Edward Chester lives and writes in the English countryside, where he shares a home with his wife Suzanne and their dog Jenny. His children have flown the nest, but are never too far away.

His story The Boy Who Tamed The Wind was shortlisted for the Cheshire Prize for Literature.

Her Eyes Were Full Of Stings was longlisted for the Scottish Arts Club Short Story Competition.

Anna, Love Séamus won Writing Magazine’s annual love story competition.

Chester’s first novel The Last Undertaking of Malachi Brown was shortlisted for the Yeovil Literary Prize.

What others have said

… nothing in his luminous love story is accidental

… his prose is simple and he uses words to perfectly capture impressions

… a lovely, layered account of a first meeting between two lovers

… moving and beautiful

… we were immediately captivated by the emotional nuance you thread throughout your work

… so beautifully put together

… a joy to read

… a story with great depths

… it has a lovely quiet grace and control

… we found ourselves reading certain lines and moments of real warmth and depth, and feeling compelled to stop and reread them just because of their sheer poeticism; just to re-experience the line or moment again for ourselves.

Stories

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  Her Eyes Were Full Of Stings
  Longlisted, Scottish Arts Club Short Story Competition. Jo remembered a life with beauty and abundance. Had she been deceived? A retelling of Laurie Lee’s encounter with Rosie Burdock.
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  Anna, Love Séamus
  Winner, Writing Magazine. ‘I thought men aren’t supposed to do love.’ Those were Anna’s first words to me. I didn’t expect Anna.
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  The Boy Who Tamed The Wind
  Shortlisted, Cheshire Prize for Literature (stories and poems for children). Damian’s father is sad because the wind has been destroying their crops, so Damian takes steps of his own to tame the unkind wind.