Congratulations to Dr Malachi McIntosh on winning the Edge Hill Prize for Best Debut Collection for Parables, Fables, Nightmares!
The Edge Hill Prize is awarded annually by Edge Hill University for excellence in a published single authored short story collection.
Filled with tales of tragedy, love, hope, and frustration, his debut short story collection offers surreal and satirical accounts of the many perils of contemporary life. From resistant mothers and unexpected corporate climbers to doomed weddings and unwelcome visitors, these darkly comedic and uncanny stories grapple with timeless themes of parenthood, family, race, and identity in the present day.