‘Glass, Bricks, Dust’, copyright © Claire Dean 2013, was first published under the name Claire Massey in New Fairy Tales: Essays & Stories (Unlocking Press) edited by John Patrick Pazdziora & Defne Çizakça and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘What’s Going on Outside’, copyright © Stuart Evers 2013, was first published in The Reader 51 and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘The Faber Book of Adultery’, copyright © Jonathan Gibbs 2013, was first published in Lighthouse 1 and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘The Spiral Stairwell’, copyright © Jay Griffiths 2013, was first published in Beacons: Stories For Our Not So Distant Future (Oneworld Publications) edited by Gregory Norminton and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘Roof Space’, copyright © David Grubb 2013, was first published in Ambit 212 and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘Getting Out of There’, copyright © M John Harrison 2013, was first published by Nightjar Press and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘Ladies’ Day’, copyright © Vicki Jarrett 2013, was first published in Gutter 9 and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘The Incalculable Weight of Water’, copyright © Richard Knight 2013, was first published online at manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘Barcelona’, copyright © Philip Langeskov 2013, was first published by Daunt Books and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘Number Three’, copyright © Anna Metcalfe 2013, was first published in Lighthouse 2 and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘The Jewel of the Orient’, copyright © Louise Palfreyman 2013, was first published online in The View From Here and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘Unfinished Business’, copyright © Christopher Priest 2013, was first published in Crimewave 12: Hurts (TTA Press) edited by Andy Cox and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘Guests’, copyright © Joanne Rush 2013, was first published in New Ghost Stories (The Fiction Desk) edited by Rob Redman and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘The Sea in Birmingham’, copyright © Mick Scully 2013, was first published in The Sea in Birmingham (Tindal Street Fiction Group) edited by Gaynor Arnold and Julia Bell and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘Femme Maison’, copyright © Joanna Walsh 2013, was first published in Fractals: Short Stories (3:AM Press) and is reprinted by permission of the author.
‘It’, copyright © Adam Wilmington 2013, was first published online at manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk and is reprinted by permission of the author.
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