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Vesna Main

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Novelist and short story writer. European. Vegan. Cake baker. Swimmer. London and rural France. Waiting for a Party (Salt, 2024), a novel about an older woman’s desire for sexual intimacy

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · 2d

Please help this wonderful publisher. The best stuff comes from independents,

Salt Books @saltpublishing.com · 3d

Every book we publish begins with belief – in writers, in stories, in readers like you. 🌊

We’re raising funds to bring more voices into the world, to keep indie publishing alive and thriving. Please help. 💙

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · 23d

Very pleased with this review of Waiting for A Party (@saltpublishing.com, 2024) in the latest @thetls.bsky.social.

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · 26d

Kolkhoze by Emmanuel Carrere

Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · 26d

Yes, I was approached by Sula Tony Morisson Reading group. Agreed to talk to them and they asked for a ‘modest’ fee. You would think it is for the writer. No. Charging the writer. Ridiculous

Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sunday. Vegan, of course.

Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Aug 9

French garden

Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Talking to Eleonora Balsano

Vesna Main: Belonging is overrated

Chosen Tongue · Episode

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Jun 19

Talking about reading and writing with Shawn breathes books: m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkAz...

A conversation with Vesna Main about her writing and reading

YouTube video by Shawn Breathes Books

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · May 8

My thoughts on short stories

European Network of Short Fiction Research @ensfr.bsky.social · May 8

Short fiction in a flash: a bite-size interview with Vesna Main, by Sonya Moor is now live on the ENSFR website.

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · May 8

Thank you.

Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · May 1

So sorry to hear that, Simon. I hope your recovery is going well. Best wishes, x

Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · May 1

Brilliant, as always. Subscribing will seriously enrich your world.

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Walking With Words

On assays and essays

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Mar 10

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Feb 25

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Vesna Main is in The Book Room

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Feb 25

Delighted to feature in the Book Room suereed.substack.com/p/waiting-fo...

Waiting for a Party

Vesna Main is in The Book Room

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Feb 9

Congratulations, Simon. A fantastic review in the Observer today. Looking forward to reading it.

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Feb 5

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Author Talk - Waiting for a Party with Vesna Main

New from a Goldsmith’s Prize nominated author comes an unforgettable tour-deforce of late female desire.

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Jan 29

Thank you. I will sign up and follow the Salon already. Any chance of a review of my book/ any mention anywhere?
Salt no longer has a marketing agent so it is all up to me.

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Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Jan 29

Thank you. I meant how can I participate in the open mike online?

Vesna Main @vesnamain.bsky.social · Jan 29

How do I get selected?

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Salt Books @saltpublishing.com · Jan 29

So pleased to see Clays in this episode of Inside the Factory – all our UK books are manufactured here and we've worked with them for over a decade. They're marvellous.