Dec
5
to Sep 1
Dec
7
to Sep 1
West paperback out in April
Paperback editions of West will be out in the UK and US in early April.
Dec
8
to Jun 2
Lancaster Litfest with Sarah Moss
On Sunday March 10th at 7pm Sarah Moss, author of Ghost Wall, and I will be talking about our books.
For tickets visit the festival website here.
Dec
10
to Sep 1
2019-2020 Word Factory Apprenticeship Awards
Applications are open for The Word Factory's 2019-2020 Apprenticeship scheme. I'll be joining Lisa Blower, Chris Power and Leone Ross to mentor four emerging short story writers. How you apply depends on where you live, so check the Word Factory website here for details. Deadline February 7th.
Dec
11
to Sep 1
Arvon short fiction with Cynan Jones and Tessa Hadley
Cynan Jones and I will be teaching this week-long course together in Devon Nov 25th-30th with Tessa Hadley as our visiting writer. You can book here.
Dec
12
to Sep 1
The Redemption of Galen Pike in Turkish
This is just out from Yüz Kitap - you can buy it here.
Dec
13
to Sep 1
2018 Best Books of the Year
I'm delighted The Sunday Times, The Guardian, and The Washington Independent Review of Books have picked West as one of their books of the year.
Dec
14
to Sep 1
West: one of the Best Audiobooks of 2018
Vulture has published its list of the top 10 audiobooks of the year so far here.
Dec
15
to Sep 1
Cork, Cheltenham, Manchester and Belfast Literary Festivals
I'll be in conversation with Danny Denton in Cork on September 12th, with Andrew Holgate in Cheltenham on October 13th, Katy Shaw and Sarah Moss in Manchester on October 14th, Jan Carson in Belfast on October 17th. Details here:
Dec
16
to Sep 1
Port Eliot Festival, Sunday July 29th
I'll be in conversation with Cathy Galvin about the Guillemot Factory's new limited edition series of short stories, and about the lure of the West. More info here.
Dec
17
to Sep 1
In The Distance by Hernan Diaz
I've reviewed Hernan Diaz's captivating debut novel in The Guardian here:
Dec
18
to Sep 1
The Sunday Times: Top Five Summer Fiction Reads
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
West by Carys Davies
Time Is a Killer by Michel Bussi
Mrs Whistler by Matthew Plampin
Lullaby by Leila Slimani
See the full list of 100 recommended books here.
Dec
19
to Sep 1
2018 European Festival of the Short Story, Croatia
I'm delighted to be appearing at this in Zagreb on May 28th and 29th and in Rijeka on May 30 and 31st. Full programme here.
Dec
20
to Sep 1
2018 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award
It's been a great pleasure being one of the judges of the New York Public Library's 2018 Young Lions Fiction Award, which champions emerging writers. The winner will be announced on June 7th and chosen from among this year's finalists, who have just been announced.
Dec
21
to Sep 1
Carys Davies | Notes on Craft
I've written an essay for Granta on the importance of artistic failure. Follow this link to read it.
Dec
22
to Sep 1
The Guardian: Carys Davies’ top 10 wilderness books
Some of my favourite visions of unfathomable territory, published here.
Dec
23
to Sep 1
An evening of Fact and Fiction: Carys Davies & Julie Summers
The wonderful Woodstock Bookshop is 10 years old and I'm delighted to be part of the celebrations on the evening of Friday May 11th. Social historian Julie Summers will be talking about her new book Uninvited Guests and I'll be talking about West.
Dec
24
to Sep 1
Powell’s Books Blog: the story behind West
I’ve written an essay about the nineteenth century’s fascination with woolly mammoths. Read it here.
Dec
25
to Sep 1
BBC Radio 4 Open Book
On Sunday, April 22nd, at 4pm GMT I'll be talking about West with Mariella Frostrup. Full details here
Dec
26
to Sep 1
The 100 best short stories, from Charles Dickens to Cat Person
As the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award winner is announced, the paper's Culture editors have picked their favourite tales - delighted to see them include The Quiet, from my collectionThe Redemption of Galen Pike
See the full list here.
Dec
27
to Sep 1
Stinging Fly Stories
I'm delighted to have a story in this new anthology celebrating the Fly's first twenty years. Edited by Declan Meade and Sarah Gilmartin, it collects 40 short stories first published in the magazine and includes fiction by Colin Barrett, Kevin Barry, Sara Baume, Claire-Louise Bennett, Claire Keegan, Molly McCloskey and Lisa McInerney. More details here.
Dec
28
to Sep 1
West named one of the Toronto Star's 20 books to look forward to this spring
Thrilled that the Toronto Star has included West on their list of 20 forthcoming books to look out for. Take a look at the full list here.
Dec
29
to Sep 1
Toronto Star names The Redemption of Galen Pike on its 10 books of the year list
The Redemption of Galen Pike is on the Toronto Star's list of the top 10 books of last year. See the full list here.
Dec
30
to Sep 1
Globe and Mail, Canada, Best Books of the Year 2017
The Globe and Mail's editors and reviewers have compiled a list of their favourite hundred books of 2017 here.
Dec
31
to Sep 1
The Redemption of Galen Pike is a Women's National Book Association 'Great Group Reads 2017' choice
The Redemption of Galen Pike is a Women's National Book Association choice in the U.S. for its Great Group Reads 2017. Details and advice for reading groups here:
Jan
1
to Sep 1
US Edition of West coming April 2018
My novel, West, with this beautiful cover from Scribner, will be out in the U.S. in April 2018, just ahead of its publication in the U.K.
