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Bronwen Griffiths

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I am the author of five published books, all published by small, independent publishers.
My latest novel is Longshore Drift, 2026.
A Bird in the House (novel) 2014.
Here Casts No Shadow (novel) 2018.
Not Here, Not Us, stories of Syria (flash/short fiction) 2016
Listen with Mother (flash memoir) 2019.
My flash fiction has been widely published. I won the Mselxia flash fiction prize in 2024 and one of my stories was listed in the Wigleaf Top 50, also in 2024.


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My new novel is now available from Troubador or from Amazon.

When Joe's mother and sister died in a suspicious house fire, his father vanished without a trace. Now Joe lives with his uncle Nelson on a remote shingle spit called The Point, but he's starting to suspect his uncle is hiding dark secrets about that terrible night.
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“Never stop learning, Ahmed. It's important to take an interest in the world. Ignorance creates fear and prejudice.”
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“One evil begets another and another.”
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“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”
Oscar Wilde

“Grace is given not to them who speak [their faith] but to those who live their faith.”
St. Gregory the Theologian

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