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London Writers' Salon

London Writers' Salon

Arts:Books

#107: Niamh Mulvey  — Writing Literary Fiction, Short Stories & Navigating The Publishing Industry, Creating Memorable Characters

#107: Niamh Mulvey — Writing Literary Fiction, Short Stories & Navigating The Publishing Industry, Creating Memorable Characters

2024-06-11
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Short story and literary novelist and former Hachette Editor, Niamh Mulvey on how to create memorable characters, finding her voice as a writer after years of failing, overcoming rejection and what she’s learned from her years in the publishing industry. 

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ABOUT NIAMH MULVEY

Niamh Mulvey is from Kilkenny, Ireland. Her short fiction has been published in The Stinging Fly, Banshee and Southword and was shortlisted for the Seán O’Faoláin Prize for Short Fiction 2020. Her short story collection Hearts & Bones: Love Songs for Late Youth was published by Picador. The Amendments is her first novel.

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  • A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders  

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