Better late than never – these three – yes, three! – pairs of new stories were meant to be published in November, but various things went wrong or got in the way. Here are five writers who are new to Nightjar and one returning to the press with his third story for us. Christopher Burns’ previous Nightjar titles were ‘Lexicon’ and ‘The Numbers’; the author of ‘A Visit to the Bonesetter’, he is partnered with Jordan Harrison-Twist and ‘A Few Alterations’.
Ben Tufnell and David Frankel both know the art world. Their paired stories – ‘On Mirrors’ and ‘Return’ – are graced with cover illustrations by the late, great book-cover artist John Holmes. Book collectors might recongise these images from the covers of 1969 Panther editions of novels by Vladimir Nabokov and Ivy Compton-Burnett. We are very grateful to John Holmes’s family for permission to reproduce them and to Johnny Mains for putting us in touch.
Shirley Stephenson (‘Bat Walk’) and Justine Bothwick (‘Static’) have each gained an MA in creative writing, from York St John and Manchester Metropolitan universities respectively. This pair of stories was originally supposed to appear some time ago (‘Static’, optimistically, has ‘March 2021’ on its imprint page) but lockdowns and travel restrictions presented insurmountable difficulties.
Thank you, as ever, to John Oakey of John Oakey Design, who is the designer and typesetter of all our publications, and to Bella Royle, for updating this website. Without them we would be unable to function. Thanks, also, to the ultra-reliable and delightful H&H Reeds Printers Ltd of Penrith.
Please get in touch (see About page) to find out about our ten-issue subscription offer or to request a discount on bulk orders. Do check Twitter for special offers and fun stuff.
One reason why the delayed publication of these three pairs of stories is frustrating is that it means there will be considerably less of a gap between them and any surprises we might have planned for Christmas…
Ben Tufnell and David Frankel both know the art world. Their paired stories – ‘On Mirrors’ and ‘Return’ – are graced with cover illustrations by the late, great book-cover artist John Holmes. Book collectors might recongise these images from the covers of 1969 Panther editions of novels by Vladimir Nabokov and Ivy Compton-Burnett. We are very grateful to John Holmes’s family for permission to reproduce them and to Johnny Mains for putting us in touch.
Shirley Stephenson (‘Bat Walk’) and Justine Bothwick (‘Static’) have each gained an MA in creative writing, from York St John and Manchester Metropolitan universities respectively. This pair of stories was originally supposed to appear some time ago (‘Static’, optimistically, has ‘March 2021’ on its imprint page) but lockdowns and travel restrictions presented insurmountable difficulties.
Thank you, as ever, to John Oakey of John Oakey Design, who is the designer and typesetter of all our publications, and to Bella Royle, for updating this website. Without them we would be unable to function. Thanks, also, to the ultra-reliable and delightful H&H Reeds Printers Ltd of Penrith.
Please get in touch (see About page) to find out about our ten-issue subscription offer or to request a discount on bulk orders. Do check Twitter for special offers and fun stuff.
One reason why the delayed publication of these three pairs of stories is frustrating is that it means there will be considerably less of a gap between them and any surprises we might have planned for Christmas…