Writing on Water (Paperback)

Maggie Harris

ISBN 10: 1781723702 / ISBN 13: 9781781723708

Published by Poetry Wales Press, Bridgend, 2017

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Paperback. Maggie Harris short-story collection Writing on Water is informed by voices of the Caribbean where she was born and Britain where she has lived as an adult, and through them, the wider world. These are stories of migration and survival, of children and families brought together or torn apart. Maggie writes poetry and prose and won the poetry section of the Guyana Prize for Literature 2014. Maggie Harris' short-story collection Writing on Water is informed by voices of the Caribbean and Britain, and through them, the wider world. These are stories of migration and survival, of children and families brought together or torn apart. Maggie writes poetry and prose and won the poetry section of the Guyana Prize for Literature 2014 Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing on Water (Paperback)
• Publisher: Poetry Wales Press, Bridgend
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781723702
• ISBN 13: 9781781723708
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Maggie Harris’ short-story collection Writing on Water is told through voices from the Caribbean where she was born and Britain where she has lived as an adult, and through them, the wider world. These are stories of migration, belonging and survival, of children and families brought together or torn apart. This is a varied collection containing stories such as 'Sending for Chantal', a story of Caribbean migration about a child who hasn't seen her mother since she was 4 and is now in her 30s, which was the Regional Winner of The Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2014. Maggie, who lives in West Wales, writes poetry and prose and also won the poetry section of the Guyana Prize for Literature 2014.

About the Author

Maggie Harris is a Guyana-born poet and prose writer living in Wales. Twice winner of the Guyana Prize for her poetry, most recently Sixty years of Loving, 2014, (Cane Arrow Press), she was also the Caribbean Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story prize in 2014, and her last collection of stories, In Margate by Lunchtime (Cultured Llama), was long-listed for the Edge Hill Prize. She has been published by several journals including The Lampeter Review, Wasafiri, The Caribbean Writer and Poetry Wales, and has performed her work across the UK, Europe and the Caribbean.