Ten Minute Tales is the second anthology by Westcliff-on-Sea WI (WoSWI) Writing Group and the 2016 Writing Magazine Writers’ Circle Anthology Award Winner.
In 2013, WoSWI was fortunate to have historical author Karen Maitland (Company of Liars, A Gathering of Ghosts) come along to one of their meetings to talk about her books. Karen was both inspiring and encouraging to the writing group, buying a copy of their first anthology, Write on the Coast, and providing a foreword for Ten Minute Tales.
During her talk, Karen talked about the difficulties and rewards of collaborating with other writers and the group decided to work together on a series of stories centred around a single theme. The Locket section in the anthology is the result.
The Writer’s Toolbox by Jamie Cat Callan also proved to be a fun way to provide a framework on which to base stories. Three stories generated from each set of prompts are included in the anthology to show the different ways that each member has interpreted the brief.
Proceeds from Ten Minute Tales are divided between WoSWI and their annual chosen charity.
Ten Minute Tales is available in print and on kindle from Amazon or contact Kim for further details.