Vicki Jarrett

Short story writer and novelist, Vicki Jarrett, was born in Edinburgh and studied Publishing at Napier University. The first short story she finished and submitted was awarded second prize in the Macallan Scotland on Sunday Short Story Competition in 1996. Subsequent short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Radio Somerset, shortlisted for the Manchester Fiction Prize 2009 and the Bridport Prize 2012 and published in a variety of anthologies and magazines, including Gutter issues 04 and (upcoming) 08.

Nothing is Heavy

Her first novel, Nothing is Heavy, was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize in 2011 and published by Linen Press Books in September 2012. Nothing is Heavy is a fast-paced dark comedy set over the course of one Saturday night, told from three points of view: a chip shop worker, a pole dancer and a man in a monkey costume.

She is currently working on a short story collection inspired her eclectic employment history and a second novel. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two children.