Alan Beard

Alan Beard writes stories and flash fiction. He has published two collections, Taking Doreen Out of the Sky (Picador, 1999) and You Don’t Have to Say (Tindal Street Press, 2010). He won the Tom-Gallon award for best short story, and his work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and appeared in Best British Short Stories 2011 (Salt), Best Short Stories (Heinemann, 1991), and The Book of Birmingham (Comma, 2018), as well as in numerous UK, US and Canadian magazines.