Amy Bernays is a painter and writer living and working in Los Angeles, California. Amy graduated with a BA(hons) in Fine Art from Central St Martins, London in 2001. Her work is a mix of paintings, prints, drawings; short stories and behind the scenes narratives from London and California. Using her daily experiences and various materials, she provides a window into western culture. Shortlisted for the Mercury prize in 2006, her work can be seen in galleries in Los Angeles, London and Edinburgh as well as online at www.bernays.net  www.newbloodart.com www.artamatoria.co.uk www.londonart.co.uk

Read This Events

The Read This Store has launched! Get over there to get your hands on any copy of RT, past or present, or to get hold of a subscription. You can also buy the brand new Read This Press anthology Skin Deep in the shop!

Editors Hayley, Struan and Dave, and Editor-in-Chief Claire, will all be reading their work at a series of events to promote the DUO anthology. They'll be reading at Forest, Edinburgh on Saturday 2nd May and the Bowery, Edinburgh on 18th May.

Editor Chris and Ed-in-Chief Claire will be competing in the Voxbox Sotto Voce Slam at Meadow Bar, Edinburgh on 6th May. Come along from 7.30pm... £2/£3 entry.

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In the print issue...

Read This 17 has hit the shelves, featuring work by Eric Hamilton, Lauren Singer and many others, plus it's illustrated by the incredibly talented Ms Amy Bernays. Get your hands on a copy!

Issue 12 - November 2008 - Contributors

Christopher Woods has published a prose collection, UNDER A RIVERBED SKY, and a collection of stage monologues for actors, HEART SPEAK. His photography can be seen in his online gallery, Moonbird Hill Arts, which he shares with his wife, Linda. He lives in Houston and in Chappell Hill, Texas.

Christine Craig is a twenty year old girl from Northern Ireland who is currently in her second year of studying for an English and Creative Writing degree in London. Christine loves to read and write, and is constantly trying to improve her style and broaden her reading horizons. She is a proud book-geek! This is the first work to be published in her adult life, but hopefully, it won't be the last.

Niki Andrikopoulou is from Athens, Greece, currently pursuing a MSc in Creative Writing at Edinburgh University. She used to write drama and short stories in her own language but recently began writing poetry in English, and will continue to do so because it seems like a great challenge! Back home she used to be a d.j, so except from enjoying poetry, she is also obsessed with good music. She lives in central Edinburgh with her partner.

Aaron Chandler has for many years kept a special place in his heart for literature and poetry. He is a devotee of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien as well as the writings of Tennyson and Whitman. He resides in Texas, where he was raised on Mozart and Handel, and enjoys composing both abstract poetry and verses of metre.

Lewis Young finds it unusually difficult to finish a story, despite often starting at the end. He is a firm believer in influences crossing over, and includes Ray Bradbury, Bjork, Tom Waits, Chuck Palahniuk, V for Vendetta and Black Adder as having an impact on his writing. He does not enjoy that joke about referring to oneself in the third person that usually ends mini biographies.

 

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