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“My name means ‘red’ in Scottish so I do feel some family connection” Christopher Reid

The poet Christopher Reid talked to us about his Two Red Poems which are featured in Red – The Waterstones Anthology, and the up and coming poets who are influencing his writing today.

The bestselling author, and utterly charming, Victoria Hislop spoke to us about her short story Red Pins On A Map which is featured in Red - The Waterstones Anthology. Read more →

Seeing Red – An interview with Waterstones Anthology Editor Cathy Galvin

Cathy Galvin, the editor of our anthology Red, talked to us in depth about the contributing writers and how the very format of the anthology is both traditional and at the cutting edge of a new kind of bite-sized publishing. Read more →

Introducing Red – The Waterstones Anthology

Today we're proud to celebrate the launch of Red, our inaugural anthology. We have commissioned eighteen great writers to reflect the mood and changes of 2012. Through the eyes of some of the leading fiction writers, essayists, and poets, it offers an immediate reaction to the highs and lows of the past year. Read more →