Slush Pile

by Ian Shadwell

Fourteen years ago Michael dazzled the world with Ephesus, a brilliant debut novel that won him the respect of his peers, plenty of easy sex and the coveted Booker Prize. Since then, there's been nothing but false starts and dead ends. He can't even finish a short story. With debt collectors at the door, the cellar empty and the mortgage on the line, it's crunch time. His wife, Tanya, issues an get a job or get a divorce. Forced into assessing his literary agent's slush pile to help make ends meet, Michael discovers a dark gem. He rewrites it to make it his own. His publisher loves it and fame beckons and his literary standing soars... until the real author appears.

Slush Pile is a satire of literary ambition.

246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2014

About the author

Ian Houston Shadwell is a writer who enjoys playing flamenco guitar, cycling and sailing. He shaves irregularly, has played scrabble with Kylie Minogue and once asked Ewan McGregor if he could sing. He loves satire, history, surrealism and white wine - often all at once.

His first novel Slush Pile was released in June 2014 and has been hailed as an hilarious take on the publishing industry and the dilemmas of the writer’s life.