Short Circuit fills a real gap in the text book market. Written by 24 prizewinning writers and teachers of writing, this book is intensely practical. Each expert discusses necessary craft issues: their own writing processes, sharing tried and tested writing exercises and lists of published work they find inspirational. Endorsed by The National Association of Writers in Education, it became recommended or required reading for Creative Writing courses in the UK and beyond, including Goldsmiths, The University of Kent at Canterbury, Glasgow University, John Cabot University in Rome, Stockholm University in Sweden, Sussex University, Brighton University, Edge Hill University, Chichester University, The National University of Ireland in Galway, and University Campus Suffolk, at Ipswich.

Contributions by: Lane Ashfeldt, Elizabeth Baines, Elaine Chiew, Linda Cracknell, Carys Davies, Stuart Evers, David Gaffney, Marian Garvey, Tania Hershman, Tobias Hill, Alex Keegan, Zoe King, Alison MacLeod, Paul Magrs, Adam Marek, Patricia Ann McNair, Graham Mort, Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Scott Pack, Nicholas Royle, Sarah Salway, Catherine Smith, Chika Unigwe, Tom Vowler, Clare Wigfall