Drinking, sex, probably more drinking – my latest story is the London Literary Project’s Sunday Special.
Tag Archives: short stories
Slavic Soul
A story about La-Z-boys. And hereditary…
Flash Fiction World – Hotel
Cheating – yes or no? See my one-minute story Hotel in the UK’s Flash Fiction World.
Flash Fiction World – Hotel
Turbine 2012
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.
Flash Fiction World – Milk Teeth
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
Park Bench
One minute story inspired by hard-drinking K Rd icon Margaret. RIP Margaret xx
Literary Benefits of Mixed Identities
A Slideshare overview of my MCW exegesis which explored unique qualities I think writers from mixed identities bring to prose.
The Literary Benefits of Linguistic and Cultural Hybridity
The Missus
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.
Check out my Missus...
Clean – YouTube
A new flash reading on YouTube – Clean. Earlier postings, The Onion and Eclipse, have had almost 500 views in two months. Thank you. The web is a wild west of possibility.
Clean - YouTube
Eclipse – YouTube
Turbine 2011
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.
Beattie’s Book Blog
Graham Beattie’s blog about writing. In this post
, Graham talks about the Lilian Ida Smith Award.
Master’s Exegesis
This is a link to the exegesis I wrote for my Master of Creative Writing degree – The literary benefits of linguistic and cultural hybridity.
Catalogue of the School Journal
An online catalogue of the School Journals from 1978 to the present day, includes a couple of my stories.
NZ Society of Authors
My profile page on the NZ Society of Authors website.
Fish Short Story Longlist 2009/10
In 2010, I made the longlist (for the 7th time) of Ireland’s Fish Short Story Prize.
Auckland Writer Wins Award
Radio New Zealand
Radio NZ has broadcast my stories many times over the years. Here’s one from July 2010.
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto has this link to my MCW exegesis.
New Zealand Book Council
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.
New Zealand Short Stories
Waikato
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.
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