Catherine Leyshon
Catherine Leyshon writes short and shortish fiction from her Falmouth home and has a pleasing fistful published in a variety of outlets.
Catherine Leyshon writes short and shortish fiction from her Falmouth home and has a pleasing fistful published in a variety of outlets.
The Granite Kingdom: A Cornish Journey by Tim Hannigan – a travel journal exploring Cornwall’s history and culture and regional identity.
Cornish Mist 2: Butterfly & Nettles by David Lenderyou – second in this trilogy of adventure, realism and myth set in the early 18th century.
The Triumph of Goliathia Tremayne by Catherine Leyshon is a wonderfully funny short story set near Camborne.
Cornwall Beneath and Beyond Publishing Campaign 8pm Tues 23rd April – 8pm Thurs 2nd May 2024: update on progress towards publishing our anthology.
Cornwall Beneath and Beyond by Cornwall Writers is an eclectic collection of short stories written by authors from across Cornwall.
True-life story narrated within the enchanting backdrop of Cornwall, with lessons about life’s unpredictability, the power of connections, and the strength of the human spirit.
“Welcome to Cornwall – the one you might not know about” was hilarious and yet sensitively pried open the darker side of second homes, the closure of Crofty and living four miles from the sea in Camborne, Pool and Redruth but never having visited or even seen it.
The trip began one October night in 2001. In the utter darkness of the high seas, I transferred from a fishery patrol ship to a rusty old trawler more than 200 miles from land, somewhere on Newfoundland’s Grand Banks. All I had by way of a handover was a note from my predecessor warning of a recent traumatic death on board the ship and his suspicions about the vessel fishing illegally.
In our Author Interview with Catherine Leyshon we discover the inspiration for her wonderful short story ‘The Triumph of Goliatha Tremayne’