Graham talks about the Lilian Ida Smith Award.
This is a link to the exegesis I wrote for my Master of Creative Writing degree – The literary benefits of linguistic and cultural hybridity.
An online catalogue of the School Journals from 1978 to the present day, includes a couple of my stories.![]()
My profile page on the NZ Society of Authors website.
In 2010, I made the longlist (for the 7th time) of Ireland’s Fish Short Story Prize
.
Radio NZ has broadcast my stories many times over the years. Here’s one from July 2010
.
The University of Toronto has this link
to my MCW exegesis.
Click here
for a list of New Zealand writing awards (including the Lilian Ida Smith Award) and their recipients. The Book Council’s mission is to inspire New Zealanders to read more by promoting New Zealand writing and writers.
An index of stories by New Zealanders published in journals and books. The database covers stories from the middle of the nineteenth century through to 1991, includes a couple of my stories.
read more…