Front Lines

Front Lines is a new anthology of short stories on the theme of ''anti-conventionalism, anti-society, and young people''s anger at the world that has been left by the generations before us.'' Its six contributors are all under 25, the young people living on the front lines of Austerity Britain.

The selected stories are uncompromising and gripping, offering a fascinating insight into the minds of our creative, socially-engaged young people. They include tales of lost society and global warfare, as well as the moral instability and unscaleable summits that today''s young people must face.

Dan Formby was born in Southport in 1990, and is studying English & Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Felice Howden graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2009, and now works in central London.

James Mcloughlin was born in Merseyside in 1990, and is currently studying at Leeds Trinity University College. His first collection of poetry, Encore, was published by Valley Press in May 2011.

Nathan Ouriach was born in Northampton. He has written for the magazines Shortlist and GQ, and lives in Herne Bay, Kent.

David Whelan lives in London, and currently blogs about literature, film and TV for the Huffington Post. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the Times, the Independent and the Sunday Times.

Ryan Whittaker is currently completing a degree in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dan Formby was born in Southport, 1990, and has recently completed an English and Creative Writing degree at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Felice Howden graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2009 with a degree in English and Philosophy. She promptly relocated to the UK, and now works at a publishing house in central London, living in Oxfordshire. Her short stories have been published in the Australian literary journal Voiceworks, and she is a regular columnist for BookMachine.org.

James Mcloughlin was born in Merseyside, 1990, and has a degree in English and Writing from Leeds Trinity University College. His first collection of poetry, Encore, was published by Valley Press in 2011.

Nathan Ouriach was born in Northampton, and has a degree from the University of Kent in English and American Literature with Creative Writing. Starting his employment career in a box factory, he progressed to work as a window cleaner, and eventually to placements at the magazines ShortList and GQ. He is currently studying for an MA.

David Whelan is a journalist and fiction writer based in London. His short fiction has been published by Shortfire Press, 3:AM, Gutter, Marco Polo Quarterly and others. He currently blogs about literature, film and TV for The Huffington Post. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Sunday Times.

Ryan Whittaker has recently completed a degree in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. It has been fourteen years since he was last published, the last piece being a poem about a cheetah, written when he was eleven. It ate a rabbit.