Graham Mort is emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Lancaster University, and a prolific writer and poet. ‘The Prince’ won the Bridport short fiction prize in 2005 and his short story collection, Touch, won the Edge Hill Prize in 2010. A further collection, Terroir, appeared in 2015 and Like Fado and Other Stories, was published by Salt in 2020. We talk to him about short fiction, flash fiction, and what inspires his writing.

Kathy Fish has written and published over 200 short stories and flash pieces. Her fifth collection, Wild Life: Collected Works from 2003-2018, is now in its 3rd print run with Matter Press and she teaches a highly successful series of online workshops. We talk about her favourite authors and influences, the difference between writing flash fiction, prose poetry and short stories, and the process of putting together a collection.

Laura Kerr is an award-winning Canadian visual artist and poet. In 2012, she was honoured with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her art & continued contributions to art education. We talk to Laura about her influences, the evolution of her style, visual/textual hybrids, and her unique process for producing her pieces, including the three previously unseen works featured here.

D. Parker has a keen interest in experimental writing and has an MA in Creative Writing. Her debut pamphlet, Rush, was published by Bullshit Lit Mag + Press in February 2023. We talk to D. about her visual and textual work, her day to day process, her main inspirations and influences, how she came to create hybrid and experimental work, what it’s like editing Needle Poetry, Dadaism and Oulipo, and what she’s up to next.