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Claire-Louise Bennett
Claire-Louise Bennett grew up in Wiltshire and studied literature and drama at the University of Roehampton, before settling in Galway. Her short fiction and essays have been published in The Stinging Fly, The Penny Dreadful, The Moth, Colony, The Irish Times, The White Review and gorse. She was awarded the inaugural White Review Short Story Prize in 2013 and has received bursaries from the Arts Council and Galway City Council. Her debut novel, Pondwas published by Fitzcarraldo Editions in 2015 and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2016. Her second novel, Checkout 19, is published by Jonathan Cape in August 2021.

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The Russian Man

Fiction

Issue No. 27

Claire-Louise Bennett

Fiction

Issue No. 27

Many years ago a large Russian man with the longest tendrils of the softest white hair came to live in the fastest growing town...

poetry

Issue No. 13

Morning, Noon & Night

Claire-Louise Bennett

poetry

Issue No. 13

Sometimes a banana with coffee is nice. It ought not to be too ripe – in fact there should...

Dear Friends, It’s been just over two months now since we launched our second issue at Daunt Books Cheapside and we have plenty of news to share, events to unveil and, most importantly perhaps, deals on subscriptions and past issues of The White Review We’d like to start, however, by congratulating Patrick McGuinness, who had a poem in our last issue, for making the Booker longlist with his novel The Last Hundred Days Issue 3 Our third issue will, this time around, launch in the Gallery on the third floor of Foyles’ flagship Charing Cross Road bookshop on 13 October from 6-830pm Following a brief presentation of the issue by the editors, British sculptor Richard Wentworth – interviewed here for our second issue – will be joined by author and critic Marina Warner – interviewed in the new issue – to discuss contemporary art and literature As usual, there will be some nibbles, lots to drink and an after-party in a nearby drinking establishment To reserve a space for the launch, please email editors@thewhiterevieworg Issue 3 will feature interviews with writers Will Self and the aforementioned Marina Warner but also an unusual discussion on artistic collaboration and contemporary art with Danish conceptual duo Elmgreen & Dragset Around the interviews will be the usual mix of fiction, poetry, reportage, essays, photography and artwork from two dozen artists and writers, all presented in our bespoke typeface As with the last issue, you can expect a few more innovative design features courtesy of The White Review’s artistic director and designer Ray O’Meara   Back Issues, Subscriptions & Tote Bags Ahead of the next launch, we are launching a subscription deal: £3999 gets you four issues (please specify which issue you’d like it to start at…) and a limited edition tote bag that will be sent out with the third issue in mid-October Visit our website for more details on this Please note this deal is only available until 13 October We’re

Contributor

August 2014

Claire-Louise Bennett

Contributor

August 2014

Claire-Louise Bennett grew up in Wiltshire and studied literature and drama at the University of Roehampton, before settling in...

The Lady of the House

fiction

Issue No. 8

Claire-Louise Bennett

fiction

Issue No. 8

Wow it’s so still. Isn’t it eerie. Oh yes. So calm. Everything’s still. That’s right. Look at the rowers – look at how fast...

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poetry

Issue No. 13

Morning, Noon & Night

Claire-Louise Bennett

poetry

Issue No. 13

Sometimes a banana with coffee is nice. It ought not to be too ripe – in fact there should...

poetry

January 2014

Letters from a Seducer

Hilda Hilst

TR. John Keene

poetry

January 2014

At her death in 2004, Brazilian author Hilda Hilst had received a number of her country’s important literary prizes...

poetry

Issue No. 17

Winter Diary

Galina Rymbu

TR. Joan Brooks

poetry

Issue No. 17

who bravely blasts their breath through the horn flares of gloomy streets, into dripping construction trailers, dropped by the...

 

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