Q&A with Brigid Swanick
Q&A with Ken Foxe
Fiction editor Angela Thoma talked with writer Ken Foxe about his relationship to writing and how he crafted his story ‘Pill Pill.’ They also discussed his inspiration behind the piece, and found out more about his writing process.
Q&A with M.R. Lehman Wiens
Q&A with Sharni Wilson
Sharni Wilson stunned us with her story "Only Crying" with its cerebral dialogue and evocative imagery. Mina EL Attar speaks with Wilson about motherhood: both in her piece and in her life.
Q&A with Tara Power
The writer of "My Dublin", Tara Power, has had a storied life after her extensive travelling all over the world. As well as her prose creation, she is an actor, and a lecturer in TU Dublin. There is no more authoritative voice better to discuss Dublin of past, present, and future. With Managing Editor, Emily Linehan they talk about the many inspirations for her piece, available to read now.
Q&A with Sophia Blush
We have an Oscar Wilde Centre student with us this week! We welcome her into our alumni arms! We had many questions; mostly about our former lecturers, but remained professional and decided to ask her questions about her recent story "The Same Trees". Ally Keegan explores Sophia Blush's writing style, as well as the idea behind her fresh characters.
Q&A with Evan Manning
Manning's unique story "They Have the Same Nose" had many inspirations, including Nikolai Gogol and Kent Haruf, which makes for a fascinating tale about people's inner identities. Mina El Attar, our managing editor of non-fiction, probes further into the mystery of Manning's story, and discovers his unafraid approach to writing.
After a delicious prose piece from novelist and memoirist Antoinette Carone, Emily Linehan, Managing Editor, catches up with the writer to discuss her passion for food and travel, and how it bleeds into her work.
Q&A with Zoë Blaylock
Often the creation behind the work is longer than the work itself. Flash fiction is no different, especially for Zoë Blaylock. Learn more about the author behind the story "Like Trout to Flies" with Roisin Sheerin. Read until the end for Blaylock's very interesting philosophy on her much longer writing projects—a literary novel and a hybrid memoir.
Q&A with J.P. Relph
Off the back The Wild Umbrella's publication of the fiction piece "Trash Kitten", we were delighted to learn more about JP Relph's insight into her writing process. Our newly-crowned Managing Editor, Katie Moats, goes behind the scenes of how the titular short story was created, and the inspiration behind Relph's ideas.
Q&A with Brooksie C. Fontaine
Our fiction team is this week featuring new work from writer Brooksie C. Fontaine, titled 'Labyrinth'. Read the whole story at the link here.
Brooksie C. Fontaine is an obnoxious coffee addict who got into college at fifteen and annoyed everyone there. She is a teaching assistant, illustrator, and recipient of MFA degrees in English and Illustration. Her work has been published by Fahmidan Journal, Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine, Bending Genres, Defenestration Magazine, Eunoia Review, Aureation, Report From Newport, Boston Accent Lit, Anti-Heroin Chic, the Cryptids Emerging and Things Improbable anthologies, and more.
Recently one of our managing editors Emily Linehan asked the writer some questions about her new work, flash fiction, and her inspirations more broadly. This is a transcript of their exchange.
Q&A with Simone Martel
This week our fiction team is featuring a new short fiction story by American writer Simone Martel, titled 'Scattered'. The full story can be read here on our website.
Q&A with E.J. Fry
This week we're featuring a short fiction story called 'Best of Three', by the London-based writer E.J. Fry. Read the full story here.
E.J. Fry lives, works and writes in London, England. His work has recently been published in Litro, Orca and Juxtaprose, as well as being short and longlisted for prizes in the UK and beyond.
Recently Angela Thoma – one of our fiction editors – talked to Fry about his new story, his work, and his inspirations. Here's a transcript of their conversation:
Q&A with Cate LeBrun
This week our fiction team is featuring a new short story by writer Cate LeBrun, titled 'Russian Olives', which can be read in full here.
Cate LeBrun is from the Pacific Northwest. Her work has been published in The Rising Phoenix Review and Doubleback Review. She currently lives in Austria with her husband and son.
Q&A with Shauna Friesen
Our fiction team this week is thrilled to publish 'Foundling', a new short fiction story by American writer Shauna Friesen. The link to the full story is here, and it's a part of our growing fiction vertical, where we'll publish our favorite short fiction from our open calls for submissions.
Q&A with Inderjeet Mani
This week our fiction team is thrilled to feature a new short fiction story, "Ponnian of the Elephants", by writer Inderjeet Mani. The whole story can be read here on our website.
Q&A with C.C. Apap
Recently Ally Keegan, one of The Wild Umbrella's fiction editors, spoke with writer C.C. Apap about his new story, his writing process, and what the pandemic was like for him as a writer. This is a shortened version of their conversation.
Q&A with Barry Charman
Rose Costello, one of the Umbrella's managing editors, spent some time talking to Barry Charman about the story and his work as a whole. This is a transcript of their conversation.