Jellyfish

A stunning short story collection by one of the UK’s best contemporary fiction writers

Janice Galloway redefined contemporary Scottish fiction with the extraordinary The Trick is to Keep Breathing, first published in 1989, going on to become a towering presence in British literature, winning the McVitie’s Prize, the EM Forster Award, the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award, and the SMIT Non-fiction Book of the Year. She is a novelist, short story writer, memoiriere, librettist, essayist, and poet. Following on from her most recent award-winning creative non-fiction, This is Not About Me and All Made Up, comes her fourth short story collection, the outstanding Jellyfish, confirming her position as one of the most elegant, unflinching, masterful chroniclers of contemporary life and love.

Janice Galloway is a writer whose awards include: MIND/Allan Lane Award for The Trick Is to Keep Breathing; the McVitie’s Prize for Foreign Parts; and the E.M. Forster Award (presented by the American Academy of Arts and Letters), the Creative Scotland Award, Saltire Scottish Book of the Year for Clara, and the SMIT non-fiction Book of the Year for This Is Not About Me. She has written and presented three radio series for BBC Scotland and works extensively with musicians and visual artists.