Maps of Imaginary Towns

SJ Bradley is a writer from Wakefield. Her short fiction has appeared in various journals and anthologies including Conradology and Resist! Stories of Uprising from Comma Press, New Willesden Short Stories 7, Queen Mobs, Litro magazine, and Untitled Books. Her first novel, Brick Mother, and her second novel, Guest, are both published by Dead Ink. She is the editor of the Saboteur Award-winning anthology Remembering Oluwale, which is available from Valley Press. Her work as an arts organiser involves the non-profit literary social Fictions of Every Kind (which ran for 10 years), The Northern Short Story Festival and the Walter Swan Short Story Prize. She is also a teacher of creative writing including short story writing courses for Comma Press and First Story in Leeds and Bradford. She's on Twitter at @bradleybooks.

'Reading Maps feels like a collection of memories by interesting people. For some, it was a turning point. For others, it was just a time where something slightly-out-of-the-norm happened. And the beautiful thing is that they all tell their stories in a unique and personal way. Whether it’s first- or third-person, the stories are such intimate, brief vignettes, and they’re also incredibly believable. In a few words, I’d describe Maps as a dreamy, emotionally-evocative collection of recollections....and Bradley's writing as personal, pithy and cleverly emotional.' - A Little Bit of Happiness