Being Dad: Short Stories About Fatherhood

A project in Greater London, UK by Dan Coxon
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An anthology of short fiction about modern fatherhood. Brand new stories from 15 writer-dads.
Backers: 123
Average Pledge Per Backer: £29

Funded: £3,555 of £3,500
Dates: Sep 12th -> Oct 12th (30 days)
Project By: Dan Coxon
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Latest News

The End is Nigh...

October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

WE DID IT!

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
WE DID IT! Our crowdfunding campaign has reached its target of £3500, meaning that the Being Dad anthology will now be published! Expect to see it from Tangent Books next March. Thanks to all who've backed us, blogged us, interviewed us and tweeted... (Read More)

We have a publisher!

October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We're thrilled to announce that Bristol-based publishers Tangent Books are now on board to publish our anthology! Tangent already have a growing reputation for publishing short stories, including Tania Hershman's collection and the annual Bristol... (Read More)

Being Dad Story Preview - Nicholas Royle

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We're into the final week of crowdfunding now, and we decided that we've kept you all in the dark long enough. Today literary magazine The Lonely Crowd kindly posted Nicholas Royle's story from the anthology on their website, as a preview of what's... (Read More)

The final countdown...

October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

SPECIAL WEEKEND DEAL: Advance Copies!

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We're running a special offer this weekend, giving our backers a chance to read some of the Being Dad stories six months before they're published! Anyone who backs us between now and the end of the weekend will receive a PDF of one of the stories... (Read More)

New Rewards Added!

September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
If you've been paying close attention to our Kickstarter page, you'll notice that three new rewards have appeared. We've listened to your suggestions and requests, and have come up with a few extra goodies to tempt you. There's a new £15 reward... (Read More)

Johnny Mains joins the lineup - and a new giveaway!

September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
If you've been paying attention to our Twitter and Facebook pages (and let's face it, you should have been), you'll have seen that we now have 16 authors contributing to the anthology. The latest addition is horror supremo Johnny Mains, editor of... (Read More)

Being Dad: The Interviews...

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
If you've been keeping a watchful eye on our Facebook and Twitter pages, you'll know that blogger Victoria Briggs has very kindly been running a series of interviews with our writers. So far she's interviewed three of the contributors to the... (Read More)

Feeling lucky?

September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We're running a special promotion this week, and we want to tell you all about it. Pledge £15 to our crowdfunding campaign (paperback, 2 Being Dad beer mats, your name in the back of the book) before the end of the week, and we'll enter you into a... (Read More)

In the beginning...

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We're still relatively young as Kickstarter campaigns go, but we just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has backed us so far. While we still have a lot to raise, the reaction has been overwhelming. Not only have we raised just short of... (Read More)

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