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Ghost Writing
Writing short, short fiction… merging fairytales and fears about the real world.
PhD Project – conceptual art and creative writing: Transformed Books.
The Kitschies Awards
To wake in a dark night and keep dreaming

About Jess Richards

Welcome to my website. I’m Jess Richards, the author of Snake Ropes, which was longlisted for the Green Carnation Prize and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel award, 2012 and the Scottish Book Awards. My second novel, Cooking with Bones, was published in 2013.

Both novels are published by Sceptre, who have also published my third novel, City of Circles, in August 2017. City of Circles was shortlisted for the Kitschies Awards (novel category) in March 2018.

Pictures, Words & Tangles
Writing short, short fiction… merging fairytales and fears about the real world.
Jess - November 19, 2019

BEAUTY, SLEEPING   An old woman hides in her bed believing it is the only safe place left in the world. She’s overweight, so can last for a long while …Read More

PhD Project – conceptual art and creative writing: Transformed Books.
January 13, 2019
The Kitschies Awards
May 2, 2018
To wake in a dark night and keep dreaming
Jess - August 7, 2017

In praise of kindness: words are dark weapons but kindness is a shining thing like the edges of the moon when blurred through clouds and it’s kindness, not its opposite, …Read More

The Ticks (story in progress)
August 6, 2017
Yellow Petals: The natural beauty of New Zealand
September 4, 2016