Annie Kirby
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Biography
Annie Kirby was born and grew up in Dorset, and has been writing since she was five years old. She is a graduate of the University of East Anglia Creative Writing MA, and was once told she writes “like Anita Shreve on acid,” which she decided to take as a compliment.
Her short stories have received numerous accolades. “Orchid, Cherry-Blossom,” was adapted for broadcast on Radio 4 as part of their Writers to Watch series; “Revelations of Divine Love,” was selected for publication in Comma Press’s annual showcase of new writers, Bracket: A New Generation in Fiction, and “The Wing,” won the 2005 Asham Award for women’s writing.
Kirby describes sublime moments with careful precision and evokes the brooding power of buried trauma.
- Nicholas Royle Time Out
Annie has also published a number of academic articles and has written for The Guardian. She recently completed her first collection of short stories.
She’s currently working on a novel, Blood Hands Moon Snow, but often finds herself returning to short fiction. Annie currently lives in Hampshire with her husband and two moggies.
Course(s)
A Writer Progresses June 18-24, 2011 Book
Links
- Annie's Website
- Annie's Writing Blog
- The Wing @ Spoken Ink
- Annie wins Asham Award 06
What You Say:
A week with incredibly talented, warm, encouraging people. Amazing food from Aaron, gentle, wise guidance from Wayne and a wonderful inspiring teacher in Annie, so generous with time and constructive feedback.
Karen - June 2010
We had plenty of time in the afternoons to write; some worked on short stories, others on their novels. Help, advice, and listening support was available at all times during the week and participants had the chance of three more structured (or not!) one-to-one sessions with Annie to discuss their work.
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