Just revealed : the cover for my new poetry collection, "Still Life With Octopus", isn't she gorgeous! The book will be published in July by Nine Arches Press, if you'd like more details or to pre-order, click here: https://www.ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/still-life-with-octopus
An exquisitely-tuned second collection, following from her debut Terms & Conditions, and exploring boundaries of animal and human worlds and the intimate nature of time, existence and joy.
And look what amazing company I'm in, I can't wait to get my hands on their books! #gratituesday
I am so happy that my debut novel—"Go On", a hybrid "fictional-memoir-in-collage"—has found an amazing home; it will be published by Broken Sleep Books in the UK in Nov 2022!
I had a wonderful time tonight running Zoom flash fiction masterclass for Arvon to raise funds for 2 FREE places on our in-person flash & short story course in January at Lumb Bank. for those from marginalised communities and/or on low income. To apply for one of the free places, email me by Dec 17 tania@taniahershman.com telling me in 250 words or less why you'd like a free place and why this flash & short story course in particular would be valuable for you. No need to disclose financial information. Course info here: https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/flash-fiction-short-story/
I'm taking a break from teaching in 2022, why not join me on Nov 23 for a final & very special Zoom workshop: not only will you draft 4 new flash stories, we're raising funds for 2 free places for writers from marginalised communities and/or on low income on my final face-to-face course, the flash & short fiction Arvon course I'm co-tutoring with the excellent David Gaffney in January 2022. Booking for the Zoom masterclass here! https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/arvon-at-home-masterclass-flash-fiction-2/
I've raised funds for 2 bursaries for the Arvon face-to-face week-long Beauty of Brevity writing course I'm tutoring with Niall Campbell for writers who wouldn't otherwise be able to come - writers on low income and/or from marginalised communities. There's one free & one 40%-funded place - email me TaniaH@gmail.com by Oct 15 to apply, we'd love to have you, please don't think you're not worthy of these bursaries! And please pass this on to anyone you think might benefit.
Here's info about the course:
Monday November 29th - Saturday December 4th 2021
The Hurst
We could spin cliches here – less is more, small is beautiful, short and sweet etc… – but let’s waste no time and cut to the chase, because that’s what we will be doing on this course. Without sacrificing depth, richness, story or meaning, we will examine and probe the tiniest works made of words – whether as prose, poetry or other shapes – and take inspiration from other miniatures across all fields, from the microscopic in science and art to the briefest of films and pieces of music, to create our own. Together we will approach the very small from many different angles, cutting down to it, working up to it, weighing it to feel every word, every pause and punctuation mark, discussing what is needed, what can be let go. Come join us in praise of the petite. No miniaturising – or writing – experience necessary!
https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/hybrid-brevity/
Happy International Women's Day! Over at On This Day She, every day is international women's day - and we were delighted to be interviewed for Dan Snow's History Hit podcast about our Twitter account and our new book! You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. More info about the book here: https://onthisdayshe.com/
If you missed our On This Day She book launch the other night, it's available to watch again here - we had a blast, I think that's pretty clear!
And we're interviewed about our project over at The Bunker podcast.
366 women, one for every day of the year, doing it. #SheDidIt @OnThisDayShe onthisdayshe.com/wp/on-this-day…
The lovely people at Reflex Fiction (looking at you, Dave) have nominated my flash story, Get Gone - which won 2nd prize in their Spring contest - for a Pushcart Prize! So very nice to have some lovely news to share, and a great way to start 2021. You can read the story here >>
I'm going to be running my 2 hour Zoom Kickstart Your Writing workshop on the first Monday of every month from January, 7pm UK time: a mix of reading, discussion & writing exercises to get you writing, from poems to stories, non-fic & hybrids! It will cost £20 per workshop, you can sign up for as few or as many as you like, with a discount for 3 or more - and there will be free places available for those who need them.
Everyone welcome, beginners and more experienced writers who need a bit of a firmly gentle shove! Email tania@taniahershman.com to sign up.
But not just that - authors can also set up their own virtual shop, which I have just done, so that, as well as buying signed copies direct from me through www.taniahershman.com, you can now buy a selection of my books through my own shop on the new UK Bookshop.org website - as well as browse an ever-growing list of books that inspire my own writing, from octopuses to short stories, poetry and hybrids! And I received 10% of any book sales through my shop, which is a real boost to authors, especially those of us published by small presses. Happy shopping!
On This Day She: Putting Women Back into History One Day at a Time will be published by John Blake Books in February 2021. Co-written by me, Jo Bell and Ailsa Holland as a spin-off from our hugely successful OnThisDayShe Twitter account, it features 366 stories of women throughout history. Pre-order now from your favourite independent bookshop, here are a few links:
Bookshop.org https://uk.bookshop.org/books/on-this-day-she-putting-women-back-into-history-one-day-at-a-time/9781789462715
Hive: hive.co.uk/Product/Tania-
Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/on-this-d
Book Depository https://www.bookdepository.com/On-This-Day-She-Tania-Hershman/9781789462715?ref=grid-view&qid=1604915667672&sr=1-8
Amazon: amazon.co.uk/This-Day-She-P
"I wake up dreaming of libraries..."
Listen to my love letter on the RLF's latest podcast to two of Manchester's glorious libraries for National Libraries week: Manchester's Central Library and The Portico, it's privately-owned sister just a few minutes' walk away. rlf.org.uk/showcase/wa_ep #LoveLibraries #LibrariesWeek
So, my book, 'and what if we were all allowed to disappear'... is about to disappear! It's a limited edition, so when it's gone, it's gone. If you're in the mood for a sparkly gold particle-physics-inspired hybrid book, grab one from my delicious publisher here, or you can grab a signed copy direct from me, while stocks last! Click here for Paypal details.
Happy #NationalPoetryDay! Would you'd like to purchase some poems? Buy signed copies of my latest pamphlet (published by Live Canon) directly from me - with a special deal if you buy pamphlet + my collection, Terms & Conditions, and I'll donate £1 to Samaritans. All the details are here: taniahershman.com/wp/books/
I'm delighted to be giving another Arvon-At-Home online masterclass - this time in Hybrid Writing! Break out of your box and join us wherever you are, Sep 22, 7-9pm UK time - free places available, please ask. Details here: arvon.org/writing-course
The cost to sign up is £5 – half of which is to provide me with a small amount of income, and half I will donate to Refuge,
a charity which helps women and children experiencing domestic
violence, something which has only increased during this lockdown. I am
also offering several free places. Click here for more details and to sign up by Sunday August 9.
Get gone, girl, she snarls and the girl, who never knows what she might be getting, goes. Galloping across roads, the girl feels herself small, feels herself dissolving. Giant clouds at the level of her shoulders try to make her laugh but the girl is not amused. Get gone, she herself says to the clouds, and to the snails that line the way, watching. Girls and snails never mix, this she knew from early on.
Gathered in to herself later, after a day or week...You can read the whole story here.
