Tom Conaghan

Listened to this as I read biography of Chekhov. ALL of his feckless family were begging for money. Wonder if it influenced Carver?

Always one of the best nights in the year…

SAINTS LAUNCHING TODAY! Get it in all good bookshops…

New title: Saints by Tim MacGabhann! Nine breathtaking tales shot through with the hallowed light of the miraculous, written in MacGabhann’s pyrotechnic exhilarating prose. Out 23rd October! Pre-order here: scratch-books.co.uk/product-page/s…

A couple of spaces available before this starts in September… scratch-books.co.uk/product-page/s…

Had a fab time at the @scratch_books event last night with @tomconagh and co. Loved being a reader for this competition, and seeing friends old and new. Congratulations to all six brilliant shortlistees, and the winner! 👏🏽

For whoever needs to see this today – we see you, we stand with you. 🏳️‍⚧️🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

Failed Summer Vacation is available to pre-order here! Get it early to bellyflop sunburnt through your letterbox on 3rd June… scratch-books.co.uk/product-page/f…

Scratch A4 Summer ‘25 opens today! Send us a fantastic <1000 word story before 26th April! Judges: @livbignold @tomconagh Denise Rose Hansen Info on submitting here: scratch-books.co.uk/scratcha4compe…

Two weeks until the Scratch A4 short story competition opens for submissions on 14th March! Details here: scratch-books.co.uk/scratcha4compe…

One month until we open submissions to Scratch ‘A4… A perennially exciting short short story competition. No theme this year - just be brilliant!

Now just a month until the Alternative Book Fair – see you there! Tix (free) and info 👇 alternativebookfairlondon.co.uk Featuring heaps of fab small presses: 🧵

We’re opening Scratch A4 competition in March so we wanted to give writers a chance to get Reverse Engineering in readiness! These brilliant two books explore HOW the best authors wrote their stories. Use COLD20 at the checkout for 20% off! scratch-books.co.uk/shop

Catch the amazing Katie Buckley in conversation in East London this January!

@iancritchley4 @scratch_books Thanks so much, Ian. Delighted you’re enjoying it!

If you thought all the great short stories were already written…

@tharv @scratch_books Yay! It was a cracking story! Thanks for writing it!

What a joy to read at the @scratch_books xmas bash last weekend. Live readings are a vital part of short story life @tomconagh thank you so much.

Christmas shopping? Get 20% off Scratch Books this week at our online shop. Including these two beauties - the best short story collections in 2024! scratch-books.co.uk/shop

Fantastic chat with Tessa Hadley and @Jdcrawf on BBC at the weekend. Reminds me of her exploration of her writing in Reverse Engineering II scratch-books.co.uk/product-page/r…

Thrilled to be a judge for this year’s Edge Hill Prize! Watch this space for more details in the new year!