Several of the contributors have already had work published round the globe, while others write primarily for their own pleasure. Others are working on debut novels. All the pieces were originally written during the course, for assignments. Totalling around 49,000 words, there are fourteen short stories, three life writing pieces and two screenplays.
"This is wonderful news,’ said Dr Derek Neale, OU’s Chair of Advanced Creative Writing and Director of English Teaching, when he heard about the project, ‘encapsulating the aims, ideals and spirit of the course and OU CW teaching…your project offers evidence of imaginative adventure and writing output, but also testifies to the collaborative and interactive spirit of the OU writing courses."
The anthology took around nine months from the initial idea to production. After the assignments were written, the authors put them away, as writers are so often advised, to be able to see them through fresh eyes at a later date.
The editors commented that the authors have shown dedication to produce a published eBook in five weeks whilst juggling busy lives.
Find out more:
- The anthology is available from Amazon for Kindle
- Details to view non-Kindle versions
