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  • The Butterfly Cabinet

    Bernie McGill is the author of two novels and two short story collections. She has written audio scripts for heritage projects and stage scripts for theatre. Her latest short story collection, This Train is…

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    July 28, 2017
  • Short Stories

    This Train is for Winner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize for a single-authored collection in 2023, Bernie McGill’s stories have been widely praised for their emotional depth and their lyrical language. She…

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    July 17, 2017
  • Cover 'The Watch House'

    The Watch House

    ‘Beautiful and lyrical, tender and fierce; one of those rare novels, with the power to break you clean in two.’ Guinevere Glasfurd, author of the Costa shortlisted The Words in My Hand. ‘McGill writes…

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    July 1, 2017
  • About Bernie McGill

    Bernie McGill is the winner of the 2023 Edge Hill Short Story Prize for her collection, This Train is For. She is the author of two novels and one further short story collection. She…

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    May 8, 2017
  • Cover 'The Butterfly Cabinet'

    The Butterfly Cabinet

    Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey, writing in The Guardian: ‘McGill has the ability to enter into the brain and heart of her characters and so to make us sympathise with people who commit acts…

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    May 12, 2016