Stephanie ShieldsBrought up in the East Midlands, Stephanie Shields has spent her adult life in the north of England. She has combined sheep farming in the Washburn Valley, north of Leeds, with a career in further education. Stephanie's first short story 'The Watershd' appeared in the anthology Dancing with Mr Darcy - stories inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House, selected and introduced by Sarah Waters and published by Honno Press in the UK and Harper Collins in the USA. Her short fiction and poems have appeared in anthologies, magazines and on radio. Her flash fiction and poetry have been shortlisted and longlisted for the Fish International Literature competitions. Her most recent publication was for Prole, Issue 21(December 16) - 'At a Country Fair'. 'Swan Landings' is her first short story collection. Read More Read Less