Tom Conaghan is the publisher of Scratch Books - a small press dedicated to the craft of the short story. In its Reverse Engineering series, celebrated writers discuss the inspiration and decisions that led them to their finest stories.

Tom's reviews and essays have appeared in The Observer, The TLS, The Irish Times, The LA Review of Books, amongst others. He is also the commissioning editor at The Word Factory.

Zalon: Writing Short Stories

Scratch Books

Reverse Engineering series

Twitter: @TomConagh