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    New Contexts: 5
    New Contexts: 5
    New Contexts: 5
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    New Contexts: 5

    By Ian Gouge

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    Whenever I pull together an anthology such as this, I am inevitably struck by the quality and variety of both the fiction and poetry being written today. Curating an anthology such as this is therefore both a joy and a challenge; after all, it is not easy to distil a couple of hundred pieces down into a manageable number

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCoverstory Books
    Release dateAug 31, 2023
    ISBN9781739356934
    New Contexts: 5

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