Watch & Wait

This anthology of intricate and intriguing modern short fiction is dedicated to The Lymphoma Association UK by the many contributing authors and Cybermouse Books. The proceeds from the sale of this anthology (at least £2 per copy sold at the cover price) will be gifted directly to the charity. Contributing authors- household names, prize-winners, and those who soon will be- are as follows: Angela Robson, Berlie Doherty, Bill Allerton, Bryony Doran, Caroline Pitcher, Danuta Reah, David Swann, Henry Shukman, Ian McMillan, Jemma Kennedy, Judith Allnatt, Julia South, Kirstin Zhang, Lesley Glaister, Linda Lee Welch, Marina Lewycka, Rony Robinson, Ruth Valentine, Susan Elliot Wright, and Ursula Stickland. Produced, compiled and edited by Bill Allerton on behalf of the Lymphoma Association UK and Cybermouse Multimedia Ltd.

MARINA LEWYCKA is the author of "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian," which was nominated for the Man Booker and Orange prizes.

Berlie Doherty is the author of numerous books for children and young adults. She has won the prestigious Carnegie Medal twice -- for Granny Was a Buffer Girl and for Dear Nobody -- and in 1994 Willa and Old Miss Annie was highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. Ms. Doherty began writing tales even before she went to school and at age eight was earning boxes of chocolates and boxes of paints from the local newspapers for her stories and poems. She lives in England.