Jan
1
to Sep 1
Love is Blind by William Boyd
I've reviewed William Boyd's new novel in The Guardian here.
Jan
1
to Sep 1
Creed at Electric Literature
My short story, Creed, is up at Electric Literature, with an introduction by David Constantine
Jan
1
to Sep 1
June 29th: Frontier Fiction at Balham Literary Festival
I'll be joining Tim Winton and Paul Howarth to talk about our new novels, West, The Shepherd's Hut and Only Killers and Thieves. Tickets here.
Oct
10
to Jan 10
'Trump, Nativism and the American Frontier' in Granta
You can read my essay on how the settlement of the American West can help us understand the nativism of Donald Trump here.
Jun
11
11:00 AM11:00
Ploughshares: a new short story
A new story, The Testimonie of Alyss Teeg, is out in the summer issue of Ploughshares, guest edited by Claire Messud and James Wood.
Jun
11
11:00 AM11:00
West Cork Literary Festival
I'm looking forward very much to going to Ireland in July, to Bantry, for the West Cork Literary Festival.
An Evening with Kevin Barry and Carys Davies will start at 8.30pm on Tuesday July 19th at the Maritime Hotel.
May
11
11:30 AM11:30
Greenwich Book Festival
Joanna Walsh (Vertigo) and I will be reading from our collections and discussing the resurgence in popularity of the short story with Paul McVeigh, author of The Good Son and co-founder of the London Short Story festival.
Apr
11
11:00 AM11:00
Canary Press Latest Issue
I'm delighted to have my story, The Quiet, in the latest issue of the Australian magazine The Canary Press, beautifully illustrated by Melbourne based artist Samuel Lewis.
Mar
11
12:00 PM12:00
Public Talk: The Landscape of Solitude - Writing Yorkshire, the North and beyond
I will be in conversation with Professor Ruth Robbins of Leeds Beckett University as part of the university's (Re)Writing Yorkshire series.
Jan
11
12:00 PM12:00
York International Women's Festival
On Thursday March 10th at 6pm I'll be reading and discussing short stories with Crista Ermiya, author of The Weather in Kansas, at the York Explore Library and Archive.
Jan
11
12:00 PM12:00
Worldwide reading on 14th January for Ashraf Fayadh
Readings are taking place throughout the world following a call from the International Literature Festival in Berlin to raise awareness of the plight of the Palestinian-born poet, Ashraf Fayadh, who is under sentence of death in Saudi Arabia, accused of apostasy and the promotion of atheism.
Oct
11
12:30 PM12:30
BBC Radio 3, The Verb
On Friday December 4th at 10 pm I'll be in conversation with host Ian McMillan, Julian Barnes, Marry Waterson and Frank McCabe on BBC Radio 3's The Verb.
Sep
11
12:00 PM12:00
Refuge: a new anthology to raise money for refugees
Salt Publishing has joined forces with the excellent Galley Beggar Press to make a book about refugees: 11 stories by 11 authors. It costs £5. All proceeds will be directed to aid organisations on Kos.
Aug
11
12:30 PM12:30
Durham Book Festival October 17th
I'm looking forward to appearing with Crista Ermiya and Stuart Evers on Saturday October 17th at Durham's Palace Green Library at 1pm. We'll all be reading from our new collections and discussing short stories with Claire Malcolm. For tickets visit here
Aug
7
to Dec 5
Sarah Jessica Parker Thinks Everyone Should Read These Five Books
Sarah Jessica Parker gave an interview on Girlboss Radio recently, and gave us a rundown of five books she's been enjoying. So pleased to see West and The Redemption of Galen Pike on there.
Jul
11
12:30 PM12:30
In Cork
A lovely few days at the 2015 Cork International Short Story Festival - on stage here with Frank O'Connor's daughter Liadain O'Donovan.
Jun
11
12:30 PM12:30
London Short Story Festival
I'll be appearing at this summer's London Short Story Festival (June 18-21) with Cynan Jones, Francesca Rhydderch and Rachel Trezise. We will be reading and discussing short stories with Wales Arts Review fiction editor John Lavin.
Jan
24
to May 22
NYPL event this May: Salvatore Scibona and I talk about West
I will be in conversation about my novel West with Salvatore Scibona, the novelist and director of the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center, on Thursday May 3rd, 7-8 pm. Reservations here.
Jan
1
to May 3
Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day: West at R.J. Julia
On Saturday April 28th at 7pm I'll be at the wonderful R.J. Julia bookstore in Madison, Connecticut, to talk about West - details here.
Dec
22
to May 22
An Evening with Colm Tóibín and Carys Davies
Wednesday April 25th at the Community Bookstore, 143 7th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn.
7.30 pm - tickets here.
Jul
19
to Sep 15
Sally Rooney and Sarah Gilmartin discuss Stinging Fly Stories
The Fly’s new editor, Sally Rooney, talks here with Sarah Gilmartin about the magazine’s 20th anniversary anthology, just out. With readings of excerpts from five of the stories, including The Quiet, beautifully read by Nora Pyne.
May
3
to Dec 3
Frank O'Connor Fellowship
I'm delighted to be heading to the beautiful city of Cork, Ireland, in September, to take up the 2018 Frank O'Connor Short Story Fellowship there. I'll be mentoring local writers and teaching at University College Cork for three months.