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In skilfully crafted prose, vivid with detail, Mort examines the strength and fragility of life and the ties that hold us within it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI chose 'The Prince'. because the writing is word-perfect. with the story quietly remarking on how something out of the ordinary both does and doesn't affect daily life. I was enchanted.\u003cbr\u003eNovelist and Bridport judge Tracy Chevalier\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Mort\u003c\/b\u003e has had a lengthy career as a freelance writer and artist in education, specialising in innovative combined arts projects. He has taught writing courses for the Arvon Foundation and Taliesin Trust, and was director of studies for the Open College of the Arts. He lectures in Creative Writing at Lancaster University, where he directs the Centre for Transcultural Writing and Research and develops writing projects in Africa for the British Council. Among his many awards are the Cheltenham Poetry Competition first prize (twice), a major Eric Gregory Award, two Duncan Lawrie prizes in the Arvon Foundation International Poetry competition, and a Poetry Book Society recommendation.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2011.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the balmy heat of Africa to the snowbound dales of northern England, this is an assured and absorbing short-story collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding the Bridport prize-winning story 'The Prince', \u003ci\u003eTouch\u003c\/i\u003e spans twenty years of short-story writing from author and poet Graham Mort. Be it a young child adrift on an ice-filled lake, or an ageing farmer facing life alone, these twenty-one stories display a deep sensitivity to both the natural world and human relationships. In skilfully crafted prose, vivid with detail, Mort examines the strength and fragility of life and the ties that hold us within it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI chose 'The Prince'. because the writing is word-perfect. with the story quietly remarking on how something out of the ordinary both does and doesn't affect daily life. I was enchanted.\u003cbr\u003eNovelist and Bridport judge Tracy Chevalier\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Mort\u003c\/b\u003e has had a lengthy career as a freelance writer and artist in education, specialising in innovative combined arts projects. He has taught writing courses for the Arvon Foundation and Taliesin Trust, and was director of studies for the Open College of the Arts. He lectures in Creative Writing at Lancaster University, where he directs the Centre for Transcultural Writing and Research and develops writing projects in Africa for the British Council. Among his many awards are the Cheltenham Poetry Competition first prize (twice), a major Eric Gregory Award, two Duncan Lawrie prizes in the Arvon Foundation International Poetry competition, and a Poetry Book Society recommendation.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49575153205521,"sku":"GOR002760916","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/185411512X.jpg?v=1751217725"},{"product_id":"black-shiver-moss-book-graham-mort-9781781723869","title":"Black Shiver Moss","description":"Mort writes subtle, deft, beautifully observed poems as well as prize-winning short stories. 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The pictures that emerge are often surprising, even shocking, in their effects. Poems that seek out human desire and tenderness function as a counterpoint to those exploring political or social breakdowns. 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