Carys Davies
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'Creed' at Electric Literature
By Carys Davies, Jun 1 2017 2:32PM
Read more...My short story Creed is up at Electric Literature, with an introduction by David Constantine, here
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'The Quiet' at Lithub
By Carys Davies, Jun 1 2017 2:30PM
Read more...You can read my short story The Quiet at Lithub here
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Debut novel: WEST
By Carys Davies, May 8 2017 11:06PM
Read more...I'm delighted that my debut novel WEST will be out in spring 2018 with Scribner in the US and Granta in the UK, with translations to follow in Brazil (Alfaguara), France (Editions du Seuil), Germany (Luchterhand), Italy (Bompiani), Spain (Seix Barral), and in Catalan (Edicions 62).
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The Redemption of Galen Pike: North American reviews
By Carys Davies, May 8 2017 11:03PM
Read more...'A stunning achievement' - The Toronto Star here
'Startlingly original' - The Globe and Mail here
'Outstanding' - Akhil Sharma in The New Yorker here
'A little bit dark, a little bit odd, always absolutely beautiful' - MPR news here
'A perfectly formed gem...The book never falters in its delicate touch and confident, nuanced observations about the human condition' - Publishers Weekly Starred Review here
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North American Book Tour for The Redemption of Galen Pike
By Carys Davies, Apr 12 2017 6:22PM
Read more...April 15th, 7.30 pm at the Bird in Hand bookstore, Baltimore
April 26th, 7.30 pm at Vancouver Writers Fest
April 28th, 7pm at Type Books, Toronto
April 30th, 5pm at Ottawa Writers Festival
May 2nd, 6.30 pm at Biblioasis bookstore, Windsor
May 16th, 7pm Three Lives & Company bookstore, New York City
May 18th, 7pm at Upshur Books, Washington DC
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Trump, Nativism and the American Frontier
By Carys Davies, Feb 16 2017 8:05PM
Read more...My essay on how the settlement of the American West can help us understand the nativism of Donald Trump here
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North American edition of The Redemption of Galen Pike
By Carys Davies, Dec 21 2016 5:08PM
Read more...This is coming out in April 2017 from Biblioasis
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The International Literature Showcase
By Carys Davies, Nov 17 2016 8:54PM
Read more...I'm delighted to be taking part in the 2016/17 International Literature Showcase (ILS), an online showcase of contemporary British Literature. This year's writers include Liz Berry, Horatio Clare, Tessa Hadley, Sarah Howe, James Meek, Thomas Morris and Max Porter - for a full list of writers and performers, and more information, visit here
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Head Land: the Edge Hill Prize short story anthology
By Carys Davies, Sep 29 2016 4:49PM
Read more...Out this month is Head Land, an anthology of stories by winning and shortlisted authors of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, which is awarded annnually in the UK for a single short story collection by a British or Irish writer. There are stories here by Kevin Barry, Tessa Hadley, Claire Keegan, Helen Simpson, Colm Tóibín and many more and I'm delighted to have my story The Redemption of Galen Pike in there too.
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Ploughshares: a new short story
By Carys Davies, Aug 16 2016 5:40PM
Read more...A new story The Testimonie of Alyss Teeg is out in the summer issue of Ploughshares, guest edited by Claire Messud and James Wood. Celebrating the magazine's 45th anniversary the issue includes new stories by Lydia Davis, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Amity Gaige, Cate Kennedy and others. Visit the Ploughshares website here
Author of two collections of short stories, Some New Ambush and The Redemption of Galen Pike.
photo by Emily Atherton
"She can create a micro-world, which has reverberations beyond its size and scope, which is metaphysical." - Sarah Hall
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