All Outputs (85)

Elsewhere (2012)
Book Chapter
French, R. (2012). Elsewhere. In Under Travelling Skies, departures from Larkin (0 - 0). Kingston Press

Short story about John Lennon meeting Philip Larkin in a motorway service cafe.

After the silk stockings ; After Abigail finds the letter (2012)
Book Chapter
McKay, K. (2012). After the silk stockings ; After Abigail finds the letter. In Sketches, dispatches, Hull tales and ballads (84 - 93). Kingston Press

Two short stories. Humber Writers celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Special commission for the Humber Mouth Literature Festival 2012.  

Freaks! (2012)
Book
Perring, N., & Smailes, C. (2012). Freaks!. HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher: The weirdest stories you will ever read. A bizarre collection of short stories, each featuring a character with an unusual superpower. Meet The Photocopier, a woman who can reproduce herself at will and who attempts to teac... Read More about Freaks!.

99 Reasons Why (2012)
Book
Smailes, C. (2012). 99 Reasons Why. London: HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher: From the brilliant author of ‘Black Boxes’ comes a gritty and heartfelt novella with a twist: 99 Reasons, 11 endings, your pick. Kate isn’t like other 22 year olds. She’s got a job to do for her Uncle Phil. Each day, she spies... Read More about 99 Reasons Why.

I recommend Flannery O'Connor  (2011)
Other
McKay, K. (2011). I recommend Flannery O'Connor 

An article about the continuing importance of the short story writer Flannery O'Connor 

Two short short stories, Stranded’ and ‘Visions of Hull’ (2011)
Book Chapter
French, R. (2011). Two short short stories, Stranded’ and ‘Visions of Hull’. In Postcards from Hull (18 - 21). Humber Mouth Hull City Arts

Two short stories about Lakota Holy Man Black Elk's brief time in Hull in 1888.

Tales from the Cycle Path 1,v Tales from the Cycle Path 2 (2011)
Book Chapter
McKay, K. (2011). Tales from the Cycle Path 1,v Tales from the Cycle Path 2. In Postcards from Hull (22 - 25). Humber Mouth Hull City Arts

Two prose pieces about different aspects of Hull

After Cyclops: appropriating the chorus of Euripides when scriptwriting for applied drama (2011)
Journal Article
Dickenson, S. J. (2011). After Cyclops: appropriating the chorus of Euripides when scriptwriting for applied drama. Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance, 3(3), 291-304. https://doi.org/10.1386/jafp.3.3.291_7

The contention of this article is that effective appropriation of the device of chorus of ancient Athenian drama can be a powerful dramatic device for applied drama purposes. I will primarily deal with effective appropriation of the device of chorus... Read More about After Cyclops: appropriating the chorus of Euripides when scriptwriting for applied drama.

Review of Old City New Rumours (2011)
Journal Article
McKay, K. (2011). Review of Old City New Rumours

Review of book of poems about Hull 

After Madrid  (2010)
Journal Article
McKay, K. (2010). After Madrid . Smiths Knoll, 43 - 43

Watery Leeds  (2010)
Other
McKay, K. (2010). Watery Leeds 

A prose/image extended piece of writing, done for www.leedcanvas.com , as background work for a film for the Leeds Cultural Olympiad 2012 

Migration (2010)
Book Chapter
French, R. (2010). Migration. In Hide (48 - 56). Humber Mouth Hull City Arts

Short story about bereavement, set in Far Ings Nature Reserve. A Humber Mouth Special Commission, published by Humber Mouth Hull City Arts, June 2010.

In Other News (2010)
Book Chapter
McKay, K. (2010). In Other News. In Hide (46 - 47). Humber Mouth Hull City Arts

Poem in Hide, an anthology published specially for the 2010 Humber Mouth Festival . A Humber Mouth Special Commission, published by Humber Mouth Hull City Arts, ISBN 978-0954568696

Like Bees to Honey (2010)
Book
Smailes, C. (2010). Like Bees to Honey. London: HarperCollins Publishers

From publisher: Nina, her son Christopher in tow, flies to Malta for one last visit with her aging parents. Her previous attempt to see them ended in tears. Disowned for falling pregnant while at university in England, she was not allowed into th... Read More about Like Bees to Honey.

My Tri-Athlete (2010)
Other
Goodman, M. (2010). My Tri-Athlete

Story in a sequence told at seven-year intervals, the Native American berdache tradition transplanted into contemporary western culture.

Falling Through Clouds (2010)
Book
Chilvers, A. (2010). Falling Through Clouds. Hebden Bridge: Bluemoose Books

Kat, a 22 year-old student, returning home to Devon for the summer holidays meets Gavin on the train. They spend the summer in Cornwall but he has something on his mind. He is plagued with nightmares after having been held hostage in Iraq and she soo... Read More about Falling Through Clouds.

The buddhist medal we found in my mother's drawer after she died  (2010)
Journal Article
McKay, K. (2010). The buddhist medal we found in my mother's drawer after she died 

If you go (2009)
Journal Article
McKay, K. (2009). If you go. Magma, 44, 25 - 25

Review of collections by Emily Wills and Philip Hancock (2009)
Journal Article
McKay, K. (2009). Review of collections by Emily Wills and Philip Hancock. North, 80 - 81

Black Boxes (2009)
Book
Smailes, C. (2009). Black Boxes. HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher: Julie Myerson meets Ian McEwan in this gripping novel of family breakdown. Ana Lewis is trapped by her own expectations. Her intense relationship with fellow student Alex begins to crack beyond repair when she falls pregnant,... Read More about Black Boxes.