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KINGSTON, MEG

Email: Meg@JayWalkerWriting.co.uk
Website: www.JayWalkerWriting.co.uk

Meg Kingston, originally from the Midlands, followed the call of her Welsh blood to settle in Chepstow. A passionate advocate of the printed word, Meg has been running reading groups since 1998, as well as writing prize-winning short stories and presenting creative writing workshops. Her stories have featured in Hub magazine, The Bristol Evening Post, New Pathways and various anthologies; whilst her non-fiction work has appeared in magazines as diverse as Reader’s Digest, New Scientist, Writers’ Forum, New Pathways, NewBooks magazine and Radio Times.

Reviews:
With respect to Little Sacrifices (Jay Walker Writing, 2006)

“…So my winner is ’Little Sacrifices’. A story can make its point through smallness, and this story’s gentle realism, set just one step away from our present, makes it quite moving. I also responded to its comparative optimism. Congratulations to the winner and all the finalists…”
Stephen Baxter, www.powerswitch.org.uk, April 2005

With respect to Sylvie’s Inheritance (Jay Walker Writing, 2007)

“...This is not only an unusual topic; it is also a very well written piece. The test of any good story is that the reader is not able to guess the final outcome and this writer skilfully controls just how much information the reader is given as well as how and when it is revealed, while at the same time allowing the reader to come to their own conclusions, even if they are not the right ones!..”
New Horizonz website, 2006

With respect to The Dragon Bridge and other stories (Jay Walker Writing, 2007)

"...Meg Kingston is a brave venturer in a field of literature considered out of fashion - The short story. Some of her short stories are so short they might be called fables, were it not for their readability. When she allows herself greater length her vision and range increase. This is her second published collection. I await the development of her third book with great interest..."
Paddy Masefield OBE, January 2007

Selected Publications:
Little Sacrifices and Other Stories (Jay Walker Writing, 2006)
The Dragon Bridge and Other Stories (Jay Walker Writing, 2007)
Manuscript and Other Stories (Jay Walker Writing, 2008)

Contributed to:
Floating (contributor) (SlingInk, 2005)
Twisted Tongue Anthology (contributor) (Twisted Tongue, 2006)
Disability Arts Cymru Exhibition (contributor) (2006)
Network Project (contributor) (Women’s Arts Association, 2006)

Little Sacrifices and Other Stories (Jay Walker Writing, 2006)

In this, her first anthology, Meg Kingston focuses her dry insight on subjects ranging from 21st Century office life to a young man’s first love as well as the near-future fiction of the title. Witty and well-observed, these are stories for today.
 
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The Dragon Bridge and Other Stories (Jay Walker Writing, 2007)

Meg Kingston is a brave venturer in a field of literature considered out of fashion - The short story. Some of her short stories are so short they might be called fables, were it not for their readability. When she allows herself greater length her vision and range increase. This is her second published collection. I await the development of her third book with great interest. (Paddy Masefield OBE)
 
To purchase this title direct from the publisher, please click on the front cover



Manuscript and Other Stories (Jay Walker Writing, 2008)

In this, her third collection, Meg Kingston explores subjects ranging from a strange document in the title story to a tale from a problem page and humour in a village store.
 
To purchase this title direct from the publisher, please click on the front cover