Paul McVeigh’s short stories have been in numerous anthologies, journals and newspapers, and read on BBC and RTE Radio, as well as, Sky ARTS. His ten-part short story series, The Circus, aired on BBC Radio 4 in 2023. His collection, I Hear You, was published in 2025 and received The McCrea Literary Award. Paul co-founded the London Short Story Festival and was Associate Director of Word Factory the UK’s “national organisation supporting excellence in the short story,” The Guardian. Paul has edited four short story anthologies and guest edited the Southword Journal. Paul has judged numerous international literary prizes including The Edge Hill Prize for a short story collection and the Royal Society of Literature’s V. S. Pritchard Short Story Prize. Paul’s debut novel, The Good Son, won The Polari First Novel and was shortlisted for many others including the Prix du Roman Cezam and his writing has been translated into eight languages.