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Waving at the Gardener: The Asham Award Short-Story Collection
Waving at the Gardener: The Asham Award Short-Story Collection
Waving at the Gardener: The Asham Award Short-Story Collection
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'As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the
whole world' Virginia Woolf


Asham House in
Sussex was once home to Virginia and Leonard Woolf and is the
inspiration behind the Asham Award. Launched in 1996 to support and
encourage new writers, it is Britain's only prize for short stories by
women.

Waving at the Gardener
presents the twelve fresh, engaging and original voices shortlisted for
the Asham Short-Story Award 2009, as well as four specially commissioned
new stories by beloved authors Margaret Atwood, Esther Freud, Alison
MacLeod and Yiyun Li.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 21, 2009
ISBN9781408803301
Waving at the Gardener: The Asham Award Short-Story Collection
Author

Kate Pullinger

Kate Pullinger was born in Canada, and moved to London in 1982 where she still lives. She is the author of Tiny Lies, a collection of short stories, and the novels When the Monster Dies and Weird Sister. She collaborated with Jane Campion on the novel of the film The Piano, and has written for film, television and radio. She is currently lecturer in Creative Writing and New Media at De Montfort University.

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