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                        Our short 
                        story judge is Paul McDonald



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                        Author photo by Pam Dumont













                        Dr Paul McDonald is a well-respected lecturer and writer. He is course leader in creative writing and lectures on English and American literature at the University 
                        of Wolverhampton. His first novel was published in 2001. He is also author of two further novels and editor of Loffing Matters along with poetry and academic writings. 







                        Poetry

                        • The Right Suggestion (1999)
                        • Catch a Falling Tortoise (2007)

                        Novels
                        • Surviving Sting (2001)
                        • Kiss Me Softly, Amy Turtle (2004)
                        • Do I Love You? (2008)

                        Criticism
                        • Fiction from the Furnace (2002)
                        • Students Guide to Philip Roth (2003)
                        • Laughing at the Darkness (2011)

                        As Editor
                        • Loffing Matters (2006)








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